<p>Does anyone have any knowledge on what exactly this internship entails?</p>
<p>There is a long description given for it, but it is not too specific and hits many broad sections.</p>
<p>Thank-you.</p>
<p>Link to job posting. Or paste description and responsibilities.</p>
<p>Description:</p>
<p>Position/Program Title Advisory FM&A Intern Boston Summer 2010
PwC/LoS Overview Are you interested in the opportunity to work for an industry-leading company that services fortune 500 companies, and will give you the experience and exposure you need to build your career? If you are, then PricewaterhouseCoopers is the company for you. PwC is well placed to help clients meet the challenges and opportunities of the US marketplace. We offer the perspective of a global organization combined with detailed knowledge of local, state and US national issues. More than 153,000 people in 155 countries across our network share knowledge, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and deliver practical advice.</p>
<p>At PwC, you will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. We offer a flexible career progression model that allows for a variety of challenging opportunities to develop your career. We provide unparalleled coaching, mentoring, and career development programs; global opportunities; and state of the art technology-driven methodologies to help you provide quality service to our clients.</p>
<p>At PwC, you will find Advisory professionals with unparalleled financial and accounting expertise, knowledge of business processes, industry insight and technology, and customer relationship skills. Our Advisory professionals help companies anticipate, create and manage change. In short, we help companies to : (1) respond to crises, (2) improve business processes, and (3) transform their business. Note that across all of these solutions, we embed sustainability into our approach. This also includes helping clients to sustain prior changes that may have been undertaken to address a crisis.</p>
<p>Members of our Advisory practice provide a valuable service to our clients and strive to differentiate PwC by executing the following:</p>
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<li>We put our clients first: Each client situation is unique, and we tailor our approach to every relationship and engagement;</li>
<li>We view the world from a clients perspective: From the initial client meeting onward, we listen first, and then assemble a hand-picked team from across the firm;</li>
<li>We create lasting value for our clients: We bring together the precision, structure, and deep analytical capabilities of audit and tax and the creative mindset and problem-solving skills of consulting; and,</li>
<li>We focus on action, impact, and value: We dont just assess and recommend; we also help our clients implement with agility and flexibility.
Job Description The Advisory Financial Management and Analysis team possesses knowledge of core operating environments of finance functions for a wide range of companies - start-ups through large multi-international organizations. Individuals typically have experience with improving companies’ transactional and decision support processes, enhancing underlying technologies, and refining organizational designs required to make each individual process more effective and operate in an efficient matter. Other core competencies include strong written and presentation skills as well as change management capabilities.
Position/Program Requirements Job Duties</li>
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<p>Participate in select phases of Financial Management and Analysis projects including evaluating accounting, economic and/or financial issues of a client.</p>
<p>Demonstrate creative thinking and individual initiative.</p>
<p>Cultivate teamwork dynamics through working as a team member: understand personal and team roles; contribute to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; proactively seek guidance, clarification and feedback.</p>
<p>Demonstrate flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; communicate potential conflicts to a supervisor.</p>
<p>Job Requirements</p>
<p>Interest in all aspects of financial management and analysis and a desire to pursue a career in Advisory.</p>
<p>Demonstrate the ability to research and analyze pertinent client, industry, and technical matters.</p>
<p>Ability to demonstrate strong problem solving skills and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.</p>
<p>Ability to interact with various levels of client and firm management in both written and verbal form.</p>
<p>Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development.</p>
<p>Flexibility and desire to travel, as client assignments require.</p>