Financial Due Diligence Intern - Summer 2027

About the role

Transaction Advisory (aka Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory) encompasses all aspects of an M&A transaction from financial, tax and operational due diligence, to planning for and executing integrations and separations. Our Transaction Advisory services provide a holistic business approach to financial, human capital, supply chain, and IT due diligence disciplines, as well as comprehensive transaction management services that unite our diligence findings into actionable deal close planning.

Responsibilities

• Work on financial due diligence engagements from start to finish, performing a variety of tasks in planning, execution, and completion phases of projects.
• Apply fundamental financial due diligence skills on assignments for both sell-side and buy-side clients from a variety of industries.
• Work closely with staff, managers, and partners across service lines to provide services needed by examining and uncovering detailed answers to complex questions about acquisitions and divestitures.
• Work on a variety of M&A transactions in varying industries (e.g., tech, professional services, consumer industrial goods, energy, retail and more).
• Attend and participate in meetings with clients, target company management, private equity firms and investment bankers.
• Manage data flow and monitor the dataroom.
• Work with the offshore support team to build out an analysis package (e.g., Excel model) to analyze and interpret financial data.
• Build custom analyses with the guidance of Managers and Directors to identify key insights for clients.
• Drive forward the deal process, frequently communicating with key parties and managing internal and external deadlines.
• Sharpen leadership and client communication skills.
• Network with peers and connect with other Grant Thornton employees through social events and team-building exercises.
• Meet with a mentor for regular feedback and professional development discussions.
• Give back to the community through outreach activities.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting.
• Minimum overall GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• The willingness and ability to work additional hours, as needed, and travel to various client sites.
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and summarize financial information and large datasets.
• Strong technical aptitude and skillset.
• Demonstrated project management skillset including project planning and time management.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a complex team environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

About The Team

Whether it's your work location, weekly schedule, or flex time off, we empower you with the options to work the way that it best serves your clients and your life. Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.

We support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.

Benefits

• Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm’s medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm’s employee assistance program.
• Interns receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.
• Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns are not eligible for bonus compensation.