USA - SaT - Transaction Data & Analytics - Intern - Summer 2025

About our business

EY’s Strategy and Transactions (SaT) professionals work with clients to create social and economic value by helping them make better, more informed decisions about strategically managing capital and transactions in fast-changing markets. Working in SaT is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to become a world-class business advisor to some of the largest and most prestigious companies in the world. You will gain technical expertise, access to a variety of industries, holistic views of clients’ issues and strategic objectives, as well as deep knowledge and firsthand experience with the range of value-creating solutions we provide. We believe that by helping companies manage their capital agenda and driving their competitive advantage, we’ll help them increase returns through improved decisions across all aspects of their capital agenda - and here you’ll be right at the heart of that mission.

What you will do

As a Transaction Analytics Intern, you will develop highly sought-after analytical skills while solving a broad range of business issues for Fortune 500 companies, small and middle-sized enterprises, and leading private equity firms. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help our clients both in and outside of an M&A transaction. As an expert in business analytics, you will deal with large datasets, including performing data extraction, transformation, modelling, data visualization, benchmarking, and various descriptive and predictive analyses to help our clients make better decisions.

By leveraging your data analytics skills, you are expected to learn and utilize various tools such as Alteryx, SQL, Python, and Excel in addition to data visualization tools such as Power BI. You will be working with, and learning from, highly talented colleagues on challenging, fast-paced, and complex assignments. You’ll be expected to present your findings in a way that is easily understood by technical and nontechnical audiences at all levels.

Job requirements and preferences

• Required qualifications

• Have, or be working toward, a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in a preferred field of study (Business Analytics, Data Analytics/Science, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Computer and Information Science, Business Administration/Management, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics).

• A strong academic record, including, without limitation, course work that EY deems relevant to this position (GPA minimum of 3.5).

• Sufficient business acumen and critical thinking skills to draw and synthesize meaningful insights from robust underlying data relevant to our clients.

• Sufficient ability to manage and work with large datasets (e.g., data wrangling/transformation/structuring) as well as perform relevant analyses.

• Experience with or understanding of relational databases/data models.

• An understanding of basic financial, accounting and business terminology.

• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.

• Preferred qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in consulting.

• Passion for solving real business issues and gaining deep experience in various industries and functional areas (e.g., go to market, supply chain, operations, corporate finance).

• Desire to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment and working under time sensitive client deadlines.

• Thorough level of ability to interact, communicate, and present effectively with internal team/supervisor as well as external clients.

• Experience with or interest in working with alternative data sets to draw insights on competitive positioning and company performance.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.