Finance Internship

Crestoperations; Pineville (LA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Crest Operations in Pineville, LA is seeking a Finance Intern to support strategic finance initiatives and help with financial analysis, cash flow management, budgeting, and treasury activities. You will work with Vena, Excel, and other financial tools to ensure accurate reporting and insightful decision support.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross‑functional teams, development of practical financial insights, and hands‑on exposure to corporate finance processes.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related business field.
• 0–1+ years of training or experience as a financial analyst.
• 0–1+ years of experience with financial modeling.
• 0–1+ years of experience analyzing company financial statements.
• 0–1+ years of experience in financial or business writing.
• Strong familiarity and experience in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products (PowerPoint, Word, Power BI, etc.).
• Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to discuss technical objectives to a nontechnical audience.
• Team player with good interpersonal/customer service skills and a positive attitude.
• Self‑starter, able to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Execution: Support the Finance and Treasury teams in executing short‑ and long‑term financial strategies.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership.
• Support cash flow forecasting, budgeting processes, and manage the corporate credit card program.
• Customer Focus / Building Relationships: Work with Crest and business unit leadership to develop long‑term relationships for the advancement of its businesses.
• Organizational Development / Self‑Development: Maintain and expand expertise in our industries and vision.
• Decision Quality: Make sound decisions with analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
• Drives Results: Exhibit a strong bottom‑line orientation; persist in accomplishing objectives.
• Collaborates: Work cooperatively across the organization to get work done.
• Communicates Effectively: Communicate clearly and provide timely information to diverse audiences.
• Courage / Instills Trust: Tackle tough assignments and keep commitments.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Actively pursuing a degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

Vena

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Come join our team at Crest Operations! With companies located across the United States, Crest Industries is committed to bringing together the best people and the right resources to meet today’s challenges and deliver the innovations of tomorrow.

Note to Candidates: This is an evergreen job posting. While we may not have an immediate opening, we are always looking for exceptional talent to join our network. By submitting your application, you will be considered for future vacancies. We actively review submissions and will reach out when a matching role becomes available!

Job Overview

The Finance Intern will play a key role in supporting the strategic objectives of the Finance and Treasury teams by assisting with financial analysis, cash flow management, budgeting, treasury functions, and other corporate finance initiatives at Crest Corporate. This internship provides hands‑on experience working with financial data, tools, and reporting systems while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to support informed decision‑making. The intern will assist in analyzing financial results and operational reports, manage the corporate credit card program, support cash flow forecasting, contribute to quarterly budgeting, and gain exposure to various financial planning activities. The intern will work with key financial tools such as Vena, Excel, and other financial applications to ensure accuracy and efficiency in financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Execution: Support the Finance and Treasury teams in executing short‑ and long‑term financial strategies. Assist in analyzing financial and operational data to drive business insights.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for leadership. Support cash flow forecasting, budgeting processes, and manage the corporate credit card program.
• Customer Focus / Building Relationships: Work with Crest and business unit leadership to develop long‑term relationships for the advancement of its businesses.
• Organizational Development / Self‑Development: Maintain and expand expertise in our industries and vision. Exhibit a strong commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and education.
• Customer Focus: Gain insight into customer needs; identify opportunities that benefit the customer; build and deliver solutions that meet expectations; establish and maintain effective relationships.
• Decision Quality: Make sound decisions with analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment. Consider all relevant factors and use appropriate criteria.
• Business Insight: Understand how businesses work and how organizations make money; keep up with policies, practices, trends; use knowledge of drivers and strategies to guide actions.
• Drives Results: Exhibit a strong bottom‑line orientation; persist in accomplishing objectives; exceed goals; push self and others to achieve results.
• Collaborates: Work cooperatively with others across the organization; partner to get work done; credit others; gain trust.
• Communicates Effectively: Effective in diverse settings; listen attentively; adjust to audience; provide timely information; encourage open expression of ideas.
• Courage: Tackle tough assignments; face difficult issues; support others; provide actionable feedback; champion ideas despite dissent.
• Instills Trust: Follow through on commitments; be direct and truthful; keep confidences; practice consistency between words and actions.
• Manages Ambiguity: Deal comfortably with uncertainty; handle risk; act without total picture; remain calm; constructively handle problems with no clear solutions.
• Other: Carry out other special projects as needed.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Actively pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related business field.
• 0–1+ years of training or experience as a financial analyst.
• 0–1+ years of experience with financial modeling.
• 0–1+ years of experience analyzing company financial statements.
• 0–1+ years of experience in financial or business writing.
• Strong familiarity and experience in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products (PowerPoint, Word, Power BI, etc.).
• Good written and verbal communication skills; ability to discuss technical objectives to a nontechnical audience.
• Team player with good interpersonal/customer service skills and a positive attitude.
• Self‑starter, able to work with minimal direct supervision.
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Crest Operations is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Crest Operations is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Crest Operations will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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