Are you an ambitious and analytical finance student with a passion for strategic financial planning? Pilot Company is seeking a Retail Financial Planning & Analysis Intern to join our team in Knoxville, TN, for the summer of 2027. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping our company-wide financial processes, driving efficiency and accuracy in forecasting and budgeting.
In this role, you'll be an integral part of our Retail Finance team. Your work will directly impact our strategic direction by evolving and improving forecasting and budgeting processes, driving report simplification and efficiency initiatives, and supporting value tracking, realization, and business case planning. This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference in a dynamic, high-impact environment.
What You’ll Do
Drive reporting efficiency: Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, streamline processes, and improve the effectiveness of financial insights delivered across the organization.
Support value realization and strategic planning: Assist with value tracking, realization, and business case development by leveraging financial analysis and data-driven insights to measure impact and support decision-making.
Leverage analytics and visualization tools: Utilize Tableau, Excel, and other analytical tools to retrieve, analyze, and present financial and operational data to stakeholders.
Partner across the business: Collaborate with teams across Finance, Retail, Merchandising, Food & Beverage, and other functional areas to understand business challenges and provide financial support and insights.
Present actionable recommendations: Translate complex data into clear, meaningful insights that can be effectively communicated to leaders at various levels of the organization.