Corporate Finance, Transaction Advisory

4 days ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States BRG Full time $35 - $45
We do Consulting Differently

Our Summer Associate internships will be approximately 8 weeks in length and will begin Summer 2026. Summer Associate positions are for candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and July 2027.

Overview

The BRG Corporate Finance practice specializes in providing strategic, operational, and financial advice to private equity firms, management teams, boards of directors, investors, hedge funds, and other lenders on companies that are either underperforming or in transition.

The BRG Transaction Advisory practice is seeking to add professionals due to growth. The ideal candidate should be prepared to work in a team-oriented environment on a diverse range of transaction advisory assignments. Articulating findings and recommendations around the key financial and business issues in a transaction and key value drivers are critical components for this position. The ideal candidate will have skills in the following areas:

  • Financial Statement Review and Reconciliations
  • Quality of Earnings
  • Quality of Net Working Capital
  • Business and Transactional Performance

Responsibilities

  • Support the day-to-day activities of BRG's Corporate Finance – Transaction Advisory client service teams executing on buy and sell side diligence engagements.
  • Manage multiple tasks across a consulting engagement including modeling and client presentations.
  • Utilize business, finance, accounting, and analytical skills to perform tasks including, but not limited to: quality of earnings, financial trend analysis, working capital trending, and benchmark, financial statement review, and business plan assessments.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment; collaborate with TA and BRG experts, professionals from other firms and client contacts to achieve engagement objectives.
  • Assist in preparation of reports, written analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables.
  • Participate in the development of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial consulting practice including assisting in marketing, client pitches, and product and practice development
  • Demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, quality, and integrity.
  • Assist in identifying issues for purchase price adjustments and potential deal structuring insights.

Qualifications

  • Progression towards a Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting or Finance;
  • CPA Eligibility is preferred;
  • Desire to join a consulting or professional services environment;
  • Strong data analysis skills and problem-solving abilities;
  • Desire and ability to manage processes and other staff;
  • Strong written and oral communication skills and a demonstrated ability to interact with senior management;
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize changing work demands; and
  • Willingness to travel as needed.

Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Hourly Rate: $35-45 per hour.

About BRG
 
BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise purpose-built for agility and connectivity, which sets us apart—and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our top-tier professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of proven real-world experience to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges for organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives that, when paired with our global reach and resources, make us uniquely capable to address our clients' challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don't just show you what's possible. We're built to help you make it happen.  

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.



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