Intern, Financial Analysis & Planning

Job Title: Intern, Financial Analysis & Planning

Location: Atlanta, Georgia/Hybrid – USA

Reports to: Manager, Corporate FP&A

Department Name: Financial Analysis & Planning

Job Type: Full Time – Non Exempt

Position Summary

The Financial Analysis & Planning (FP&A) Intern will support the FP&A team by assisting with financial reporting initiatives, data validation and cleanup efforts, and process improvement projects aimed at increasing reporting efficiency. Reporting directly to the Corporate FP&A Manager, this role provides hands-on exposure to real-world financial analysis and cross-functional collaboration.

This internship is designed to offer meaningful learning experiences, allowing the intern to develop advanced analytical, technical, and communication skills while contributing to projects that support FP&A and Accounting team priorities.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Support financial reporting initiatives by validating, cleansing, and maintaining financial data used in reporting.
• Assist with “clean-up” projects involving legacy files and datasets that contain outdated or excessive information.
• Help improve reporting efficiency by modifying data connections and applying advanced Excel techniques.
• Support the Accounting team with ad-hoc analytical and financial projects, as needed.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, effectively managing priorities and deadlines.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Power BI reporting enhancements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Accounting, and other business partners.
• Communicate findings and progress clearly to peers and senior leadership.
• Ability to travel and/or work onsite up to 10% for business needs, company events, and internship program activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Experience & Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Currently a Junior or Senior pursuing a 4-year Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint), with a proficient level of experience in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
• Tech-savvy with the ability and willingness to learn internal and external systems.
• Strong understanding or interest in data validation, analysis, and modeling processes.
• A highly detail-oriented nature while also maintaining discretion when handling confidential information.
• The ability to act and operate appropriately in both a remote and in-office setting.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees and management to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to speak effectively with both employees of the organization and external vendors.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• A proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• While performing the duties of this job in both a home and office setting, the employee is regularly required to work on a computer for extended periods of time.
• Frequent use of a computer requires fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to sit for extended periods while working from home, in the office, or a designated workspace.
• Ability to perform tasks that require sustained attention and focus.
• Occasional lifting of materials up to 25 pounds.
• Travel to attend team meetings, company events, and internship program activities may be required. Travel may include local, regional, or overnight trips and may require the ability to travel by car, plane, or other means of transportation.
• To facilitate working from home, and as a requirement for this role, the employee must provide reliable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to execute all job functions and technology setup conducive to remote work. The company laptop will be provided.
• When working onsite, the employee will collaborate with colleagues in a typical office environment, which may require navigating office spaces, attending in-person meetings, and using shared office equipment.
• A quiet, distraction-free workspace is required for maintaining productivity.
• Collaboration with team members may occur through both virtual meetings and on-site interactions.

About Rubicon

Rubicon is a leading provider of technology-based waste and recycling solutions for waste generators, helping them to understand, manage, and reduce waste. We provide multi-location businesses with an all-in-one waste and recycling solution, offering deep insights into your waste streams to enable informed decision-making and actions across all your locations. We help customers achieve sustainability goals with tailored zero waste solutions, leveraging our longstanding relationships with more than 8,000 vendors and hauler partners.

Rubicon is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We also maintain a Drug-Free Workplace.

Rubicon is committed to sustainability and will rely on all employees to serve as an advocate for Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) both internally and externally to help grow the Company’s ESG objectives.

• Environment: Contribute, measurably, to Rubicon’s carbon reduction goal and circular economy efforts
• Social: Support Rubicon’s efforts to cultivate/promote racial and gender equity
• Governance: Advance Rubicon’s commitment to best-in-class governance practices

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