2024 Summer Internship - Finance and Accounting

ABOUT HALLMARK'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAMWe need sharp, energetic people to help us create, engineer, market, and deliver our products worldwide. Hallmark offers summer internships for students pursuing degrees in areas such as Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Communications, Engineering, Psychology, Statistics, Physics, Data Science, Computer Science and more! Hallmark's internship program is held annually, starting late May, and ending in early August, and provides the valuable opportunity to apply your classroom knowledge to meaningful projects in a corporate environment. In addition, you will gain exposure to Hallmark leadership, learn more about our products and initiatives, connect with employees and interns from other disciplines, and for hybrid or on-site internships, enjoy what life is like in the Kansas City metro area. Never been to Kansas City? You've been missing out on the city that is consistently ranked among the best in terms of culture, livability, and opportunity for recent college grads! Check out www.thinkkc.com for more information on living and working in Kansas City.

POSITION OVERVIEWAccounting/Finance Interns at Hallmark typically have accounting, finance, mathematics, economics, or information systems majors, strong academic records, and demonstrated leadership skills. As an intern you will work on impactful projects rooted in real business need. You will be tasked with the development of a problem-solving approach, actual problem solving (which may include some systems interaction), and the presentation of results or recommendations to management. In addition to your project work, you will have opportunities to expand your professional skill set, connect with corporate senior leadership, and engage in lots of fun social activities with your fellow interns!

Past projects have included:

• Participation in an internal audit
• Sales term analysis
• Product line profitability
• Financial plans and forecasts
• Cash management
• Budget plans and reports

BASIC QUALIFICATIONSThe following is required to be considered for this role:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree with a major in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics, or Information Systems OR pursuing an MBA/Master's degree in Accounting with a graduation date of December 2024, May 2025, December 2025, or May 2026.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 (must be stated on your resume).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Your resume and application will stand out if you have:

• Senior year student enrolled in graduate school for Master's Degree in Accounting.
• Junior year student with a Finance, Mathematics, Economics, or Information Systems major.
• GPA of 3.5 or above in major (GPA must be stated on your resume).
• Previous internship experience or experience in the Finance or Accounting field.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Goal oriented and results driven.
• Excellent communication skills required, both verbal and written, as you work with both internal and external partners.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required to analyze multiple systems to ensure data integrity.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Our 2024 Internship opportunities may be hybrid, on-site, or fully remote, depending on the project and needs of the business. This internship will occur summer of 2024 (typically late May through early August).
• The final deadline for all applications is October 15th, 2023, and we plan to have all decisions made by Thanksgiving. We sincerely appreciate your interest in our program!

Interested? Follow the application instructions below to apply.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONSYou must show how you meet the basic qualifications in a resume or document you upload, or by completing the work experience and education application fields. Accepted file types are DOCX and PDF.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Hallmark Cards, Inc. and its subsidiary companies will hire only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Hallmark does not generally provide sponsorship for employment. Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

ABOUT HALLMARK - Because Connecting With Each Other Has Never Been More Important

For more than a century, Hallmark has been bringing people together and improving the relationships that matter most. That's why millions of people all over the world connect with the Hallmark brand. It has always been a mission so much bigger than any one of us who work here. Today, we need empathetic learners, strategic thinkers, and enthusiastic visionaries with diverse experiences and skills to help us create the rest of Hallmark's second century as we shift to a more digitally savvy, unified approach that combines the best of brick-and-mortar retail with the efficiency of dot-com spaces. Help us imagine what our next hundred years could look like!

When you join Hallmark, we will go out of our way to make you feel like part of the team, even in a remote/hybrid work environment. In the day-to-day, we'll make the best use of the skills and talents you already have. We'll also give you leadership opportunities and show you multiple potential pathways to future success.

Our culture of care for our consumers and for one another shows in the way we embrace different backgrounds, identities, and working styles, deliberately seeking out ways to be more inclusive both internally among our work groups and externally through the things we make and sell to our retail partners and consumers. We believe that a broadly inclusive, equitable approach is also our best path to future success. We're seeking out those who can bring a fresh perspective to our business and would love your input as someone new to our team! We can only change and grow when we intentionally include new perspectives-like yours.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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