What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Systems & Planning Intern position at Discount Tire?
Overview
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Duration: 10-12 weeks (Summer 2026) M-F In-Office
Here at Discount Tire, we celebrate the spirit of our people with extraordinary pride and enthusiasm. Our business has been growing for more than 60 years and now is the best time in our history to join us. We are opening more locations every year and we are always looking for qualified individuals to join us in our growth. We are a company that promotes from within, both in our retail and corporate operations.
Under general supervision, the FP&A Intern supports the Finance team by enhancing the FP&A team’s budgeting tool used to collect and analyze the annual cost center budgets. This role will focus to improve expense capture and usability and to contribute to the tool’s transition from a Microsoft Access database to a Microsoft Power Platform based solution on the company’s intranet. The internship concludes with a capstone presentation highlighting the key deliverables, skills used and developed, and the project’s impact on the business.
Responsibilities:
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Duration: 10-12 weeks (Summer 2026) M-F In-Office
Here at Discount Tire, we celebrate the spirit of our people with extraordinary pride and enthusiasm. Our business has been growing for more than 60 years and now is the best time in our history to join us. We are opening more locations every year and we are always looking for qualified individuals to join us in our growth. We are a company that promotes from within, both in our retail and corporate operations.
Under general supervision, the FP&A Intern supports the Finance team by enhancing the FP&A team’s budgeting tool used to collect and analyze the annual cost center budgets. This role will focus to improve expense capture and usability and to contribute to the tool’s transition from a Microsoft Access database to a Microsoft Power Platform based solution on the company’s intranet. The internship concludes with a capstone presentation highlighting the key deliverables, skills used and developed, and the project’s impact on the business.
Responsibilities:
- Support development of a web-based version of the budgeting tool using Microsoft Power Platform; the project’s overriding charter is to migrate the planning tool from an Access database to the company intranet
- Enhance the company budgeting tool to improve usability and accuracy
- Improve application logic to better capture line-item expenses
- Implement business rules to improve accuracy
- Develop new input forms to collect additional detail for select expense types
- Bachelor’s degree or pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher (MIS, Information Technology, Computer Science, IT Software Engineering, or related)
- Thorough working knowledge of database/analytical packages (Access, SQL/MySQL, Excel VBA)
- Working knowledge and understanding of web application development using Power Platform (Dataverse, Power Apps), and/or other web development tools such as Angular, React, Node.js, etc.
- Demonstrable ability to discover and fix errors in code
- Ability to document code and associated work with this project (experience with code repos)
- Understanding of data modeling, validation, and basic testing practices
- Proficient analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate information with attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with persistence, determination, and a can-do attitude
- Above all, treating others with respect and upholding Discount Tire’s core values