Early Career Internship Program: Accounting & Finance

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You want to make an impact in the world. At Eaton, we’re solving some of the toughest challenges on the planet. Our Early Career Programs open up an exciting world of opportunities for you to make a difference on a global scale. Your assignments are more than tasks and busy work, they're your chance to drive innovation in intelligent power management and shape the future of our company. You'll team up with seasoned leaders, gaining diverse experiences that'll drive you forward to define and reach your career goals.

What sets our Early Career Programs apart:

• Personalized Program Experience: We’re committed to energizing your career and empowering your impact. No two participants share the same experience or set of responsibilities.
• Global Perspectives: Our programs span diverse businesses and locations. Relocating to an endorsed Eaton site is a required part of the adventure, enhancing your learning and maximizing program benefits.
• Role Exploration: You'll be exposed to cross-functional teams during your internship and participate in our Intern Core Learning Series. These experiences allow you to build your functional expertise and leadership capabilities to maximize your potential for future roles.
• Strategic Networking: Collaborate with senior leaders through the networking opportunities woven into your experience.

It’s time to make connections, get energized, and power ahead.

Eaton provides a competitive total rewards package commensurate with applicable skills, knowledge, and experience and consistent with internal and external market practices. The salary for this role ranges from $19.67-$28.85 per hour.

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Position Overview:

Eaton’s Accounting and Finance Internship Program combines both accounting and finance, by giving each participant exposure to Eaton’s finance functions. During the 12-week paid internship, students will work on projects that have a measurable impact on our operations and will be coached and mentored by Eaton leaders.

As a participant in the program, you will complete assignments that will give you the hands-on experience to get started in your career. These assignments may include working as a plant financial analyst in one of our manufacturing facilities, or financial accounting in a business group or division headquarters or internal auditor in a corporate function.

After completion of the internship and upon graduation, your experience and newly acquired skills could lead you to a variety of career paths, such as Eaton’s Accounting and Finance Development Program. This full-time rotational program would provide you the opportunity to have several assignments in manufacturing accounting, finance, business etc., that are progressive in job responsibilities and provide a broad experience across multiple business units and locations.

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Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in business with a focus in Finance, Accounting, Economics, from an accredited institution
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Demonstrated leadership experience on campus and/or in the community
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate anywhere within the United States
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

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Position Criteria:

• Desire to build a career in corporate accounting/finance
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to achieve results
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• This role may include travel (up to 10%) within a local region as determined by the assignment manager
• Transportation to and from the worksite and for incidental business travel is the responsibility of the intern; however, expenses for required and approved business travel (not including the worksite) will be reimbursed
• The summer internship culminates with a formal presentation where students showcase their success stories to leaders of the organization and receive feedback on their performance

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