Strategic Analyst Intern

Copart

Apr 17

Applications are closed

Internship
Full-time
Summer Internship
Banking & Finance

Requirements

1-2+ years of business finance or other relevant experience
High proficiency with financial modeling and techniques
Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions
BA, BS, or B.Com degree required (Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics)
Strong analytical and data gathering skills
Strong quantitative and analytical competency
Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel familiarity with data query/data management tools extremely helpful (Access, SQL)
Proficiency using analytical programming languages/visualization tools (Python, R, or Tableau, etc)

Responsibilities

Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking. Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support
Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting and decision support
Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts
Guide cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures
Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization
Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials
Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards
Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools
Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models

Copart

Copart is a global leader in online car auctions, and a premier destination for the resale and remarketing of vehicles.

Manufacturing & Electronics

Industry

5001-10,000

Employees

1982

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Copart, a global online auto auction company headquartered in Dallas, Texas is a top-performing S&P 500 company, as noted by The Wall Street Journal. Copart is a global technology leader in the online vehicle auction industry that connects its buyers and sellers via its patented cutting-edge VB3 technology. With a passion for excellence, Copart has a great company culture and strong dedication to our employees. Copart is a veteran-founded company that honors the service of active & reserve duty employees. Copart’s veteran commitments include Leadership Development Programs, tuition reimbursement, and up to 10 days of paid leave for non-activation orders like training. Founded in 1982, Copart connects more than 750,000 buyers and sellers from over 200 locations around the world. With our innovative technology, we remarket salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and end users through a multi-channel online internet platform. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet owners, car dealerships, cars sourced from the general public and others. Because we are a 100% online auto auction company, Copart Members can browse our incredible inventory, set their own price and get great deals on vehicles through their home computer, smartphone or other mobile device. Copart’s vehicles can range in condition from damaged vehicles that can be used as rebuild projects to like-new, used vehicles. Copart is the parent company to a portfolio of auto service companies, including CashForCars.com, CrashedToys, and National Powersport Auctions (NPA). We currently operate in the United States (Copart.com), Canada (Copart.ca), the United Kingdom (Copart.co.uk), the Republic of Ireland (Copart.ie), Brazil (Copart.com.br), Germany (Copart.de), the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain (Copartmea.com), Spain (Copart.es), and Finland (copart.fi).