WestRock Company · 10 hours ago
Finance Intern, Summer 2026
Atlanta, GA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerSmurfit Westrock is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. They are seeking Finance Interns to participate in a summer internship focused on various corporate finance activities including financial statement analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.
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
Should be pursuing a degree in business, finance, economics, mathematics or accounting
Minimum of a 3.0 GPA is preferred
Strong interest in corporate finance and leading others in a future career
Relevant experience including internships, co-op assignments and leadership roles
Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Demonstrate leadership potential, networking skills, participate in social and team building events
Willingness to work in or travel to manufacturing / production environments
Benefits
Program Sponsor
Program Mentor
Senior leadership exposure
Training
Travel
Networking events
Volunteer opportunities
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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