Founded over 35 years ago First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan Pennsylvania into a group of companies employing over 5000 team memberswhile maintaining ourfamilyvalues and entrepreneurialspirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada the companies within the First Qualitygroup produce high-quality personal care and household products forlargeretailers and healthcareorganizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers wipes feminine pads paper towels bath tissue adult incontinence products laundry detergents fabric finishers and dishwash addition we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products including flexible print and packaging solutions.
Guided by our values of humility unity and integrity we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality youll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning professional development and our mission to Make Things Better.
**THIS INTERNSHIP IS FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY SUMMER HOUSING NOT PROVIDED**
We are seeking a Rising Senior in College or an MBA/Masters level student to join the team as a Summer Intern as part of our Finance team based in Great Neck NY during the Summer of 2026.
The role will require 3-4 days in the Great Neck office and the rest will be remote work.
This internship will allow a driven hard-working and dedicated candidate to gain experience in the corporate finance department of a successful family-owned and growing group of manufacturing companies with exposure to the senior finance staff but also to the companys manufacturing finance organization and systems.
The goal of the internship is to provide concrete finance experience.
This is a full-time paid internship position where you will work on real projects requiring real results.
Potential Projects:
Analyze financial results to identify unusual trends and balances and research such trends and balances.
Assist in internal control reviews reviewing data to identify patterns and/or exceptions.
Assist with the monthly financial reporting of the group.
Build and maintain Excel worksheets as required to enhance our capabilities.
Apply advanced excel queries to review datasets for data cleansing projects.
Research competitive financial information and news.
We also offer additional opportunities from social events and facility tours to lunch and learns with company executives and other interns that allow you to network and gain a broader understanding of First Quality and its businesses. At the conclusion of the summer all interns will present their achievements to leaders at their location.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will be a rising college senior majoring in Finance Accounting or other relevant major or a student starting or working towards a Masters/MBA in Finance or Accounting
Minimum of a 3.0 GPA
Some experience working on relevant academic projects and/or other internships
Highly motivated a team player with the ability to multi-task and re-prioritize as necessary
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Some digital literacy and curiosity
Hourly salary range for this position will be based on prior experience but we anticipate paying between $23.00 - 27.00 per hour.
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who as a result of their role specifications may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability sexual orientation gender identification or protected Veteran status.
Required Experience:
Intern
Why We Make Things Better: We Care. Welcome to First Quality®. Every day, we strive to make the best products to improve the lives of our customers, partners, employees and communities.