Chicago Business Performance Improvement Consultant - 2027
About The Position
Protiviti is seeking curious and motivated individuals to join their collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture as Business Performance Improvement Consultants. This role offers an opportunity to learn, shape outcomes, and make an impact by solving business challenges and implementing innovative solutions for leading companies. Consultants will work in areas of finance, operations, people, and change, collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality, client-focused solutions. Protiviti emphasizes developing versatile consultants with a broad range of capabilities and skill sets. The company culture is built on clear expectations, meaningful support, and teamwork, with encouragement for consultants to contribute ideas, learn through real work, and collaborate closely. New hires participate in an award-winning onboarding program, Passport to Protiviti, and an experiential learning course, The Consulting Challenge, to build confidence and facilitate a successful transition. The Foundations program equips consultants with the knowledge, skills, technical aptitude, and coaching to become future leaders. Consultants will experience diverse projects designed to fuel curiosity, build capability, drive impact, and prepare them for career advancement. They will learn alongside experienced leaders, develop a strong understanding of business processes, and build technical skills in general risk areas. Responsibilities include compiling and analyzing data, documenting findings, communicating insights, and developing professional relationships grounded in trust. Successful consultants manage time and priorities effectively, take ownership of assignments, and contribute to team results. Hands-on training is provided in a supportive, high-performance environment, with opportunities to interact with practice leaders. Talent Managers assign projects to support career growth, skills, and business needs. A network of advisors assists with challenges and milestones. There are also opportunities to join committees, participate in employee network groups, and engage in social, civic, and networking activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Project Management, Supply Chain, or other business majors)
- Authorization to work in the United States for Protiviti without sponsorship now or in the future
- Must be within one year of final graduation at the time of internship
- Experience solving problems using AI-powered productivity and collaboration tools (i.e. Microsoft Copilot, GenAI, etc.)
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to apply critical thinking skills and innovation to client engagements across various industries
- Technical proficiency aligning to assigned capability area
- Works effectively in teams, as well as independently
- Being creative and analytical
- Passionate about evaluating, synthesizing, organizing, and interpreting data and information
- Embraces challenges with a growth mindset and contributes to meaningful outcomes
- Seeks feedback and guidance to strengthen performance
- Drive towards obtaining professional certifications and a strong academic background
- A foundation in accounting and finance processes and objectives
- Documenting findings and sharing recommendations
- Entry level knowledge of organizational operations processes and objectives
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the team to deliver high-quality, client-focused solutions to complex business problems.
- Compile and analyze data.
- Document findings.
- Communicate insights that contribute impactfully to client engagements.
- Develop professional relationships grounded in trust.
- Manage time and priorities effectively.
- Take ownership of assignments.
- Contribute impactfully to collective team results.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
- Life insurance
- Accident insurance
- Adoption assistance
- Fertility assistance
- Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
- Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year)
- 11 paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
