Job Description
Job Type
Internship
Description
Whisker is redefining what it means to live with cats-designing intelligent systems that remove friction, elevate the everyday, and celebrate the quiet brilliance of feline companionship. Today, Litter-Robot leads the category. Tomorrow, an entire ecosystem that expands what's possible for cats and the people who love them. We believe the future is feline. And we're imagining that future today.
We work onsite 4+ days a week, with our team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Juneau, Wisconsin. Our team of 700+ passionate pet people thrives on collaboration, innovation, and the occasional office cameo from a four-legged friend.
What You'll Do :
Whisker's MBA Corporate Finance intern will help analyze financial data, manage Whisker's capital structure, and drive strategic decision making for our next chapter of growth. The intern will assist the Director of FP&A with monthly variance analysis, long-term financial forecasting, capital structure actions, and Board deliverables. The intern will also complete a Summer-long project designed to aid Whisker's long-term growth and profitability while developing relationships and tools to succeed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
- Conducts Regular financial forecasting across Whisker's products and channels
- Frequent maintenance of Whisker's FP&A software stack, particularly Non-GAAP and Operating KPI projections
- Creates Presentations for monthly management and Board meetings
- Weekly KPI updates for CFO and COO
- Line-of-Business support for Whisker's various teams including Engineering, Executive Management, Marketing, IT, and Plant Operations in Wisconsin
- New Product Business Case creation
- New Channel and Business Development analysis
Requirements
What You'll Bring :
- Bachelor's Degree
- Actively enrolled in a two-year full-time MBA program, this position is designed as a summer internship between first and second years
- 3+ years full-time work experience
- Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Google G-Suite skills
- An Excel test and PowerPoint presentation will be part of the interview process
- Proficient in three-statement financial modeling, both creating and maintaining workbooks
- Working knowledge of GAAP accounting
- Experience handling sensitive information requiring discretion
- Establishing and maintaining working relationships with Team Members and colleagues
- Comfortable with office pets (e.g.: cats, dogs)
Not Required but Nice to Have! - Previous Corporate Finance, Accounting, Consulting, or Financial Services experience
- Month-end close experience
- Experience with accounting software (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Workday)
- Experience with FP&A software (e.g. Oracle Essbase, Workday Adaptive Planning, Aleph, Datarails, etc.)
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and raw data
- Previous experience in Pet or Consumer Electronics businesses
- Experience breaking down large problems into smaller problems (e.g. issue tree-ing)
- Maintains confidentiality of proprietary information
- Ability to maintain a professional atmosphere in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions
- A high degree of initiative, self-motivation, and ability to motivate others
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Team Members and colleagues
Statement of Inclusivity: We believe different perspectives make Whisker better and strive to create a place where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive.
Please ensure to regularly check your email spam folder for any communication from Whisker to avoid missing important updates regarding your application status.
Job Tags
Full time, Work experience placement, Summer work, Summer internship, Work at office,