Valuation & Modeling Intern - Summer 2027

About the role

Our clients rely on us to help them answer questions about value – value of their business, value of their assets and value of their financial instruments. By answering these questions for our clients, we enable them to critically evaluate transactions, refine their business models, drive optimal financial performance, and comply with financial and tax reporting requirements.

The environment is fast-paced and we place a premium on exposing our professionals to a variety of engagements. You will have the opportunity to develop your critical thinking and finance and accounting skills as well as interact directly with senior financial executives.

Responsibilities

• Gaining an understanding of client operations, processes, and business objectives.
• Learning new skills, technologies, and Grant Thornton methodologies.
• Working on a variety of client engagements that vary by size, region, and industry.
• Receiving hands-on mentoring and career coaching.
• Participating in team building and networking events with your peers.
• Obtaining professional development, continuing education, and focused training.
• Giving back to the community through outreach activities.
• Sharpening your leadership skills.

Requirements

• A minimum overall GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance (required); minor in accounting preferred.
• The willingness and ability to work additional hours, as needed.
• Ability to travel to various client sites as needed.
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities.
• A positive mindset for dealing with multiple tasks, deliverables, and learning new concepts.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a team environment while maintaining a strong attention to detail.
• A high aptitude to work with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).

Qualifications

• Embrace different points of view and welcome opposing and conflicting ideas.
• Open mindset that is willing to learn new skills.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Skills

• Self-starters and demonstrate the desire to build skills related to Grant Thornton’s core values of: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility.

Benefits

• We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.

Pay

The pay rate for this position in the firm’s Chicago, Illinois office is $37 per hour.

Schedule

This position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site.

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.

About The Team

The team you’re about to join is ready to help you thrive. Here’s how:

• Work-life integration options that work best for you and those in your household.
• Personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you.

Additional Details

• It is the policy of Grant Thornton to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions (including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, working conditions, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, evaluations, and termination) are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or civil union status, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, handicap, genetic predisposition or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of Grant Thornton LLP to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
• For Los Angeles Applicants only: We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
• For Massachusetts Applicants only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Gran Thornton does not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employments or continued employment.