Summer 2027 Mars Snacking Finance Internship

Mars; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Mars University access

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Mars Snacking Finance Internship is a 10-week summer program in Chicago that offers hands-on exposure to analytics, finance processes, and cross-functional collaboration. Interns will build skills in data storytelling, analysis, and project ownership while working with senior leaders.

Successful interns may join the Mars Finance Leadership Experience (MFLE) program after graduation. A competitive salary and benefits package, plus mentorship and Mars University training, are provided.

Qualifications

• Majoring in Finance, Accounting or related business fields.
• Agile mindset with drive for results and ability to learn quickly.
• Willingness to relocate to the site of the role.
• Open to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Pass drug & background screening as required.
• Prior analytics coursework or internship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support finance teams by driving analytics initiatives and digital tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on project-based assignments with visibility to leadership.
• Develop data storytelling, analysis, and process optimization skills.

Skills

Agile mindset

Data storytelling

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Project ownership

Education

Finance, Accounting or related business fields

Job description

Job Description:

At Mars, we work together to build a better world for people, pets, and the planet. From being a socially responsible business, to investing in our Associates, we're always looking at how we can make tomorrow brighter.

As an Associate, you are empowered with the freedom and tools to be yourself, to forge your own path, to build relationships across our global community, to discover the right opportunities for you to grow – all with ample support. Here, you have our ongoing commitment to your growth and development as you work across our world-famous brands.

Start your journey at Mars today!

Mars Snacking Finance Internship Experience

As a Mars Snacking Finance Intern, you will gain exposure to the following areas:

• Help our finance teams drive our digital agenda by unlocking analytics capabilities, processes and helping to mold the usage and adoption of next generation applications and technologies
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to drive value through tangible, project-based assignments (vary depending on business need) with visibility to senior leadership within the organization
• Build capability in sought after skills including but not limited to data storytelling, analysis, process optimization, senior leader communication, project ownership and stakeholder alignment
• A competitive experience with the potential to join full-time within the MARS Finance Leadership Experience (MFLE) program post-graduation after a successful internship and candidate evaluation.

What we’re looking for:

• We are looking for agile students who have a drive for results, a desire to learn, and who can quickly build relationships
• We are looking for students who are passionate about the consumer products industry and are majoring in Finance, Accounting, or related business fields
• Eligible candidates will intern the summer prior to their final graduation date (typically rising seniors)
• Willingness to relocate to the site of the role
• Open to students legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work sponsorship
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug & background screening
• Eligible candidates will be responsible for personal transportation to and from work site during duration of the internship program

What can you expect from Mars?

• The Mars Internship Experience is a 10-week summer program providing excellent depth of experience with real business problems and opportunities.
• Exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the experience that provide opportunities to network with your intern peers all the way up to senior leaders.
• Best-in-class training and development from Day 1, including a formal mentor, access to our in-house Mars University, and more.
• Ongoing coaching and mentorship to help you succeed and get the most out of your experience.
• Some pretty sweet perks including competitive salary & benefits package, fun freebies, and pet-friendly offices.

About Mars, Incorporated

For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us.

Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of Snacking, Food, and Petcare products and services, we employ over 140,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. As a $65 billion family-owned business, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, CESAR®, M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, Pringles®, Cheez-It®, and BEN’S ORIGINAL™. and take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, and VCA™.

We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive. The Mars Compass, inspired by the Economics of Mutuality, is used to measure the company’s progress in service of its purpose; The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.

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