Corporate Development Intern - Knowles Corporation
Itasca, IL
About the Job
This is a compensated internship and will run through the summer 2024
Corporate Development INTERN:
- Researches and analyzes industries, market segments, and business models. Evaluates the merits of alternatives and presents findings to management.
- Analyzes companies, including their products, market positions and competitive positions.
- Evaluates potential corporate development opportunities (e.g. by providing strategic due diligence, financial statement analyses, financial modeling, and returns analyses) and monitors existing strategic initiatives.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP Roles and Responsibilities:
The roles and responsibilities of a Corporate Development Summer Intern vary and may include but are not limited to:
- Developing and maintaining financial models.
- Performing various financial analyses, including valuations.
- Conducting comprehensive and in-depth company and industry research.
- Preparing presentations and other materials.
- Participating in all aspects of the M&A transaction process.
Position Requirements:
We are looking for highly resourceful and analytical undergraduate college students with the following attributes:
- GPA Requirement: 3.5.
- Intellectually curious with a passion for learning.
- Self-starter with strong organization and time management skills.
- Analytical and creative thinker.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ambitious and capable of working in small teams.
- Experience with Microsoft Office tools --- Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Undergraduate business major candidates – Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business Administration.
- An interest in technology.
Preferred candidates will also have the following:
- Fundamental understanding of 3-way financial statements, financial modeling, and enterprise valuation methodologies.
- Basic knowledge of mergers and acquisition transactions.
- Career interests in one or more of the following: corporate development, investment banking, private equity, management consultant, entrepreneurship, public accounting.
- Rising seniors or graduating seniors planning to directly enter a Master’s program.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Knowles Corporation is a market leader and global supplier of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions with facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Knowles strives to continuously reinvent the industry and develop technology that improves user experiences for consumer electronics, communications, MedTech, defense, electric vehicle, and industrial markets. Knowles develops products that enhance how people interact with and enjoy the world around them each and every day. As the industry leader in MEMS microphones and balanced armature speakers, with strong capabilities in audio processing, Knowles’ technology improves the user experience in mobile, ear, and IoT applications. Knowles’ Precision Devices segment develops cutting-edge solutions in high-end capacitors, and mmWave radio frequency (“RF”) technologies for a diverse set of fast-growing markets and applications that require high performance for mission-critical systems.
At Knowles, we are committed to engineering a better tomorrow through the actions we take on a daily basis. We believe that our focus on ethical, socially responsible, and environmentally sustainable behavior guides our decision-making processes and helps keep us accountable. Visit us at knowles.com.
Source : Knowles Corporation