About the Role

As a Finance Intern at HD Supply, you will be an integral part of the team that drives financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for one of the largest industrial distributors in North America. Our finance function is at the core of the business, providing critical insights that support everything from operational efficiency and sales strategy to long-term growth initiatives.

In this role, you will gain hands-on experience by contributing to key financial processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting. You will collaborate with finance and business partners to analyze financial data, develop financial models, and help translate complex information into actionable insights.

This internship provides a unique opportunity to see how financial analysis directly influences business outcomes in a dynamic, large-scale B2B environment.

You will develop practical skills in financial analysis, learn to navigate enterprise financial systems, and build a strong foundation for a career in corporate finance, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), or accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reports, summaries, and presentations for leadership.

• Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes by gathering and analyzing data.

• Perform variance analysis to compare actual financial results against budgets and forecasts, identifying key trends and drivers.

• Develop and maintain financial models to support ad-hoc analysis and strategic projects.

• Partner with finance team members to improve reporting accuracy and process efficiency.

• Use SQL to query, validate, and analyze large datasets from enterprise systems.

• Assist with data validation and cleansing to ensure the integrity of financial information.

• Document findings, methodologies, and financial processes clearly and concisely.

• Participate in cross-functional projects to provide analytical support to other business units.

Required Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field

• Expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028

• Hands-on experience with SQL through coursework, projects, or internships.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial functions

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present data-driven insights

• Solid understanding of fundamental accounting and financial concepts

• Ability to use analytical and quantitative thinking to solve problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship or experience in finance, accounting, or a similar field

• Experience with data and visualization tools such as Snowflake, Tableau, or Power BI

• Exposure to enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like SAP or Oracle

• Coursework in Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Investment Analysis, Accounting, or similar areas

Job Summary

Gain hands-on experience in areas such as marketing, human resources, information technology, sales, operations, finance, logistics, business development, merchandising, and/or other departments.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Prepares and delivers insights and recommendations based on analyses.
• Produces findings and draws conclusions from analyses. Makes oral and written recommendations to management.
• Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.
• Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.
• May assist in research or special projects in a variety of areas in order to fulfill business initiatives and meet business objectives.

Nature and Scope

• Works in compliance with established procedures and/or protocols. Identifies and resolves readily identifiable, clearly defined problems. Demonstrates skill in data analysis and techniques by resolving missing/incomplete information and inconsistencies/anomalies in routine research/data.
• Nature of work requires general supervision; exercises judgment. May be paired with a mentor. Work typically involves regular process checks or review of output by a coworker and/or supervisor.
• May provide general guidance/direction to or train junior level support personnel.

Work Environment

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about. Occasionally there may be a requirement to stoop or lift light material or equipment (typically less than 8 pounds).
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Education and Experience

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Certification may be required in some areas. Generally 0-2 years of experience in a related field OR MS/MA and generally 0-1 year of experience in a related field.

Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.

Equal Employment Opportunity

HD Supply is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.