Summer Analyst, Investment Banking, BDO Capital Advisors - Summer 2028 (Richmond)
About the role
thenwith prose. - Responsibilities: list of duties: bullet list. - Qualifications/Education: includes Education Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Enrolled in Bachelor's or Master's program, required; focus in Finance or Accounting, preferred; Completion of junior year of Bachelor's, preferred; Experience Leadership experience, preferred; Software Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required; Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Strong written and verbal communication skills; Ability to follow instructions as directed; Ability to work effectively in a team setting; Positive attitude and willingness to learn; Seeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues related to compliance; Understanding of basic accounting and valuation methodologies. We can separate Qualifications (education) and Skills (abilities). But we can combine if needed. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including education, experience, skills). Possibly Pay (since they gave salary ranges per state). Benefits: they mention ESOP etc. There's a Benefits section: "We are proud to be an ESOP company..." plus "Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards...". So we can include Benefits. Schedule: not mentioned. So omit. Pay: they gave salary ranges per state. That's specific content. So include Pay section. We must not include boilerplate like Equal Opportunity Employer etc. Remove that. Also remove "About Us" maybe could be part of About the role? But we have "About Us" describing BDO values etc. That's not directly about the role but could be considered "About the company". The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So "About Us" is not in list; we could treat as "About the role" maybe incorporate some of that description. But we have a job summary already describing role. The "About Us" is more about BDO values. Could be considered "About the company" but not in allowed headings. Probably we should omit it as it's not required; but we might include as part of About the role? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine About the role and About Us into one section maybe "About the role". But the About Us is not about the role; it's about the company. However we could still include it as part of About the role? Might be stretching. Better to keep About the role from job summary, and maybe omit About Us as it's not required heading. The instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we can omit About Us if we don't have a heading for it. But we could still include its content under About the role? Might be considered adding unrelated content. Safer to keep only sections that map to allowed headings and have content: About the role (job summary), Responsibilities (duties), Qualifications (education, experience, skills), Benefits (ESOP, Total Rewards), Pay (salary ranges). Possibly also Skills separate but we can combine into Qualifications. We must not include "Requirements" heading if we have Qualifications covering that. But we could also have Requirements heading for things like "Enrolled in Bachelor's or Master's program, required; focus in Finance or Accounting, preferred; Completion of junior year of Bachelor's, preferred; Experience Leadership experience, preferred; Software Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required". That's basically qualifications. So we can use Qualifications. Now we need to format lists: Use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
. We need to preserve all substantive information: ensure we don't lose any details. Let's extract content. Job Summary / About the role: "BDO is a place for energetic self-starters who think and act like entrepreneurs. The BDO Capital Advisors (BCA) Intern will be responsible for utilizing their educational background and organizational skills to complete a broad range of analytical and operational tasks under the supervision of more experienced BCA professionals to support the firm’s extensive transaction-related services. In this role, the BCA Intern will gain a deeper understanding of the financials and operations of companies across industries. Additionally, the BCA intern will develop an understanding of the M&A deal process, including sellside M&A advisory, buyside engagements and private placements. This BCA internship will enable the candidate to develop the skills and relationships necessary to launch a career in the field of investment banking. BDO Capital Advisors, a wholly-owned affiliate of BDO USA, P.C., is a leading middle market investment bank that focuses on sellside advisory, acquisition advisory, capital raising and board advisory services. The firm has deep industry knowledge, extensive cross-border transaction experience and best-in-class deal execution capabilities. BDO’s investment bankers have collectively executed hundreds of transactions for clients including family-owned and entrepreneur-led companies, public corporations and leading private equity firms. BCA professionals leverage the full depth and breadth of BDO USA’s resources and sourcing network, which includes 75+ offices and over 12,000 professionals across the United States. BCA is a FINRA/SIPC member firm. The BCA team specializes in providing sellside M&A advisory services to middle market clients with enterprise values between $25 million and $500 million. The firm has broad industry expertise having closed transactions across industries including the Manufacturing & Distribution, Consumer, Food & Retail, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Business Services, Energy & Natural Resources and Technology, Media & Telecom sectors. BCA has reach with international buyers and insight into global M&A trends via the BDO International network, which has consistently ranked as a Top 10 global M&A middle market advisor by total deal volume. BDO International Corporate Finance operates in approximately 100 countries with over 2,000 professionals who provide investment banking services for clients across the globe." That's a lot. We'll keep as prose. Responsibilities (Job Duties): - Constructs financial models focusing on transaction valuation work through comparable company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and other industry metrics - Assists in the development and composition of appropriate written documentation including tailored pitch books, offering memoranda, company marketing collateral, management presentations, valuation reports, and other transaction materials - Conducts quantitative and qualitative data and industry data analysis - Contributes to deal sourcing efforts by researching new and prospective clients as well as their respective industries to help compile pitch books and/or internal memos - Other duties as required Supervisory Responsibilities N/A -> we can ignore as no content. Qualifications/Education etc: Education Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program, required; focus in Finance or Accounting, preferred - Completion of junior year of Bachelor’s, preferred - Experience Leadership experience, preferred - Software Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required - Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Ability to follow instructions as directed - Ability to work effectively in a team setting - Positive attitude and willingness to learn - Seeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues related to compliance - Understanding of basic accounting and valuation methodologies We could separate Education/Experience and Skills but we can combine. Benefits: From "About Us" section: "We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together. Learn more about our benefits: BDO Total Rewards encompass more than traditional benefits. Click here to find out more ! Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements." We should preserve that but remove the "Click here to find out more !" maybe it's a link/instruction; but it's part of benefits description. However it's like application instruction? It's a link to learn more; maybe we should remove as it's like navigation? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Click here to find out more !" is like a call to action for benefits; could be considered navigation? It's not exactly application instruction but it's a link. Safer to omit that phrase. Keep the substantive description of ESOP and Total Rewards. Pay: Salary ranges per state: - California Range: $40.00/hr - $45.00/hr - Colorado Range: $34.00/hr - $38.00/hr - Illinois Range: $36.00/hr - $40.00/hr - Maryland Range: $34.00/hr - $38.00/hr - Massachusetts Range: $36.00/hr - $40.00/hr - Minnesota Range: $32.00/hr - $36.00/hr - New Jersey Range: $38.00/hr - $42.00/hr - NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $36.00/hr - $40.00/hr - Virginia Range: $28.00/hr - $32.00/hr - Washington Range: $35.00/hr - $40.00/hr - Washington DC Range: $34.00/hr - $38.00/hr We should present as list. Now construct HTML. We'll have:
About the role
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Responsibilities
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Qualifications
- Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program, required; focus in Finance or Accounting, preferred
- Completion of junior year of Bachelor’s, preferred
- Leadership experience, preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to follow instructions as directed
- Ability to work effectively in a team setting
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Seeks advice of appropriate superiors regarding issues related to compliance
- Understanding of basic accounting and valuation methodologies
Benefits
We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together. BDO Total Rewards encompass more