PNC & Summer Associate 

United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis 

870705863

Why Harris Williams

• As a summer associate, you will have a high level of exposure to clients and senior bankers, who will place value in your ideas and unique perspective. Summer associates are responsible for driving work forward, in partnership with associates and analysts.
• Diverse projects: Summer associates contribute to key workstreams throughout client engagements. Beyond client work, the summer associate role will expand your professional experience through recruiting initiatives, mentorship programming, efforts to generate new client engagements, and more.
• Collaborative work environment: Our goal is to unlock value in great businesses, and it starts by unlocking greatness in each other. We value a range of backgrounds and expertise, and we know our work is better when our teams inspire every individual to confidently contribute.
• Professional development: Your professional development is our top priority. Summer interns convene in our Richmond headquarters for their first week of the internship. Our robust training program is designed to build relationships, provide baseline knowledge of M&A, and prepare you for client engagements.

What We Look For

As a Summer Associate, you will learn the deal process through live transaction work alongside seasoned banking professionals.Our goal is for summer associates to have a robust and realistic experience that closely simulates the role of a full-time associate at Harris Williams.

Harris Williams hires individuals who are motivated by challenge, demonstrated through academic performance and prior work experience. While no specific academic concentration is required, the following skillsets are desired:

• Excel – Understanding of formulas, data validation, macros, tables, conditional formatting
• Accounting – Working understanding of how the income statement, cash flow statement and balance sheet connect and willingness to deepen accounting and valuation subject matter expertise over time
• Problem solving – Able to identify trends in data and articulate the impact of those patterns

What Makes a Harris Williams Summer Associate

Summer Associates who thrive at Harris Williamswork on multiple activities and workstreams while maintaining focus on quality. Our most successful associates…

• Approach all tasks with humility and inspire collegiality and enthusiasm
  • View challenging tasks as opportunities for growth
  • Share ideas and credit among peers and teammates
  • Learn from mentors
  • Follow instructions and guidance from deal team members
• Are curious self-starters
  • Exhaust available resources before asking senior deal team members for guidance
  • Offer creative suggestions and thoughtful solutions
  • Ask “What’s next?” and work ahead instead of waiting for direction
  • Seek feedback from your teammates/peers during and at the end of a project
• Are responsive
  • This is an “on-call”, in-office role
  • Answer emails and calls quickly
  • Attend deal team meetings in-person
  • Find moments of levity even when working long hours
  • Clarify deadlines as needed
  • Stay aligned with your team on active workstreams and upcoming tasks
• Partner with the Analyst and Associate
  • Take pride in your work by delivering accurate, thoughtful work product
  • Seek feedback from your teammates/peers during and after key deliverable completion
  • Stay aligned with your team on active workstreams and upcoming tasks
• Articulate thoughts and ideas to your teammates on day 1, both verbally and in writing
  • Speak up during internal (Harris Williams deal team/colleagues) and external (client/C-suite facing) discussions, as directed by your deal team
  • Translate technical concepts, data, and analysis into a compelling story that resonates in the market

Diversity Fellowship

• At Harris Williams, we are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative culture where the backgrounds, identities and experiences of all are valued. Our Diversity Fellowship Program awards a monetary bonus and summer associate internship to first-year MBA students who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and are passionate about helping us further our efforts.
• The deadline to apply for our early interview process and ensure consideration for a fellowship is 12pm ET on October 4, 2024. Please reach out directly to Sara Moir to learn more about the application process,

Other Requirements

• Submit application through Harris Williams’ website, . Make sure to include your cover letter and resume
  (Please combine your resume and cover letter into one PDF and upload and include your office location preference in your cover letter)
• Complete a profile with Suited which will cover your academic background, prior work experience, employment preferences, and ask a series of suitability questions. Your Suited score will be considered as a data point in addition to your resume, interactions with the firm, etc. Please click the following link to proceed:
• Please reach out to Sara Moir ( ) if you have any questions

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and requiredneeded to be successful in this position.

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with >1 years of relevant professional experience. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.No DegreeNo Required Certification(s)No Required License(s)Base Salary: $175,000.00 – $175,000.00 Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education.
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