Finance Associate - 2027 Leadership Development Program

AvientAvientAvon Lake, Ohio, United States
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8/25/2026

Employment

Full time

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Work style

On-site

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Core responsibilities

Finance Associates will participate in a two-year rotational program across various finance, audit, and accounting departments. They will support critical business processes, including financial planning, analysis, and reporting, while building relationships with peers and leaders.

Requirements overview

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related business field. At least one year of relevant work or internship experience is required, along with strong project management and organizational skills.

Key skills

Financial PlanningFinancial AnalysisInternal AuditTaxTreasuryMergers & AcquisitionsCost AccountingFinancial ReportingProject ManagementOrganization SkillsCommunicationInitiativeTeamwork

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Education requirements

bachelor degree

About Avient

Industry

Plastics Manufacturing

Employees

4,281

Type

Public Company

Size

5,001-10,000 employees

The world is changing in remarkable ways, creating both challenges and opportunities. At Avient, our purpose is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. We harness the collective strength of 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and build on each other’s ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our customers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by the fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of offerings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™. By intersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of our customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products that make the world better and more sustainable. Visit our website to learn more.

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Job categories

Finance & AccountingManagement & Leadership

Description

Job Summary The Finance Leadership Development Program accelerates professional development by placing participants on multiple Avient Finance Teams during a two-year rotational program. Individuals gets hands-on experience by going through three to four rotations in key areas of finance, audit, accounting and international finance, and actively participate in various Corporate, Business Unit and International assignments.  These teams develop and support a wide range of projects that enable the critical processes of Avient businesses. Types of activities may include internal audit, tax, treasury, mergers & acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, cost accounting and financial reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. During each phase of assignment, Finance Associates will establish relationships with peers and leaders, learn fundamentals and be provided feedback from the program manager. Upon completion of the program, individuals will be placed in a full time role within Avient that best suits their personal and professional goals while matching the business needs. Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it’s powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you’re a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you’ll find your place at Avient. Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough! We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business. By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals. At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world.  In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com [ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com].

Requirements

  • Financial Planning
  • Financial Analysis
  • Internal Audit
  • Tax
  • Treasury
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Cost Accounting
  • Financial Reporting
  • Project Management
  • Organization Skills
  • Communication
  • Initiative
  • Teamwork

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