Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Intern (Year-Round, Onsite)
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you automated or simplified a report or a repetitive task.
What they are checking: Their instinct to automate reporting, which the posting asks for.
Tell me about a time you were curious about a number and kept digging until you understood it.
What they are checking: Whether they have the inquisitive streak the posting describes.
What would you do
How would you go about figuring out which products or customers are most profitable for a food manufacturer?
What they are checking: Whether they can think through revenue, cost and allocation to analyze profitability.
During month-end close, your numbers do not tie to what accounting has. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they investigate carefully and ask for help rather than forcing numbers to match.
How would you explain a cost variance to someone on the commercial team who is not a finance person?
What they are checking: Whether they can turn numbers into a clear story for business partners.
This internship is 15 to 20 hours a week during school and full time in the summer. How would you fit it in?
What they are checking: Whether they can reliably commit to a year-round schedule while studying.
About the work
What is the difference between FP&A and accounting in how they use financial data?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that FP&A looks forward to support decisions while accounting records what happened.
What do you know about standard costing in a manufacturing company?
What they are checking: Their basic grasp of standard costs and variances, which this intern will help maintain.
How strong are your Excel skills? Which functions or tools do you use most?
What they are checking: Their practical spreadsheet ability for reports, close support and analysis.
Have you used any data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau? What did you build?
What they are checking: Their exposure to the visualization work the team supports.
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