Operations & Finance Leadership Internship Program (Summer 2027 Start)

Castleton Commodities International; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 22,320 - 29,016; Full time

Job summary

Castleton Commodities International in Stamford, CT and Houston, TX offers a ten-week internship to develop the next generation of leaders in Operations and Finance. Participants rotate through settlements, trading operations, treasury, credit, tax, enterprise improvement, data management, and product control, while collaborating on strategic initiatives and special projects.

The program emphasizes hands-on training, analytical work, and teamwork, with senior leadership exposure.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's in Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or related field.
• Expected graduation Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
• Strong analytical and technical skills; Excel and VBA are a plus.
• Database management experience is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication; team player mindset.
• Prior internship or exposure to commodity markets or financial institutions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a ten-week internship rotating through settlements, trading operations, treasury, credit, tax, enterprise improvement, data management, and product control.
• Work on special projects around strategic initiatives and organizational strategy.
• Receive training to gain a well-rounded understanding of the industry and technical skills.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Economics/Accounting/Finance/Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

Excel

VBA

Database management

Job description

Application Deadline: September 15th, 12pm EST

Program Overview Video

Castleton Commodities International is a leading global energy commodities merchant and infrastructure asset investor. As a trader, CCI deploys capital on a proprietary basis in the physical and financial commodity markets, providing the Company with market insights and access. As a strategic investor and developer, CCI leverages its market expertise, operations capabilities, and industry knowledge to invest in, and develop, select commodity infrastructure assets. CCI focuses its activities on the markets it understands best, while constantly striving to expand its knowledge base and network of relationships in order to participate in new markets.

Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, CCI conducts business from offices located around the world including Calgary, Canada; Houston, Texas; New York, New York; Geneva, Switzerland; London, United Kingdom; and Singapore. The Company has more than 500 employees globally.

Program Overview:

The core objective of the program is to identify and develop the next generation of leaders across Operations, Finance, or potentially within CCI’s commercial businesses. Throughout the program, participants will have regular interaction with the leaders of our Operations and Finance groups as well as our commercial businesses to gain an understanding of our approach to various opportunities across global markets.

This is a ten-week internship rotational program where you will do one ten-week rotation or two five-week rotations in groups such as: settlements, trading operations, treasury, credit, tax, enterprise improvement, data management, and product control as well as work on special projects around strategic initiatives and strategy for the organization. Training will be provided in order to provide a well-rounded understanding of the industry as well as technical skills.

Qualifications:

• Pursuing Bachelors in Business, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, Engineering, Finance, Statistics, Physics or a related field of study
• Expected graduation date of Winter 2027 or Spring 2028
• Excellent analytical and technical skills in Excel, VBA is a plus
• Database management experience is a plus
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills and ability to multitask
• Desire to make a difference and ability to be forward thinking
• Superior communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work as an effective team player and add value to team
• Prior internship/exposure to the commodities markets, or experience with other financial institutions and consulting is preferred

Location:

This program will be based out of Stamford, Connecticut and Houston, Texas.