Finance and Accounting Intern

Company Description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.

Job Description

The Accounting/Finance Intern will be a member of PFG’s Accounting and Finance departments. As a PFG Accounting/Finance Intern you’ll be welcomed as a full contributor — a true part of the team. You’ll participate in multiple roles to gain broad-based learning experience and collaborate with some of the best in the business.

Interns will gain a basic understanding of the department to which they are
assigned and understand how that department impacts the overall business. A
variety of tasks will be completed to facilitate the achievement of those goals.
 

Revenue Management/Financial Planning & Analysis Tasks
Understanding of internal business intelligence tool
Understanding of customer profitability & opportunities to influence
Understanding Performance Food Groups financial statements
Participate on weekly Revenue Management calls
Create KPI materials, identify drivers of divisional margin performance
Participate in monthly forecasting process
Perform customer profitability analysis
Participate in divisional fiscal period financial statement review

General Ledger Accounting Tasks
Understanding of account reconciliation & journal entry creation
Understanding of G/L software & effective navigation
Understanding of monthly tax filings
Participate in month end close process
Prepare and upload manual journal entries
Prepare account reconciliations
Prepare monthly tax filings
 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Due to the nature of our business in regard to such things as delivery schedules, order inputs, selection, and Department of Transportation Hours of Service, overtime, attendance and punctuality are essential job functions. Should an individual in this classification not be able to adhere to this requirement due to a disability, they should contact their Human Resources department to see what, if any, reasonable accommodation may be made.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Drug Free Workplace.

Required Qualifications

College Junior graduating in May of 2028 or before
High School diploma, working towards Accounting or Finance degree with required minimum G.P.A. of 3.0
Proficient with all Microsoft Office programs
This position must pass a post-offer background and drug test.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with customers and internal staff.
Must present a highly professional image and attitude.
Highly organized, detail orientated and capable of multi-tasking.
Self motivated individual with great initiative and ability to work independently.
Strong work ethic and the ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

Foodservice/distribution experience.

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.