University of Southern California

State & Local Government Consulting Associate at KPMG US

New York, New York, United States

KPMG US

State & Local Government Consulting Associate

Campus Recruiting Intern

- Infrastructure Performance & Operations group – Conducted research to understand best-practices, transformed what I learned to address client’s problem, and implemented those best-practices to support a Department of Corrections.
- Development and Exempt Organizations (Tax) – Gained meaningful insight for a hospital client by gathering data from their competitors, creating graphs for comparisons, and pulling that into a deck that will help them understand where they stand with compliance and among their competitors.
- Financial Due Diligence – Translated client data into mapping levels to create a trial balance; updated client deliverable with observations to help inform their acquisition inquiry.

Deal Advisory & Strategy Intern

- Assist recruiting efforts for top candidates and communicate with the National office about pulse and trends on campus.
-  Plan major programs, create information booklets, and reconcile spreadsheets.

Assist 500+ residents with any and all requests, such as lockouts, work orders, and general questions.

Customer Service Center - USC Village Residential Hall

Customer Service Representative

8-week rotational internship to gain holistic insight into the firm and specialized experience with specific service line - Deal Advisory.
- Selected to participate in the Global Advantage Program in Amsterdam; included breakout sessions, client visit at Heineken Brewery, and other events with students and professionals from across the world.
- Traveled to Detroit, MI with Accounting Advisory engagement team to work and shadow on an engagement; attended critical meetings and constructed slide deck for the client.
- Chosen to be a campus ambassador to assist recruiting efforts for top candidates and communicate with National about pulse and trends on campus.
- Lead team of 9 on proposal writing project and created dashboards for Market and Business Development.
- Chosen to be intern social lead for the office; planned and coordinated events and facilitated interaction and bonding between interns.

Embark Intern - Deal Advisory

- Plan and coordinate meetings/events
-  Manage expense reports
-  Account for meeting expenses
-  General office work

Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)

Office Administrative Assistant

- Rotated between six different departments-Tourism, Marketing, Communications, Sales, Client Services, and Strategy and Development.
- Sought out new clients for the Sales team; constructed Instagram, Pinterest, and website posts; attended client site visits; created itineraries for traveling colleagues; documented barber stock inventory.
- Participated in critical meetings with the VP’s of Marketing, Sales, and Operations where upcoming critical events were discussed.
- Contributed input about developing marketing campaign and launch of new website.

Visit Anaheim

Intern

- Observed at court cases and at in-office depositions
-  General office work such as filing, making copies, scanning, and processing mail

Jessie Kalinski