Finance Leadership Program (FLP)

WCM White Cap Management LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

White Cap invites high-potential graduates to join its Finance Leadership Program, a two-year rotational track designed to expose you to Finance, Accounting, and BI topics within a fast-paced environment.

As part of a tenured finance team, you’ll rotate through FP&A, Operations Finance, Strategy Finance, and more, with six-month assignments and mentorship from senior leaders. Successful completion may lead to permanent placement.

Qualifications

• Requires internship experience in a related field with little or no full-time employment after graduation.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Supports the finance team and other critical functions in achieving its current and future business objectives.
• Works with various departments in finance to analyze data for business initiatives.
• Assists with preparing quarterly forecasts and annual strategic planning processes.
• Performs research to provide recommendations on operational issues.
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and normalizes disparate data from various internal and external sources to create comprehensive financial models for determining projections and trends.
• Assists with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepares and analyzes journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Assists with developing and preparing strategic and ad-hoc analyses and presentations.

Skills

Data analysis

English communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

BS/BA/MS/MA/MBA in business/finance/accounting/economics

Tools

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

A position at White Cap isn’t your ordinary job. You’ll work in an exciting and diverse environment, meet interesting people, and have a variety of career opportunities. The White Cap family is committed to Building Trust on Every Job. We do this by being deeply knowledgeable, fully capable, and always dependable, and our associates are the driving force behind this commitment.

Job Description

The Finance Leadership Program (FLP) is a two-year rotational program designed to expose high-potential recent graduates to a variety of real-world Finance, Accounting, and Business Intelligence (BI) topics in an enriching, supportive, and fast-paced environment.

In each assignment, you will work alongside tenured members of White Cap’s growing finance team, including the following:

• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Operations Finance
• Strategy Finance
• Supply Chain Finance
• Investor Relations
• Treasury
• M&A Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Corporate Accounting
• Operational Accounting
• Business Intelligence
• Data Science

Initial rotational assignments will be determined by White Cap’s Finance leadership team.

Future assignments will consider each FLP participant’s interests and preferences.

The duration of each assignment will be approximately six months.

Successful Finance Leadership Program completion may result in permanent placement within one of our finance, accounting, or BI teams.

The immersive work experience will be complemented by a curriculum of seminars, lunch-and-learns, and networking opportunities with members of White Cap’s management team to help FLP participants develop critical skills outside of their specific rotational areas and build a broad-based network.

Successful candidates will be:

• Passionate about learning;
• Driven to exceed expectations;
• Humble when presented with constructive feedback;
• Steadfast when faced with challenges;
• Creative when faced with new problems;
• Decisive when faced with uncertainty;
• Comfortable working in a dynamic environment;
• Ambitious in growing his/her own career;
• Logical when analyzing data and catalyzing business decisions;
• Eager to see the entire team succeed;
• Flexible to evolve as the Company’s priorities shift over time;
• Effective at communicating across various levels of the organization;
• and Successful at building influential working relationships.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Supports the finance team and other critical functions in achieving its current and future business objectives.
• Works with various departments in finance to analyze data for business initiatives.
• Assists with preparing quarterly forecasts and annual strategic planning processes.
• Performs research to provide recommendations on operational issues.
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and normalizes disparate data from various internal and external sources to create comprehensive financial models for determining projections and trends.
• Assists with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.
• Prepares and analyzes journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Assists with developing and preparing strategic and ad-hoc analyses and presentations.

Required Experience

• Requires a BS/BA/MS/MA/MBA in business, finance, accounting, economics, MIS, or a related major from a top-tier institution.
• Applicants should have internship experience in a related field with little or no full-time employment after graduation.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.
• Demonstrates skill in data analysis techniques by resolving missing/incomplete information and inconsistencies/anomalies in more complex research/data.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills required.
• Ability to work full-time from our Atlanta offices (your actual work may be partially virtual).
• NOTE: This position is not approved for sponsorship.

Environmental Job Requirements

• Located in a comfortable indoor area.
• Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about.
• On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• Typically required overnight shift?
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong financial statement analysis and in-depth project/business valuation.
• Experience with business intelligence and data analytics tools.
• CPA eligibility or intent to pursue CPA certification - Required for accounting track.

If you’re looking to play a role in building America, consider one of our open opportunities. We can’t wait to meet you.

White Cap and its affiliates serve as a one-stop shop, providing concrete accessories and chemicals, tools and equipment, building materials and fasteners, erosion and waterproofing products, and safety products to professional contractors by meeting their distinct and customized supply needs in non-residential, infrastructure, and residential end markets. White Cap operates approximately 500 branches across North America with more than 11,000 employees supporting approximately 200,000 customers. For more information about White Cap, visit about.whitecap.com.