WestRock Company · 4 months ago
Finance Leadership Analyst Summer 26
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
New GradSmurfit Westrock is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions, dedicated to creating efficient and scalable packaging solutions. The Finance Analyst role is part of an intensive two-year Financial Leadership Program designed to develop future finance leaders through various assignments and exposure to senior leadership.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Partner with finance team members to prepare quarterly Board slides and memo; present materials to leadership as appropriate Support the annual budgeting process, provide tracking and insight for projects to aid decisions in operations, maintenance and future spending
Work with the pricing and commercial finance teams to quantify and provide analysis on impact of pricing changes and price realization assumptions across the company
Perform financial modeling and return analysis for strategic projects
Analyze results at the mill, plant, customer, product and region levels and provide insight on variances to budgets and forecast
Perform month end closing and financial reporting activities, participate in physical inventories, review usage trends and participate in income statement and balance sheet reviews to ensure accuracy
Create discounted cash flow analyses for investment decisions in capital expenditures and other strategic investments
Optimize and rationalize reporting and enhance reporting databases to drive consistency in financial practices across the organization
Perform ad-hoc analyses and work with division/segment finance teams to design/produce value-added analysis and reporting for leadership and senior management
Create monthly and quarterly EBITDA bridges to quantify and explain business results; partner cross functionally to improve bridge methodology as needed
Lead projects and support key initiatives as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting/economics/business/math
Minimum of a 3.5 GPA is preferred
Strong capabilities with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and financial modeling capabilities
Ability to quickly adapt to a change in work environment, multi-task and prioritize multiple projects
Strong analytic/problem-solving skills, attention to accuracy, passion for improvement, and desire to work in a team/collaborative environment
Demonstrated leadership capabilities and potential along with interest in social/team building events
Solid written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make concise recommendations and ability to interact credibly and diplomatically with all levels within the company
Preferred
Minimum of a 3.5 GPA is preferred
Benefits
Program Sponsor
Program Mentor
Senior leadership exposure
Training
Travel
Team building
Leadership
Volunteer
Company
WestRock Company
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions.
Founded in 1953
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (7)
2024 (14)
2023 (25)
2022 (8)
2021 (24)
2020 (21)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-12Acquired
2015-07-02IPO
Leadership Team
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Samuel Shoemaker
President, Consumer Packaging
Recent News
2026-01-09
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