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Financial Analyst Intern

GA Group Advisory and Valuation Services, LLC
Chicago, IL Intern
POSTED ON 1/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2025

Job Description

Job Description

GA Group is one of the nation's leading financial valuation firms providing a unique collection of services made up of Advisory, Real Estate, Retail, and Wholesale & Industrial solutions, in a combined breadth of expertise to offer tailored results across industries. From operational efficiency and restructuring to growth initiatives, we are committed to converting challenges into strategic advantages and enhancing value for our clients.

GA Group is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices across the U.S. Visit us at https : / / gagroup.com / to learn more!

Within our Inventory Appraisal practice, our valuation work is a key piece of diligence helping financial institutions prepare asset-based loans for a variety of companies within a broad range of industries, including Retail and Consumer Products, Food, Wine and Spirits, Metals, Energy, Building Products, and Automotive, among others.

Over a 10-week internship, the Financial Analyst Intern will learn and perform the basic functions of GA Group’s Financial Analyst role . The intern will end the internship with an overall understanding of what the Financial Analyst role entails and how it supports the project team and the overall appraisal process.

This is a hybrid position reporting to GA’s local office locations (Needham, MA, Chicago, Dallas, Westlake, CA). The following description outlines what a Financial Analyst is responsible for as part of a team at GA Group.

Financial Analyst Job Description

The Financial Analyst's primary role is to provide analytical support to a project team through work on multiple appraisal assignments each month ensuring project deadlines are met. Each inventory appraisal provides GA Group's clients with a valuation for each subject company's inventory, based on key financial metrics, tailored to meet the requirements of the client's intended use.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following :

  • Ability to assist a project leader, that handles three to four appraisals per month in a supportive role, demonstrating conceptual and technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Analyze company-provided data and perform item-level analysis to uncover historical and emerging financial trends
  • Effectively set priorities and work in an organized manner while managing multiple moving deadlines
  • Perform due diligence, monitoring and communicating open data items with the direct manager or project leader to ensure fulfillment of open diligence requests
  • Maintain a high level of internal communication with the deal team
  • Perform industry research and maintain a database of industry-specific information related to appraisal subject companies
  • Gain experience in the qualitative and quantitative analytical and administrative skillsets required to transition into a project leadership role

Education, Experience, and Skills

  • Rising Senior (graduation date 2026) majoring in Business, with a concentration in Finance, Economics, or Accounting preferred
  • Knowledge of financial statements and understanding of accounting terms
  • Ability to balance and work on multiple projects at once and continue to provide high-quality product
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrate excellent level of MS Excel operations and other Microsoft Office applications.
  • Demonstrate coachability and a strong eagerness to learn and apply GA Group’s appraisal methods and practices.
  • Why GA Group?

  • Growth opportunities with training and internal path to promotion
  • Encouragement to contribute your valuable ideas to improve our company, products, and services
  • Regular communication with senior management of companies in a wide range of industries, providing frequent opportunities to expand your business knowledge.
  • Healthy work-life balance with a hybrid position, allowing for both remote work and in-person interaction and collaboration.
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