May 2025 Externship

Equity MethodsScottsdale, Arizona, United StatesOnsite

Description

Equity Methods May 2025 Externship

If you're interested in seeing how advanced forecasting and budgeting is performed in a complex accounting/finance area, this externship may be for you. Meet Equity Methods professionals, capture a glimpse of the types of problems tackled in consulting, and network with some other outstanding students.Registration is now open for this two-day externship in beginning on May 15 and ending on May 16, 2025. We will review applications from over 40 universities to select 18 students to participate in the externship.With over 110 professionals and experience serving hundreds of publicly traded clients (including 45 Fortune 100 companies), Equity Methods seeks to combine the best of a large professional services firm with the best of an entrepreneurial, technology-enabled company.

We work hard in the quest to have high impact and deliver exemplary client service that supports our client retention and overall growth story. We have consistently been rated a Top Company to Work for in Arizona.

The Externship in Detail

Externs will gain exposure to a central problem in forecasting and budgeting for stock-based compensation expense, modeling a real assignment we were given by a Fortune 100 company. Stock compensation is one of this company's top three expenses and subject to numerous moving parts that have historically made forecasting precision an elusive goal. Senior management at this company reached a level of frustration over imprecise forecasting, and asked whether we could help.Stock compensation is a principal battleground in which technology and data analytics are being used to change the way in which accounting and finance are done.

There are too many moving parts for spreadsheet-based solutions to work. We are passionate about unleashing the power of technology and analytics on complex accounting and finance topics.

What You’ll Do

Spend a few hours of online training prior to the start of the externship. Topics will include stock compensation theory, SAS programming tutorials, and insight into the industry landscape

Work toward solving a capstone case in forecasting, which was an actual initiative Equity Methods performed for a Fortune 100 client after senior management demanded lower forecasting-to-actual variances

Lessons in explaining and presenting results from experienced Equity Methods presenters

Spend two days of in-office time, which will be split between training with Equity Methods managers, working on the case, and coaching on your progress

Enjoy lunches and dinners with different Equity Methods professionals of all levels and tenure, giving you a feel for the culture, day-to-day challenges, and practical realities of a career in consulting

Benefits From Participating

Exposure to the power of technology and data analytics in a core accounting/finance discipline

See how accounting/finance priorities are moving past basic "reporting of the news" (standard SEC reporting) to predicting the news (forecasting and planning)

Interact and network with senior professionals in a nationally recognized consulting practice

Gain applied knowledge that is not taught in school

Candidate Requirements

Strong academic track record (please be sure to list your GPA on your resume)

Current students at the Sophomore, Junior, Senior and Graduate level pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related analytical field

Not yet committed to a permanent position with another company at graduation

Resourceful in learning and intellectually curious

Interest in the role of technology in disrupting finance and accounting

Interest in obtaining a consulting position upon graduation

Ability to spend 2-4 hours of pre-externship preparation (baseline tutorials so that you can hit the ground running on day 1)

Life at Equity Methods

Thrive Here & What We ValueVibrant in-office culture focused on collaboration, fellowship, and food | Maintain a welcoming, comfortable, and productive environment for employees and guests.</s> | Award-winning Financial Reporting team that specializes in developing controlled processes to manage external and internal reporting for publicly traded companies' share-based payment programs | Combines the best of a large professional services firm with the best of an entrepreneurial, technology-enabled company | Fosters excellence in client service, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement | Promotes from within and celebrates diverse strengths of colleagues</s> | Results-focused and growth-oriented consulting professional | Zealous about exceptional client service and delighting every client, large or small | Lean and agile—no manager layers that get to sit back and just talk | Growth-oriented—both in welcoming new clients into the fold and seeing professional development in our outstanding colleagues | Mentoring-rich—we’re not a competitive, eat-what-you-kill culture, and our consultants achieve professional growth via hands-on client experience and feedback from leaders | All about impact—our professionals love the opportunity to make an impact on clients, each other, and the long-run trajectory of the business | Not a 9-to-5 job—because all the above items just take time, even for very smart and efficient people.</s> | Collaborative work environment | Opportunities for professional growth and development | Flexible work schedule options | Recognition for outstanding performance</s> | Embraces the synergistic role of technology and expertise in creating client impact | Delivers impact-rich services across three core practice groups: financial reporting, valuation services, and HR advisory | Consistently rated a Top Company to Work for in Arizona</s> | Proactive, ownership-based work style expected for all members of the engagement team | Positive impact by delivering results for clients as a team | Agile, forthright communication approach and tight, ongoing internal collaboration horizontally and vertically | Small teams = big responsibility | Good judgment required | High quality of life in Scottsdale, Arizona | Diverse clientele from dozens of Fortune 500 firms to early-stage pre-IPO firms | Bias toward promoting from within and celebrating diverse strengths of colleagues</s> | Values high attention to detail, a bias toward action over talking, strong analytical reasoning, and exceptional judgment | Lean and agile—we don’t have manager layers that get to sit back and just talk. | Growth-oriented—both in welcoming new clients into the fold and seeing professional development in our outstanding colleagues. | Feedback-heavy—because that’s how to unlock growth. | Mentoring-rich—we’re not a competitive, eat-what-you-kill culture, and our consultants achieve professional growth via hands-on client experience and feedback from leaders. | All about impact—our professionals love the opportunity to make an impact on clients, each other, and the long-run trajectory of the business. | Eager to solve clients’ toughest problems—because that’s where the greatest impact is created even though these challenges are riddled with ambiguity and complexity. | Devoted to plain-language deliverables that clients find easy to consume and yet rigorous—because clients value our ability to make the complex simple for them. | Lean and agile - no manager layers that get to sit back and just talk | Growth-oriented - welcoming new clients into the fold and seeing professional development in our outstanding colleagues | Feedback-heavy - because that's how to unlock growth | Mentoring-rich - not a competitive, eat-what-you-kill culture, and our consultants achieve professional growth via hands-on client experience and feedback from leaders | All about impact - our professionals love the opportunity to make an impact on clients, each other, and the long-run trajectory of the business | Eager to solve clients’ toughest problems - because that's where the greatest impact is created even though these challenges are riddled with ambiguity and complexity | Not a 9-to-5 job - because all the above items just take time, even for very smart and efficient people</s>