Finance Intern

Position Title: Finance Intern 

Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time ​

Requisition ID: 45014 

Operations Finance Internship.

Florenceville, New Brunswick

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

Kick-start your Finance career with McCain! We have two exciting internship opportunities within our North American Operations Finance team, based in Florenceville, New Brunswick. One intern will support Manufacturing Finance, while the other will support Agriculture Finance, giving students the opportunity to apply their financial and analytical skills to real-world business challenges.

These internships will run from May to August 2027 and are ideal for students entering their third or fourth year of a Finance-related bachelor’s degree program in September 2027.

What you’ll be doing.

We have two internship opportunities within our Operations Finance team. Depending on the internship, you’ll gain hands-on experience in one of two areas:

Manufacturing Finance

• Support plant budgeting, forecasting, and month-end performance reporting.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, including labour, yield, waste, overhead, productivity, inventory, utilities, and maintenance.
• Help validate and quantify manufacturing savings initiatives and other projects.
• Use financial data and analysis to help the team understand plant performance and identify opportunities to improve cost competitiveness.

Agriculture Finance

• Analyze cost of production, contract pricing, settlements, and regional potato supply risks.
• Support Agriculture teams with acreage planning, yields, and crop forecasting.
• Provide financial insights related to seed, storage, and grower investments.
• Support forecasts and budgets related to raw potato supply and agricultural operations.
• Gain exposure to the financial considerations across the potato supply chain, from contracting through storage and field operations.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in Business Administration, Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Ideally entering your third or fourth year of study in September 2027.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an interest in turning data into meaningful insights.
• Ability to work independently while actively contributing within a collaborative team environment.
• Clear, professional communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with a focus on accuracy and quality.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Previous work or internship experience in Accounting or Finance is considered an asset.

About the team.

You’ll join McCain’s North American Operations Finance team and work alongside experienced Finance and business partners who support key areas of our operations. Whether working with Manufacturing Finance to understand plant performance and costs or Agriculture Finance to support the potato supply chain, you’ll gain practical exposure to how Finance helps drive business decisions.

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities.

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person - it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package: $23.00-$26.00 CAD hourly wage equivalent, paid salary. 

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Due to the duration of this role, you will not be eligible for traditional benefits through our programs. McCain's early careers programming offers a multitude of learning experiences aimed at advancing your career in the future.

Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know  and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions. 

Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here. 

Job Family: Student & Graduates; Finance      
Division: NA Finance 
Department: ​Finance Operations ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol 

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)