Finance Intern

The Wellness Pet Company is on a mission to help the next generation of pet parents fulfill a shared life of wellbeing with their pets through a foundation of proven nutrition. We are committed to crafting high-quality pet food, dental chews, treats, and topper recipes that are made with the perfect balance of high-quality natural ingredients paired with the latest scientific research and technologies. As a community of people working together, Wellies are positively obsessed with how to deliver proven health outcomes that pet parents can see and pets can taste. Wellies bring their best to work every day, come ready to collaborate, embrace the hard things, and own their outcomes.

Our Team is based out of our office in Burlington, Massachusetts, where we work in-office Monday through Thursday each week, and remotely on Fridays. Team members must reside within or be willing to relocate to a commutable distance from our Burlington office.

*This is an in-person 40-hour-per-week, one-year internship, based in Burlington, MA with hiring planned to begin immediately rather than this summer*

*Only Masters students will be considered*

The Finance intern will learn the broader corporate strategy and operations; particularly how strategic decisions are implemented within a company. The intern will support the management team by analyzing the market structure, evaluating growth opportunities across North America, EMEA, and APAC regions, and exploring market trends such as fresh pet food and direct-to-consumer (D2C) channels. This will involve deep-dive research and collaboration with corporate teams to understand how strategy is created and operationalized within a corporate setting.

What You’ll Accomplish

- Learn about the internal corporate decision-making processes works and focus on real-time business operations.

- Conduct a comprehensive market analysis on market trends in pet food (i.e., the fresh food segment), and assist in evaluating channel development strategies (i.e., D2C).

- Collaborate with the strategy and commercial teams to explore corporate growth opportunities.

-Provide insights from a consulting perspective while learning how such strategies are shaped by internal business realities.

- Implement strategic initiatives and take a more active role in shaping and executing the business strategy.

-Work closely with senior management and engage in key discussions around customer acquisition and retention strategies.

-Collaborate with the commercial teams to explore how new product lines and services align with the company’s long-term strategic plan.

-Learn how corporate decisions are executed and what challenges arise when operating strategic plans.

- Develop strategic recommendations for market expansion, focusing on the growth of new channels.

- Develop and present actionable insights on product and channel growth opportunities.

- Collaborate closely with the commercial teams to analyze strategic decisions regarding customer acquisitions and channel development.

Who We’re Looking For

Team Wellie is a group of people who are truly obsessed with all the best ways about winning for the consumer and the pets they love. And so, we are seeking an individual who:

• Always starts with the consumer
• Is dedicated to doing it right the first time
• Brings their best every day
• Has an “all-in” mindset
• Embraces the hard things and does them right away
• Owns their outcomes
• Gives back to their community

In addition, for this specific role, we need someone who has a:

• Master’s degree (completed or in progress) required in Data science, Economics, Finance, Math, or Statistics
• Ability to create and run financial and business models, for financial planning, analysis and forecasting
• High attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other basic data entry tools
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Why Wellness Pet?

The Wellness Pet Company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We foster an inclusive work environment and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

The hourly salary range for this position is $31.25 to $33.65, anticipated responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational equity. Compensation may vary within that pay range depending on the selected candidate’s professional background, experience, operational needs, and other considerations permitted by law. The full compensation details will be communicated upon finalization of the employment offer.

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