Finance & Accounting Internship – Controllership

Job Description

2027 Summer Intern – Finance Controllership | General Motors

The Tone:
This is a full-time internship at General Motors, located in Detroit or Warren, MI. General Motors is committed to a vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion, driving change for a better, safer, and more equitable world. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate across diverse teams, contributing to enterprise-wide results by developing and implementing business solutions to critical company issues. As an intern, you will play a key role in solving important issues facing the company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Detroit or Warren, MI

• Team: Collaborates cross-functionally across GM’s global portfolio, specifically within Corporate or Automotive Controllership functions.
• Mission: To support and coordinate with GM’s global portfolio by crafting and implementing timely business solutions and solving meaningful company issues.
• Tech Stack: Sophisticated Excel skills

What You’ll Actually Do
• Solutioning: Craft and implement timely business solutions to support General Motors’ global portfolio and address important company issues.
• Analysis & Presentation: Collaborate with globally diverse organizations to assemble data, perform analyses, and present recommendations to senior executives.
• Financial Reporting: Support Controllership functions by consolidating and reporting company financial results, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment for transactions.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as a strategic business partner to increase transparency, improve efficiency, shorten decision cycle times, and reinforce financial integrity.
• Program Engagement: Participate in key activities focused on company operations, including a case competition, assembly plant tour, and overviews of finance areas.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related fields. Must be graduating with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree between October 2027 and June 2028.
• Experience: Able to work full time, 40 hours per week during the summer months.
• Skills: Strong analytical capabilities with fundamental knowledge of corporate finance principles, including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow analysis. Familiarity with basic or advanced accounting principles. Sophisticated Excel proficiency. Ability to collaborate effectively with teams and cross-functional groups. Problem-solving skills.
• Bonus: Currently pursuing or interested in pursuing a CPA license. Willingness to learn new, emerging technologies. Demonstrated leadership in field of study, extra-curricular activities, or service organizations. High level of integrity, self-direction, and ability to manage ambiguity.