Development & Community Advisory Consultant - Summer 2025 at Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP in Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Description:

Overview



Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.


Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.


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Job Description:




Responsibilities



Are you looking for a rewarding consulting role to launch your career? Are you interested in working to develop communities at the state and local level?


As a Consultant at Baker Tilly, you will be a value architect playing an integral rolein many types of client engagements and will help provide objective analysis, planning and creative solutions for all types of projects. As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT offers you upward career trajectory, flexibility in how and where you get your work done and meaningful relationships with clients, teammates and leadership who truly care about you and your development.


You will enjoy this role if you:

• Desire to become a trusted business advisor, working face-to-face with clients to find creative solutions to complex problems
  
  


• Want to work for a leading CPA advisory firm whose owners have both their clients' and employees' best interests in mind and are transparent in their decisions
  
  


• Value your development and want to work for a firm that provides a great work environment (ask us about My Time Off, My Development and Dress for Your Day!)
  
  


• Want to grow professionally and develop your client service and technical skills to build a career with endless opportunities now, for tomorrow
  
  

You will have the opportunity to:

• Be a trusted member of the engagement team providing various community and development services:
  
  
  
  
  • Advise clients regarding capital improvement and economic development projects
    
    
  
  
  • Develop cash flows, prepare financial reports, structure financing options for the issuance of bonds, develop tax projections, and other related projects
    
    
  
  
  • Have direct client contact and present financial information at client meetings, which includes some same-day travel
    
    
  
  
  • Evaluating the appropriateness of proposed transactions relative to the business strategy of clients
    
    
  
  
  • Teaming with potential borrowers to determine the structure of proposed transactions, negotiate a term sheet with borrowers and investors on behalf of the client
    
    
  
  
  • Financial modeling for transactions
    
    
  
  
  • Preparing write-ups and underwriting of transactions for board meetings
    
    
  
  
  • Application writing, data analysis, community impact analysis, pipeline building and obtaining capital commitments
    
    
  
  
  • Assisting clients to locate and vet transactions, if necessary
    
    
  
  
  • Educating potential lenders and community stakeholders to participate in transactions
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Learn and grow from direct on-the-job coaching and mentoring along with participating in firm wide learning and development programs
  
  


• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients
  
  


• Build friendships and strong work relationships while gaining valuable experience
  
  

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or a related degree in Business
  
  


• Outstanding academic performance required, with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 required with at least a 3.2 GPA preferred
  
  


• Relevant internship, work experience and/or involvement with a professional organization
  
  


• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, interpersonal, project management, and communication skills
  
  


• Ability to provide exceptional client service and demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies
  
  


• Organizational and analytical skills, initiative, adaptability
  
  


• Willingness to travel
  
  


• There is currently no immigration sponsorship available for this position
  
  

The compensation range for this role is $65,000 to $88,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Apply Now