Georgia-Pacific Summer 2025 Internship Opportunity

August 28, 2024 By Alaina Pitts

The finance team within Georgia-Pacific is seeking finance interns to join their team this upcoming Summer 2025 in Atlanta, GA; Brewton, AL; New Augusta, MS; Pennington, AL; and Palatka, FL.

Koch Industries, the parent company of Georgia-Pacific, has been consistently selected as one of the top 100 Internship Programs in the U.S by WayUp! Want to know what it's like to intern at Koch? Click here!

What you will do:

Georgia-Pacific finance interns are fully immersed into the team/site that they support by focusing on a key challenge facing the team. Finance interns have the opportunity to leverage their skills to craft a solution to this challenge with the ongoing support and mentorship of both their direct supervisor and a mentor. In addition, our summer interns do the following:

Collaborate with various teams across the organization (across Finance, Operations, and the broader organization)
Learn and help support various key FP&A activities including forecast and planning, benchmarking, gap analysis, and reporting activities.
Support the successful evolution of finance processes and tools. Help implement finance and operations best practices and support advancement of financial reporting including excel modeling and other data analytics tools.
Navigate and contribute to a dynamic environment including adapting quickly to evolving business needs and priorities.
Support the team with other data-driven insights as needed.

Our interns work alongside our employees to solve real problems and offer insights that benefit society through improving our products and services. In addition to being a contributor on their team, interns at Koch Companies learn about our unique Principle-Based Management culture, enjoy a variety of networking events to promote lasting career connections, partner with interns from other disciplines on case studies, and participate in our #LifeAtKoch Challenge. These are just a few key aspects of our internship program.

Basic Qualifications:

A self-starter driven by your own initiatives and ideas.
Process Mindset: Ability to understand and follow accounting processes, with an eye for identifying and implementing process improvements.
Analysis Skills: Analytical skills with the capacity to interpret financial data and reports.
Financial Acumen: Basic understanding of financial principles and accounting practices.
Economic Thinking: Familiarity with economic concepts and the ability to apply economic reasoning.
Partnership: Ability to collaborate effectively, demonstrating strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
Analyze Data, Draw Insights, Create Recommendations: Proficiency in data analysis, with the ability to extract insights and make well-founded recommendations for action.
Eligible for full time employment on or before Summer 2026.
Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.

What Will Put You Ahead:

Enrolled in a college degree program OR alternative program (e.g., 4-year university, 2-year technical college program, certificate program, upskilling program, etc.).
Strategic and problem-solving skills.
Organizational and time management skills.