Finance Leadership Program, 2027

Smurfit Westrock; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Program Sponsor

Mentor

Leadership exposure

Travel

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock invites applications for a Finance Analyst in the Financial Leadership Program (FLP) 2027 in Atlanta, GA. This full-time two-year program includes four 6-month rotations, one offsite field assignment, and a path to a permanent finance role based on performance.

The program offers mentorship, senior leadership exposure, training, travel, and team-building events. Candidates should have a finance-related degree and strong Excel/financial modeling skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/economics/business/math.
• Minimum 3.5 GPA preferred.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects.
• Strong analytical and communication abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership potential and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist in quarterly Board slides and memos; support budgeting processes.
• Quantify pricing impact and perform financial analysis for decisions.
• Develop financial models for strategic initiatives.
• Analyze results across mill/plant/customer/region to explain variances.
• Support month-end closing and financial reporting activities.
• Create cash flow analyses for capital investments and approvals.
• Improve reporting processes and data quality across the organization.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses for leadership and senior management.
• Contribute to accuracy of income statements and balance sheets.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Leadership potential

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance / accounting / economics / business / math

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Finance Analyst, Financial Leadership Program 2027 – Atlanta, GA

The Financial Leadership Program (FLP) is designed to develop future Smurfit West r ock finance leaders. As a Finance Analyst, you will be a part of a full-time intensive program for two years, with four 6-month assignments of which one will be an offsite field location. Following successful completion of the program, you will be placed into a permanent department based on performance, career interest, and business needs. Departments include Corporate Finance, Business Unit Finance, Corporate Accounting and Treasury. Program benefits include a Program Sponsor, Program Mentor, senior leadership exposure, training, travel, and other events (team building, leadership and volunteer).

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/economics /business/math
• Minimum of a 3.5 GPA is preferred
• Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and financial modeling capabilities
• Ability to quickly adapt to a change in work environment, multi-task and prioritize multiple projects
• Strong analytic/problem-solving skills, attention to accuracy, passion for improvement, and desire to work in a team/collaborative environment
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities and potential along with interest in social/ team building events
• Solid written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make concise recommendations and ability to interact credibly and diplomatically with all levels within the company

How you will impact Smurfit West r ock across the Finance organization:

• Partner with finance team members to prepare quarterly Board slides and memo; present materials to leadership as appropriate Support the annual budgeting process, provide tracking and insight for projects to aid decisions in operations, maintenance and future spending
• Work with the pricing and commercial finance teams to quantify and provide analysis on impact of pricing changes and price realization assumptions across the company
• Perform financial modeling and return analysis for strategic projects
• Analyze results at the mill, plant, customer, product and region levels and provide insight on variances to budgets and forecast
• Perform month end closing and financial reporting activities, participate in physical inventories, review usage trends and participate in income statement and balance sheet reviews to ensure accuracy
• Create discounted cash flow analyses for investment decisions in capital expenditures and other strategic investments
• Optimizeand rationalize reporting and enhance reporting databases to drive consistency in financial practices across the organization
• Performad-hoc analyses andwork with division/segment finance teams to design/produce value-added analysis and reporting for leadership and senior management
• Create monthly and quarterly EBITDA bridges to quantify and explain business results; partner cross functionally to improve bridge methodology as needed
• Lead projects and support key initiatives as assigned

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.