Financial Leadership Development Program Internship
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) is the world's largest glass container manufacturer and preferred partner
for many of the world's leading food and beverage brands.
With revenues of $7.0 billion in 2013, the Company is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio, USA, and
employs approximately 22,500 people at 79 plants in 21 countries. O-I delivers safe, sustainable, pure,
iconic, brand-building glass packaging to a growing global marketplace. O-I’s Glass Is Life™ movement
promotes the widespread benefits of glass packaging in key markets around the globe. For more
information, visit www.o-i.com or www.glassislife.com.
We are currently seeking candidates for our Financial Leadership Development Program Internship.
This program is designed to prepare and identify candidates for our full-time positions in the Financial
Leadership Development Program. Ultimately, the Financial Leadership Development Program is
designed to prepare individuals for leadership roles in accounting and finance at O-I. In order to achieve
maximum personal growth and professional exposure through your internship experience, you will rotate
through areas including: Internal Audit, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Global Tax, and our North American
Division. Regardless of where you start, you are sure to find challenge and opportunity.
Financial roles at O-I offer tremendous variety and growth opportunities. Our interview and assessment
process allows us to identify the best path to get you started based on your educational background,
previous experience, personal interests and our needs. The process also allows you to learn about the
interdependencies among the various financial roles at O-I, and helps you identify where in the
organization you would like to contribute.
Our campus program is designed to prepare individuals for managerial roles which will provide you with
the skills and opportunity to build and shape our future. Interested? Read on to learn more.
We think you’ll thrive if you are:
 Skilled at Building Partnerships: You enjoy collaborating and building relationships as you
work toward a common goal. You actively engage team members by soliciting input and
enhancing ideas to achieve a great result.
 Highly Analytical: You are able to analyze data and interpret results to make decisions
 Solutions Oriented: You thoroughly evaluate options and employ sound analysis and judgment
before choosing your course of action. You consider the facts, potential benefits and
consequences when taking action.
 Highly Adaptable: You actively seek out information about new environments. You enjoy trying
different approaches and adjust effectively when work conditions, structure, or surroundings
change.
 Able to Apply Learnings: You readily assimilate new information, put it to practical use and
continue learning through trial and error.
 Comfortable Defining your Path: You are not limited by a structured, predefined path. You
know where you want to go and enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to get there.
 Geographically Mobile: You are interested in a career that takes you to multiple locations as
you advance.
 Able to Communicate Effectively: You communicate effectively both verbally and in written
formats in a professional manner. You are willing to share your unique thoughts and creative
ideas in confident and persuasive way.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
 Pursuing a business degree with an Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or
Management major.
 A strong GPA.
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Experience in other software
programs and/or ERP systems (SAP) is a plus.
 A record of achievement. We want to see what you’ve accomplished. Show us examples from
school, work or extra-curricular activities.
 Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and assignments to meet objectives.
 Foreign language skills are a plus.
Job Responsibilities per Department: Throughout your internship, you’ll be exposed to meaningful
projects and mentorship opportunities in some of the following areas:
Internal Audit
You will support the audit function in validating management testing associated with the Sarbanes-Oxley
internal control requirements while participating in the execution of a plant, division, or corporate audits.
You will participate in the planning and execution of various audit projects with the objectives of assessing
the design and effectiveness of internal controls and validating the accuracy of account balances.
Corporate Finance
You will assist in performing work involving compilation, consolidation and analysis of financial data. This
may include any or all of the following: maintaining ledgers, preparation of journal entries, fixed assets,
inventory accounting, assisting in the preparation of financial statements, and cost accounting.
North America Accounting
You will work closely with the divisional accountants on the financial aspects of the operation. Your
specific duties may vary throughout the assignment, but may include any or all of the following:
maintaining ledgers, preparation of journal entries, fixed assets, inventory accounting, cost accounting,
month-end and year-end closing, and monthly Sarbanes-Oxley reporting/execution.
Global Tax
You will assist with various tax planning projects designed to reduce O-I's overall effective tax rate. You
will operate tax software programs in order to assist with tax-related tasks such as preparing Federal,
State, Property, and International tax returns. Other duties may include account reconciliations, tax
research, maintenance of tax compliance forms, and preparation of tax schedules.
Treasury
You will assist our Treasury Analysts in preparing bank reconciliations, financial analysis and research,
monthly investment analysis and reporting, capital structure analysis, and providing support to daily cash
management including cash transfer execution.
What career opportunities are available?
At O-I, successful careers reflect an employee’s ambitions as well as business needs. We value
employee development and have several processes designed to assess you and help you increase your
skill level.
Next step opportunities could include a full-time staff position in the Financial Leadership Development
Program.
What do we offer?
 Opportunity to learn and grow
 Challenging assignments
 Professional networking opportunities
 Competitive wage
 Regular performance feedback
For consideration, please apply at www.o-i.com/careers.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
(O-I does not sponsor working visas for internships or co-ops).
O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer.