Finance & Analytics Intern

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Finance & Analytics Intern — Sylvamo (Full-Time, Summer) Position Summary Sylvamo’s Finance Center of Excellence (COE) is seeking a highly motivated intern to support initiatives across Data Science, Business Analytics, and Internal Audit. This role will contribute to projects focused on improving decision-making, financial performance, and operational insights across the enterprise.

The intern will work with real business data and partner with teams across the organization to support analysis, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze financial and operational data to support business decisions and performance tracking
• Assist in building and maintaining reports, dashboards, and data models
• Support Data Science efforts, including data preparation, validation, and exploratory analysis
• Partner with Finance and Business teams to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Support Internal Audit activities through data review, testing, and documentation
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives by identifying inefficiencies and recommending solutions
• Deliver clear, concise summaries of findings for business stakeholders

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Business Analytics, Accounting, Finance, Data Science, or related field
• Strong academic performance
• Proficiency in Excel; exposure to tools such as R, Python, Power BI, or Tableau is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to non-technical audiences
• Self-starter with strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with data in academic or project settings
• Familiarity with data visualization or basic statistical concepts
• Interest in applying analytics to real-world business and financial problems

What You’ll Gain

• Exposure to Sylvamo’s Finance Center of Excellence, including Data Science, Analytics, and Audit
• Hands-on experience with real-world business data and decision-making processes
• Opportunity to develop technical, analytical, and communication skills
• Direct interaction with cross-functional teams and business leaders

Work Environment

• Full-time summer internship (10–12 weeks)
• Hybrid work environment aligned with Sylvamo policies

Sylvamo partners with you and your family on your health and wellness journey. We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more. Sylvamo is here for all stages of life. We also offer paid time off and paid holidays per year.

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Sylvamo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.