Finance Intern
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a project where you built a financial or data model. What decisions did it support?
What they are checking: Whether they have done real analytical work, since the posting calls this primarily an analytical role.
How do you check your own work before you hand off an analysis?
What they are checking: Whether they have habits like tie-outs and sense checks that make their numbers trustworthy.
Tell me about a time you had to present numbers to someone without a finance background.
What they are checking: Whether they can make financial findings clear and useful to operations or marketing partners.
Why a food manufacturer for a finance internship, and what do you hope to take back to school?
What they are checking: Whether they have a genuine reason for the role, which predicts engagement over a full summer.
What would you do
You find an error in a spreadsheet your manager already shared with leadership. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they raise the problem quickly and tactfully rather than staying quiet to avoid an awkward moment.
Your summer project is due in two weeks, but daily requests keep eating your time. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they balance project work with day-to-day tasks and communicate tradeoffs to their manager.
About the work
Walk me through how the three financial statements connect to each other.
What they are checking: Whether they have a solid accounting base to build analysis on, which a finance intern needs from the first week.
How would you explain why a product's gross margin dropped from one quarter to the next?
What they are checking: Whether they can break a margin change into price, volume, mix and cost drivers like a manufacturer would.
Winland buys ingredients like wheat and tomatoes. How might commodity prices show up in the numbers you'd look at?
What they are checking: Whether they can connect real-world costs to financial results, showing curiosity about a food manufacturer's business.
How strong are your Excel skills? Which functions do you use most and why?
What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable enough in Excel to work independently on models and reconciliations.
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