Finance Leadership Development Program

Kohler; Kohler (WI); On-site; USD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohler Co. in Kohler, Wisconsin invites you to a full-time rotational leadership development role designed to accelerate your finance career. You will work on reporting, forecasting, and partnering with leaders to turn insights into action.

This hands-on program emphasizes collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership readiness, with rotations across finance teams to build broad capability. Applicants should have a finance or accounting degree and be legally authorized to work in the United

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field from an accredited institution.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Finance or accounting internship experience preferred.
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare financial reporting, forecasts, and monthly analysis that help leaders see the story behind the numbers and make informed decisions.
• Business Partnering: Partner with operating and functional leaders to understand business performance, identify trends, and turn financial analysis into practical recommendations.
• Investment Evaluation: Evaluate business cases and investment opportunities, including capital projects, product launches, marketing initiatives, and other priorities that shape Kohler’s growth.
• Strategic Contribution: Drive process improvement and contribute to strategic projects by asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions, and helping teams move from insight to action.
• Capability Building: Build broad finance capability across rotations while strengthening technical skills, business acumen, communication, and leadership confidence.

Skills

Initiative

Curiosity

Accountability

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree (Finance or Accounting)

Job description

The Tone:

This is a full-time rotational leadership development role at Kohler Co., located in Kohler, WI. Kohler Co. is a global company with over 30,000 associates worldwide, focused on helping people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. This program accelerates the development of future finance leaders, placing participants close to critical business work to drive meaningful impact and turn insights into action. The program is intentionally hands‑on and highly connected, fostering a strong sense of community.

The TL;DR

• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Kohler, WI
• Pay: $62350–$77950 yearly
• Mission: Help teams understand performance, evaluate tradeoffs, tell the story behind the numbers, and turn insights into action.

What You’ll Actually Do

• Reporting & Analysis: Prepare financial reporting, forecasts, and monthly analysis that help leaders see the story behind the numbers and make informed decisions.
• Business Partnering: Partner with operating and functional leaders to understand business performance, identify trends, and turn financial analysis into practical recommendations.
• Investment Evaluation: Evaluate business cases and investment opportunities, including capital projects, product launches, marketing initiatives, and other priorities that shape Kohler’s growth.
• Strategic Contribution: Drive process improvement and contribute to strategic projects by asking thoughtful questions, challenging assumptions, and helping teams move from insight to action.
• Capability Building: Build broad finance capability across rotations while strengthening technical skills, business acumen, communication, and leadership confidence.

The Must-Haves

• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited institution, obtained no later than June 2027. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on an ongoing basis without company sponsorship.
• Experience: Previous finance or accounting internship experience is preferred.
• Skills: Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and accountability through academic, internship, or extracurricular experiences. Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and learning agility in team-based environments.