Parallel Co-op Finance/Accounting at Altria/ Req # 13497BR ...

?Parallel Co-op Finance/Accounting/Req # 13497BR

?COMPANY INFORMATION

The mission of Altria Group, Inc. is to own and develop financially disciplined businesses that are leaders in responsibly providing adult tobacco and wine consumers with superior branded products. Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, the largest cigarette manufacturer in the United States, as well as U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and John Middleton ? recently acquired companies that offer leading brands in the growing moist smokeless tobacco and machine-made cigar categories.

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Altria Client Services? role is to help Altria Group and its operating companies responsibly meet their business goals by providing the high quality services they require in a financially disciplined way.? We are currently seeking a highly qualified co-op to join our Finance department in Richmond, VA.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our Parallel Co-op program provides students the opportunity to participate in on-the-job training, access to mentors, and educational opportunities. ?Students may be given the opportunity to work as a part of a cross functional project team and are expected to use project management skills to execute multiple project tasks simultaneously. Students will document project work in a formal report and/or presentation to Senior Management at the conclusion of each term.

As a Finance/Accounting Parallel Co-op with Altria Client Services, the student will be assigned to a specific area within our Finance department for purposes of learning, assessment and ultimate contribution. We offer single and multiple term work experiences. Students interested in multiple terms will enjoy the benefits of more exposure to different segments of our business. Students will receive intensive on-the-job training in their academic field while fulfilling the requirements set by his/her university?s co-op office.

Projects may include:

? Assisting in the preparation and review of state, local or federal tax filings.
? Performing tax related projects
? Performing basic functional business case analysis and identifying potential solutions.
? Identify business changes and executing related accounting process changes as necessary.
? Compiling, analyzing and recording financial information.
? Analyzing data, drawing conclusions and creating solutions.
? Preparing variance analyses on monthly expenditures or other financial data.
? Performing monthly closing procedures

SPECIFIC SKILLS

To qualify for the parallel co-op program, the student must be at least a rising junior at the start of the first co-op rotation, in good academic standing at his/her university and enrolled in a relevant degree program. Additionally, the student must be enrolled in the co-op program at his/her college or university. A concentration in Accounting is preferred with at least 15 hours of major coursework completed. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is strongly preferred.

We are seeking candidates who have excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiating, planning, and quantitative analysis skills.

Candidates must pass a drug-screen and background check prior to employment. Pay for an intern position is commensurate based on student?s status in school and experience. A Housing Allowance is available for students who qualify.

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HOW TO APPLY

To apply for and be considered for this position, please go to the careers website for the Altria family of companies, www.cantbeattheexperience.com, and post your resume. Please note that we do not retain resumes submitted outside of our application process and in order to qualify for our Internships or co-op assignments, you must be eligible to work full time within the United States without sponsorship.

Again, please apply online for this opportunity, but also, send me (dward@vcu.edu) your resume and let me know you are going to apply.? Please put ?Altria, Finance/Accounting? in the subject line.

Source: http://wp.vcu.edu/dwardcareer/2013/02/28/parallel-co-op-financeaccounting-at-altria-req-13497br/

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