JOB REQUISITIONIndianapolis Business Performance Improvement Intern - 2025LOCATIONINDIANAPOLISADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)JOB DESCRIPTIONAre You Ready to Live Something Different with Protiviti?The Protiviti career provides an opportunity to learn, impact, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. By teaming with our clients, we solve the business challenges a dynamic world presents and discover and implement innovative business solutions. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values. Imagining our work as a journey, integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.Are you inspired to make a difference? You've come to the right place.POSITION HIGHLIGHTS Business Performance Improvement interns work with Protiviti’s clients, who are typically among the world’s leading companies. As an intern, you collaborate with the team to deliver client solutions for complex business problems these organizations face. Experience tells us that our future leaders need to be both knowledgeable and deep in an area of expertise but also versatile, having a broad range of capabilities and skill sets to solve today’s complex business problems. That’s why we focus on developing interns across our business, so you gain experience in different industries, grow your technical capabilities, and gain leadership qualities that will ensure your future success.Our culture is grounded in empowerment, teamwork, and problem-solving. At all career levels, we encourage innovation, seeking your ideas and insights. Our people care about one another; they coach, guide, and help each team member to be their very best. When you join our team, you will participate in Liftoff with Protiviti, our award-winning onboarding live-virtual experience with gamification embedded in the delivery. You will also attend The Intern Challenge, an experiential learning course that will help you transition successfully into your role as an intern. Protiviti’s internship is an innovative experience designed to take you on a journey to immerse you in our unique business and culture. Through our internship, you may work across various industries and engage in internal initiatives, all of which will fuel your curiosity, uncover hidden strengths, and prepare you for your career. During the internship, you will get a preview of Foundations, Protiviti’s innovative entry-level full-time career opportunity, which provides you with experiences and learning opportunities in business operations, consulting, data, relationship building, technology, and innovation.With each project, you receive hands-on training in a nurturing environment and interact with leaders across our practice. Talent Managers will assign specific project experiences that support career growth, your skills, and the needs of the business. A network of advisors will help you navigate challenges and celebrate milestones. There are opportunities to join committees, participate in employee network groups, enjoy social, civic, and networking activities to aid in building meaningful relationships across the firm and in the community. The Business Performance Improvement Solution interns are hired into one of four different segments, including:
Finance Performance Management: Provides custom solutions to help finance leaders address their current challenges and explore opportunities for continuous growth, delivering innovative solutions and supporting finance as a forward-thinking, strategic partner to the business. At the core, our methodology aligns people, processes, and technology to drive efficiency, productivity, and transformation, enabling change and creating value for the entire organization.
Financial Reporting & Remediation Compliance: Helps companies reduce their risk of non-compliance while limiting exposure to financial restatements and other costly non-routine situations. Our professionals provide the critical functional and project management expertise necessary to cost-effectively prepare for and manage non-routine situations such as restatements, mergers, and IPOs. Protiviti’s team proactively monitors new accounting rules, alerts clients to changing requirements, and assists with addressing complex accounting or reporting challenges.
People & Change: Our professionals help companies with the people, talent, and skills components of their business. We assist organizations in developing differentiated employee experiences to better attract, retain, and engage talent. We also help organizations enable sustained behavior changes to support large-scale initiatives.
Supply Chain & Operations: Protiviti’s supply chain and operations experts work closely with key stakeholders to deliver industry-leading practices, drive innovation, and tailor business solutions that reduce risk and cost to improve outcomes for our customers.
Meaningful onboarding. Impactful training. Foundational learning. These experiences define Protiviti’s award-winning internship – an experience that builds upon your skills and knowledge and enables you to thrive professionally.QUALIFICATIONS
Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Project Management, Supply Chain, or other business majors)
Visa Status: All applicants applying for U.S. job openings need authorization to work in the United States for Protiviti without sponsorship now or in the future
Graduation Status: Must be within one year of final graduation at the time of internship
Technical Skills Desired of an entry-level Business Performance Improvement Consultant:
Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including documentation of findings and recommendations
Ability to apply critical thinking skills and innovation to client engagements across various industries
A foundation in accounting and finance processes and objectives
Experience in tools such as Microsoft Office (particularly Project, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and Tableau)
WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL
Strong academic background
Working in teams, as well as independently
Being creative and analytical
Passionate about evaluating, synthesizing, organizing, and interpreting data and information
Possessing excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development
Desiring to learn and a receptiveness to feedback and mentoring
Drive towards obtaining professional certifications
OUR HYBRID WORKPLACEProtiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments. APPLICATION PROCESSApply at www.protiviti.com/careers .Note: Students may apply for only one location or solution. Duplicate applications will not be accepted. Applicants must be 18 years of age at the time of the internship to be considered.#LI-HybridT he hourly rate for this position is below. $28/hrInterns participate in a variety of professional development opportunities and are eligible for paid holidays that occur within the duration of the internship, Protiviti’s 401(k) plan, Employee Assistance Program, Matching Gifts Program, and various discounts through PerkSpot. Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.In your email please include the following:
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For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.JOB LOCATIONIN INDIANAPOLISProtiviti (www.protiviti.com (https://www.protiviti.com/us-en) ) is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Protiviti and our independent and locally owned Member Firms provide clients with consulting and managed solutions in finance, technology, operations, data, analytics, digital, legal, HR, governance, risk and internal audit through our network of more than 85 offices in over 25 countries.Named to the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® (https://fortune.com/company/protiviti/best-companies/) list, Protiviti has served more than 80 percent of Fortune 100 and nearly 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The firm also works with smaller, growing companies, including those looking to go public, as well as with government agencies. Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en) ). Founded in 1948, Robert Half is a member of the S&P 500 index.Click HERE (https://learnmore.protiviti.com/joinourtalentcommunity) to receive insider insights to life at Protiviti and be among the first to hear about new career opportunities that align with your areas of interest