Who We Are:
Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of “well-th. rebalanced.” Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).
Our commitment to our culture is demonstrated every day through the Hightower Way. By joining Hightower, you will build a community of inclusive relationships, take proactive ownership, embrace others’ perspectives, and have an uncompromising dedication to excellence.
Hightower’s Summer Internship Program:
Hightower commits to a transparent, people first environment where talent is maximized through our diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Our interns join this community with opportunities to immerse themselves in Hightower’s culture and learn about the financial services industry. Throughout their journey at Hightower, they will develop practical skills necessary for future success and post-graduate opportunities.
The 11-week summer internship program provides opportunities to:
- Access to Executive Leadership Team members for weekly Q&A sessions
- Learn directly from industry experts by having weekly 1:1 conversations related to career development
- Attend workshops related post-college career paths and personal development
- Gain exposure to all that the financial services industry has to offer
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of and make significant contributions to department initiatives and goals
- Establish a mentor-mentee relationship with team members
As an intern, you will participate in development meetings, a variety of networking, mentoring and community events, all intended to help establish what your well-th story is.
The position is full time for the 11 weeks and is a paid non-exempt (overtime pay eligible) position.
About Our Team:
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is critical in the development and execution of the company’s growth strategy. The FP&A team leverages its access to data and an understanding of the business strategy to drive & support decision making at the executive level. The team operates in a highly interactive environment both within the team and across other functions in the organization.
What You’ll Do:
- Gain an understanding of the role of the FP&A department at an organization through educational conversations on department setup, roles in the team and how the team interacts with the rest of the organization
- Assist team members in ongoing operations including financial close, performance analysis, data manipulation and visualization, and variance and trend analysis
- Develop financial models to help management evaluate initiatives; work cross functionally to develop assumptions and understand downstream impacts of potential initiatives
- Assist FP&A team members in process improvement efforts
- Assist in the development of reporting materials for investors, lenders and company leadership
- Specific project work is not yet determined, but previous interns have assisted in conducting pricing analysis and margin analysis to compare across Hightower’s 100+ firms and the industry
Who You Are:
- Current full-time undergraduate student with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above
- You are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline
- Solid baseline of financial concepts, financial modeling capabilities, and an understanding of the core financial statements
- Excel (can perform complex functions) and PowerPoint experience
- Competence to build relationships and collaborate within Finance and across the organization
- Self-starter that will seek out opportunities to step in and help
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment comfortably
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.
You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.
Other details
- Pay Type Hourly