2027 Summer Intern – Finance Controllership

About this role

Job Description The Team:    At GM, our culture is to lead as one team where we collaborate cross functionally to achieve enterprise-wide results. This program will give you the opportunity to work with a diverse group of teams to accomplish our larger goals. In this role you will support and coordinate with multiple facets of the General Motors global portfolio by crafting and implementing timely business solutions. As a member of our team, you will play a key role in solving meaningful and important issues facing our company!

What You’ll Do: You will collaborate with GM’s globally diverse organizations to assemble data, perform analyses, and present your recommendations to senior GM executives at the end of your internship. In addition to your core work you will have unique networking opportunities with peers, leaders and senior finance executives which will facilitate your visibility and growth within GM. You will also participate in several key activities focused around the “Design/Build/Sell and Services” operations of the company, as well as a case competition, assembly plant tour, and overviews of key areas of finance.

Finance - Accounting roles may include the following : Controllership roles. specifically in our Corporate or Automative functions, provide candidates with the work experience necessary towards obtaining a CPA license and may include consolidating and reporting company results, analyzing transactions for appropriate accounting treatment, and serving as a strategic business partner to increase transparency, improve efficiency, shorten decision cycle times, and reinforce financial integrity and accountability.

Required Qualifications • Pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related fields

• Must be graduating with a Bachelor’s or Master's degree between October 2027 and June 2028; if pursuing a CPA license, will complete degree + required course work between October 2027 and June 2028

• Able to work full time, 40 hours per week during the summer months

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) • Demonstrates leadership in field of study, extra-curricular activities, or service organizations

• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity and ability to initiative/self-directed

• Evidence of strong character with honesty, accountability, and trust

• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and meet goals in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to work well with teams and cross-functional groups

• Functional/Technical Skills, Problem Solving, Drive for Results, Decision Quality, Interpersonal Savvy, Strategic Agility, Managerial Courage, Innovative Thinking

• Currently pursuing or interested in pursuing CPA license is preferred

Strong Analytical Skills / Fundamental Knowledge of Corporate Finance • Knowledge of corporate finance principles including ability to perform balance sheet, income statement, cash flow analysis, etc.

• Familiarity with basic accounting principles or sophisticated accounting principles

• Sophisticated excel skills and a willingness to learn new, emerging technologies

Teamwork/Leadership Skills

• Ability to work with people within and outside the group, including cross-functional partners

• Solves problems and develops new methods of analysis to streamline decision-making

• Searches out and corrects inconsistent data; finds and fixes root cause and understands the drivers

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)    

Work Arrangement:     Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Detroit or Warren, MI, three times per week, at minimum.  

GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2026 Student Program.​ 

To help facilitate administration of relocation benefits if you are selected, please apply using the permanent address you would move from.  

Start dates for this internship role are May & June of 2027. 

What you’ll get from us (Benefits):   • Paid US GM Holidays  

• GM Family First Vehicle Discount Program  

• Result-based potential for growth within GM 

• Intern events to network with company leaders and peers  





 About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us   We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources .

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