2026 Financial Management Consulting Intern - West Monroe : Job Details

To help our recruiting team focus on your preference, please submit your application for the practice and location that is your top priority. While you can apply to up to three roles within 30 days, prioritizing your top choice is recommended. If you submit a fourth application within the 30 days, you will receive a rejection email indicating that you have reached the limit of applications you can submit. Launch your consulting journey with West Monroe West Monroe is seeking Consulting Interns to join our Financial Management Team within our Operations Excellence (OpEx) Practice. In this role, interns leverage their business and technology acumen to guide the transformation of our clients across their COO, CFO and CIO organizations. These projects typically involve developing current-state assessment, strategy, and business case, or managing the implementation of the transformation. As a Financial Management Consulting Intern, youwill use your skills to transformour clients' accounting, budgeting, planning, and financial reporting processes. This transformation is achieved through process improvements, enhancements in core technologies, and operating model refinements. Interns aligned to our Operations Excellence Practice will build depth and expertise in their selected area of focus across industries, while sometimes being exposed to our other functional disciplines, pending business need. Interns hone their skills in critical thinking, data analysis, and presentation. Perhaps more importantly, through our supportive culture, interns also learn how personally meaningful it is to work for a firm whose mission is to create the next generation of leaders. Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a project team to assist client CFOs in identifying and implementing improvement opportunities in financial close, reporting, forecasting, and analytics by:

• Assessing current state business processes and the technology enablement of key processes within the Office of the CFO

• Analyzing and identifying areas for alignment between business strategy and finance strategy

• Developing transformational roadmaps to modernize and optimize clients' financial processes, technologies, and workforce

• Contribute to the selection of new technologies (e.g., ERP) and support implementations by:

• Assessing the current state of business and IT application landscapes

• Developing and aligning IT strategy with key business objectives and creating future state roadmaps

• Assisting in the software selection process, from documenting client requirements to evaluating software vendors and recommending optimal solutions

• Participating in implementations, including project management activities and core implementation tasks (design, build, configure, test, deploy)

What You'll Bring to the Team

• Sharp analytical thinking and an interest in solving complex problems

• Ability to stay organized and manage priorities in a fast-moving environment

• Demonstrated leadership potential through academics, extracurriculars, or prior work experience

• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal

• A collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for contributing to team success

• Curiosity and a passion for continuous learning and innovation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in progress, with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and July 2027

• Intern candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without limitation or sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., OPT, H-1B visa, TN, etc.)

• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

• Must reside within 50 miles of your assigned office before your start date and throughout the internship; our culture emphasizes team collaboration within a hybrid work model

• Ability and willingness to travel Monday - Thursday (up to 50%); travel expenses covered by West Monroe

Preferred Qualifications

• Majors in:

• Accounting

• Business Analytics

• Data Science

• Finance

• Information Systems

Join our team and make a lasting impact! Based on pay transparency guidelines, the pay rate for this role is $39.00. Other consultancies talk at you. At West Monroe, we work with you. We're a global business and technology consulting firm passionate about creating measurable value for our clients, delivering real-world solutions. The combination of business and technology is not new, but how we bring them together is unique. We're fluent in both. We know that technology alone is not the answer, but how we apply it is. We rely on data to constantly adapt and solve new challenges. Actions that work today with outcomes that generate value for years to come. At West Monroe, we zero in on the heart of the opportunity, getting to results faster and preparing people for what's next. You'll feel the difference in how we work. We show up personally. We're right there in the room with you, co-creating through the challenges. With West Monroe, collaboration isn't a lofty promise, but a daily action. We work together with you to turn vision into clear action with lasting impact. West Monroeis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer We believe in treating each employee and applicant for employment fairly and with dignity. We base our employment decisions on merit, experience, and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. To learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at West Monroe, visit www.westmonroe.com/inclusion. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in our recruiting process, please inquire by sending an email to [email protected]. If you are based in California, we encourage you to read West Monroe's Notice at Collection for California residents, provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and linked here.