Job Description

The Strategic Analysis team within the Financial Planning & Analysis department supports many of the most important decisions made at Norfolk Southern. The intern will be engaged with a high-priority initiative adding meaningful value to Norfolk Southern. This role will focus on execution of financial / operational analyses to solve complex open-ended problems, as well as development of presentation / workshop materials to support senior leaders to make key data-driven decisions. You will work alongside cross-functional teams including Marketing, Operations, Finance, IT, Sourcing, and Law, and will learn the intricacies of the freight rail industry along the way.

Principal Duties:

Collaborate with team members to structure an efficient and effective problem-solving process from initial thought to hypothesis generation / testing, and convergence on a solution
Build out financial / operational models to assess the costs, benefits, and sensitivities of business decisions
Work with stakeholders in other departments to extract data and insights to support problem-solving and analysis
Develop presentation materials to illustrate analysis output and support decision making
Example projects:

Assess operational viability and financial impact of consolidating two Intermodal terminals in the same metro area
Develop “should-cost” model to estimate the cost structure for Intermodal terminal operations vendors, supporting vendor negotiation process
Analyze relative profitability of Industrial Products customers and opportunities across a local service area, and develop optimized local service plans

Work Experience:

Minimum: 2+ years

Education:

Currently pursuing masters degree in Business Analytics, MBA, or other quantitative field
Minimum: Bachelor's degree

Preferred Majors: Economics, Finance, Engineering, Math, or other quantitative field

Required Skills and Abilities:  

Knowledge of financial modeling, including time value of money metrics (IRR, NPV, etc.)
Strong interpersonal skills and experience working in cross-functional teams
Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
Basic ability to use SQL to extract, join, and manipulate data across multiple databases

Preferred Skills & Interests: 

Experience executing operational and financial analyses in corporate finance, consulting, investment banking, and other similar roles
Self-motivated and organized individual contributor who executes with minimal guidance
Knowledge and intrigue for the transportation & logistics industry
Fluency in Python, R, Matlab, etc. considered an asset, but not required