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SEO Career Program
Our mission: Preparing young people
of color to lead by example in their
families, communities and careers
What is the
Corporate Financial
Leadership Program?
What is the CFL Program?
A 10-week paid summer internship in an industry leading company. It is
an opportunity to learn about finance and business from the inside of a
company and the first step in building the foundation for a career in
global business.
Partner Companies:
CFL: Prep for Success
• Training
– Accounting and financial statement analysis
– Networking workshops
– Business tools
• Mentoring
– Resumes
– Professional development
• Leadership Development Seminar: The
Institute
5
CFL Institute
CEO/CFO Roundtables
Corporate Communications Training
Mini-MBA Course
Diversity Career Panel
Networking with top Executives
Presentation Skills
CFL Alumni Panel
CFL Institute
CEO/ CFO Roundtables
IBM CFO – Mark Loughridge
CFL Institute
Selected Roles
Corporate
Strategy
Financial
Reporting
Treasury
Marketing
Investor
Relations
Accounting
Analysis
SEO
Partner
Company
Human
Resources
Business
Development /
M&A
Research
Corporate
Tax
Auditing
Risk
Management
Financial
Planning
Position Profiles
Financial Planning
Fortune 500 company
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Measures internal performance and prepares/reviews documents for public
disclosures and filings
• Uses current and past performance data to predict future financial outcomes
Business Development
Fortune 500 company
• Conducts financial analysis for potential acquisitions and/or mergers
• Determines whether the merger or acquisition makes financial sense
Position Profiles
Internal Audit
Fortune 500 Company
• Helps organizations achieve their stated objectives by using a systematic
methodology for analyzing business processes, procedures and activities
• Highlight organizational problems and recommend solutions
Treasury
Fortune 500 Company
• Manages a company’s holdings in cash, government and corporate bonds,
currencies, financial futures, options, derivatives, payment systems and the
associated risk management
Day in the Life
Eric Stephenson, Temple University
Major: International Business
Corporate Finance, Treasury - Xerox Corporation
6:45am
Wake up, shower, get dressed, cook breakfast and eat while watching CNBC
8:30am
Drive to work
8:45am
Get to work and check Outlook for today’s meetings and emails. Read
economic recap emails sent from banks (Goldman, Bank of America )
describing and analyzing how the markets closed yesterday and the market forecast
for today
10:00am Update financial charts using Microsoft Excel and analyze prior to submitting to
manager
11:00am Meet with the managers from different departments in Treasury (Global Risk
Management, Corporate Finance, Treasury Operations, etc.) to gather
information to be placed and updated on the global website
12:00pm Update the Corporate Treasury website
Cont…
Day in the Life (cont.)
12:30pm Lunch with co-workers and other interns
1:30pm
Continue updating the Corporate Treasury website
2:30pm
Meet with banks (i.e. Goldman, Merrill, Deutsche, etc.) to discuss the
opportunities in the commercial paper market
4:00pm
Go back to desk and review all the information from the meeting
4:30pm
If the company performs a share repurchase transaction, I immediately record
and update the financial sheets. This information is immediately sent to the CFO
and Treasurer for review
5:00pm
Send out final emails, make “to-do” list for tomorrow, make final updates to the
Corporate Treasury Website and organize desk
5:30pm
Head to the gym to workout with co-workers and other interns
7:00pm
Get home, shower, make lunch for tomorrow and cook dinner
Typical Projects
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Financial Planning & Analysis
Budgeting
Corporate Consolidation
Competitor Analysis
Quarterly Reports / Earnings Releases
Financial Market Research
Microsoft Excel analytics
Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
Next Steps
 Complete Zoologic
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Cash Flow Statement
Income Statement
Income Statement Analysis
Balance Sheet
Liabilities and Equity
Capital Budgeting
Understanding the CFO Challenges
Fundamentals of Economic
Indicators
 Operational Risk: Quantification and
Mitigation
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Research Companies!
 Company Websites
 Google Alerts
 Quarterly Earnings
Reach out to SEO alums
Enroll in finance, accounting and
business writing courses
Thank You!
You can email any questions/comments/feedback to
Roz Mays, rmays@seo-usa.org or
Vanessa Greaves, vgreaves@seo-usa.org