Financial Analyst Intern

Role Description

Position is guaranteed 30 hours a week (up to 40) at $18 per hour and has the opportunity to extend into the school year.

Seeking a rising senior (intended graduation between January 2019 and June 2019)

Company Description

Great American Group® Advisory & Valuation Services, L.L.C. (“GA”) is one of the nation’s leading inventory appraisal and valuation firms. Our appraisals help financial institutions prepare asset-based loans for a variety of companies within a broad range of industries. From auto parts to liquor to clothing to computers – you name it, we’ve probably appraised it! GA helps keep the wheels of the economy spinning. Please visit our website at http://www.greatamerican.com.

Why GA?

Growth opportunities and flexibility for high performers
A relaxed office environment with a fun and hard-working team
Social events for fun, team-building, and networking
Encouragement to contribute your valuable ideas to improve our company, products, and services

Qualifications

Ideal candidate would be a rising senior with a May 2019 graduation date majoring in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline

The candidate must possess the following attributes:

Excellent excel skills
Detail-oriented
Excellent review and analytical skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities
Excellent research and problem-solving skills
Strong planning and organization skills
Assertiveness and strong initiative

Responsibilities

An intern will assist and perform certain functions of a Financial Analyst and learn what the position entails during their summer internship. The following description outlines what a Financial Analyst is responsible for as part of a team at GA.

Perform analysis as part of a team handling multiple projects with varying deadlines each month. A team typically handles four to six appraisals a month.
Review target company sales, gross margin, inventory and operating expense performance information. Alert project leader to any open items to insure compliance.
Utilize received data to perform all inventory and financial analysis in our appraisal financial models.
Perform sku analysis to identify slow moving segments of inventory.
Communicate open items and status of analysis internally, as well as with client bank and target company.
Review analysis to ensure adherence to defined Great American quality standards and policies.
Based on analysis, provide insight to Project Manager with regard to target company key business trends, risk, and make recommendations to Project Manager.
Participate in internal meetings and discussions with our liquidation and disposition group to determine overall values for the target company.
Provide support to other project teams and with ad hoc analytical projects as needed

Job Type: Internship

Salary: $18.00 /hour

Required education: