Operations & Finance Leadership Internship Program (Summer 2027 Start)

Castleton Commodities International; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Castleton Commodities International offers a ten-week internship designed to develop future leaders in Operations or Finance. Participants will rotate through settlements, trading operations, treasury, credit, tax, enterprise improvement, data management, and product control.

The program includes interactions with senior leaders, hands-on projects, and formal training to build a well-rounded view of the commodities markets and the company’s approach to opportunities across global markets.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Expected graduation Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
• Strong Excel and VBA skills are a plus.
• Experience with database management is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Strong communication, written and verbal, is essential.
• Team player with a proactive mindset.
• Prior internship in commodities/finance or consulting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop future leaders across Operations or Finance.
• Participate in a 10-week internship rotation across functions (settlements, trading operations, treasury, credit, tax, enterprise improvement, data management, product control).
• Work on strategic initiatives and special projects for the organization.
• Receive training to build a well-rounded understanding of the industry and technical skills.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Forward thinking

Multitasking

Experience in commodities/finance

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's in business/economics/finance

Graduation Winter 2027 or Spring 2028

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.