Summer Internship - Finance

SEASONAL POSITION

At SeaWorld, we're passionate about caring for animals. In fact, we've already rescued over 40,000 animals (and counting!). And we can save you from being stuck in just another job. Join us and help bring joy, excitement, and lasting memories to people from around the world. We're seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, and hard-working individuals to become our Ambassadors. Join us and play an important part on our incredible team!

The timeframe for this summer internship is: May 12, 2025 - August 8, 2025

What you get to do:

• Attend seminars held by various departments within the park, including Culinary Operations, Design & Engineering, Entertainment, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Merchandise, and Park Operations as well as visiting Professors.
• Park tours with members of your leadership team
• Planned meeting sessions with members of the park’s leadership team
• Complete a Team project where groups of Interns will work on a real-world business case and present their findings and recommendations directly to Senior Leadership.
• Interns will have the experience of front-line involvement, overseeing a team of employees and providing guidance and direction to their team as they interact with thousands of guests daily

Daily Responsibilities:
The primary purpose of this position is to produce and distribute financial and analytical reports for multiple levels of management. A secondary purpose is to support the Business Analysis department on small specific related projects.

• Produce and distribute daily, weekly & monthly reports.
• Assist in the development of automated reports and templates
• Conduct variance research.
• Ability to balance multiple projects with competing deadlines
• Ability to gather data and review a specific park operation.
• Strategic analysis (i.e. business opportunities)
• Communicate professionally and effectively with Ambassadors, vendors and our Guests
• Special projects and other duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This is not an all-encompassing list and additional duties may be assigned based on business needs. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What it takes to succeed:

• Currently working on a B/A with major in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Commit to working through the 2025 peak operating season (mid May– mid August)
• Flexible availability (schedules include nights, weekend and holidays). Must be able to work on Tuesday's.
• Previous leadership or theme park experience is a plus
• Intermediate communication skills
• Beginner presentation skills
• Beginner analytical skills
• A general understanding of financial statements
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Intermediate Knowledge of Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, vlookups, sumifs, countifs, sort, filters, charts, graphs etc.)
• Ability to sit/stand for several hours at a time.
• Ability to respond to change and/or interruptions, responding to highly stressful situations requiring immediate action
• Comfortability with exposure to computer screens.
• Able to move freely around work areas
• Be able to work indoors and outdoors, in varying weather conditions

The perks of the position: Ambassadors will enjoy a fun, fast-paced environment, and great teammates, as well as:

• FREE park admission
• Discounts on park admission tickets and passes for family and friends
• Park discounts on food, merchandise, etc.
• Scholarship opportunities
• Exclusive employee events and giveaways

EEO Employer:

SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PREGNANCY, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.