Edge Business Financial Reporting, Analytics & Process Development Intern

About our group:

Go-To-Market Edge Finance team is a finance and business-oriented support for Seagate's Edge Datacenter and IoT businesses.  Team is a key business partner, responsible for driving financial insights, investment planning, and performance optimization across a rapidly evolving Edge portfolio.  Team is pivotal in shaping financial strategy, enabling growth and ensuring sound decision-making by partnering cross functionally with Edge product, sales, engineering executive teams as well as broader finance/accounting organization.

About the role - you will:

1. Reporting and Process Mapping

• • Document current-state financial reporting processes (Revenue, Gross Margin, Op Income) for weekly flash signals and quarter end close across Edge business segments.
  • Identify gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies in financial reporting and metric definitions across business segments.
  • Interview key stakeholders to understand financial reporting requirements and critical metrics tracked by Edge executives.

 

1. Consolidation and Standardization
   • Develop a framework to consolidate and standardize key financial metrics.
   • Propose and document unified definitions for KPIs across Edge segments (e.g. revenue, margins, YoY/QoQ growth rates, EB, cost drivers, etc).
   • Work with Edge Finance to integrate relevant metrics into Edge financial reporting

 

1. Data and Automation Readiness
   • Identify and map foundational data sources required for accurate and timely reporting
   • Develop initial building blocks for automated reporting pipelines (in Excel, Power BI, Tableau or other similar reporting tools)
   • Recommend or create templates, mockups, or prototypes for automated dashboards and reports.

 

1. Stakeholder Alignment
   • Collaborate with Edge Finance and FP&A to gather feedback and align on standard metrics and reporting cadence.
   • Present findings and recommendations regularly to Edge Sr. Finance director and Edge business executives.

 

1. Documentation and Handoff
   • Prepare comprehensive documentation of proposed processes, templates and frameworks.
   • Create a knowledge base or playbook for ongoing reporting processes and dashboard development.
   • Summarize opportunities and recommendations for long term automation and improvements.

About you:

• Strong communication skills and ability to work across cross-functional teams
• Self-starter with high attention to detail and project ownership mindset
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Data Engineering or related field

Your experience includes:

• Strong analytics and data visualization skills
• Familiarity with financial statements, forecasting and KPI frameworks
• Experience with process improvement or process mapping

Location:

Seagate is able to offer virtual employment for this position in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY. 

The estimated base wage for this position is $24/hr. The individual base wage is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible Interns, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and participation in the employee stock purchase plan.  Seagate also offers Interns 12 paid holidays and a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave.  The benefits for this position are based on a 24 to 40-hour-per-week schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location and tenure with the Company. 

 

Location: Remote United States Bay Area
Travel: None