Walt Disney Imagineering Finance Intern, Summer 2025

Job ID 10112254 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Feb. 21, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Are you ready to join a dynamic and fast paced team? Walt Disney Imagineering is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research and development arm of The Walt Disney Company. Its dedicated corps of Imagineers are responsible for the creation - from concept initiation through installation - of all Disney Resorts, theme parks and attractions, real estate developments, cruise ships, regional entertainment venues, and new media projects. This team brings the magic to life! If selected for this role, you will report to the Senior Manager, Finance.

What You Will Do

As a key part of the team you will be responsible for maintaining financial reports, supervising and controlling costs and budgets, tracking commitments both internal and 3rd party consultants and contractors, preparing budgets and performing financial sensitivity analysis where appropriate. We can't wait to see what you can do!

Core Responsibilities:

· Maintaining accurate financial information and developing basic financial models for performance and trend analysis

· Identifying issues and sharing analyses in a format that clearly communicates results for management evaluation

· Understanding accounting impacts to areas of responsibility that could affect financial performance

· Interfacing and building rapport with team members, management, and internal/external customers

· Analyzing sophisticated journal entries which can have a significant impact

· Developing alternatives/proposals for operational improvements

Project/Division Responsibilities:

· Working with the Imagineering departments to establish Annual Operating Plan (AOP), recurring monthly Forecasts, cost management strategies and maintain Plan/Forecast metrics

· Reviewing cost commitments, auditing operational activity, and researching cost drivers/variances/trends

· Entering and maintaining financial data in the Forecast & Planning system

· Providing regular reporting and analysis management (e.g. labor analytics, OE spending profiles, cost reporting, etc)

Required Qualifications & Skills

· Multitasking skills when working in a flexible environment including with functional groups outside of the department

· Demonstrated willingness to take a creative approach and work independently in a fast turnaround environment

· Outstanding verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills

· Ability to develop and interpret financial models

· Proven digital literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and must have a conceptual understanding of coordinated financial systems

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

· Experience working with SAP, Power BI or Tableau

Education

· A junior or senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or a closely related field

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

· Must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship

· Must be at least 18 years of age

· Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program

· Must possess unrestricted work authorization

Additional Information

· The approximate dates of this internship are May 2025 - August 2025

· Candidate must be available to work full time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship

· This internship is a primarily on-site position -- Must be able to provide own housing and reliable transportation for work in the Glendale, CA area.

The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $22 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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