Corporate Tax - Internship - Year Round
The CME Group Corporate Tax group is comprised of professionals with a variety of tax experiences. The team focuses on all domestic and international areas impacting the company including research, planning, audit defense, and compliance. We are looking for an enthusiastic accounting major to assist with all areas of compliance as well as special projects.
The corporate tax intern will expand their knowledge of accounting and tax concepts by assisting the Corporate Tax Team on the following projects: preparation of corporate federal and state income tax returns, gathering data for foreign informational reporting, organizing information to be provided for federal and state income and sales tax audits, as well as other projects.
Requirements:
- Accounting major required. Basic college tax course a plus.
- Proficiency in Excel.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Preference for students entering their Sophomore year of college, though Juniors with relevant coursework or experience are welcome to apply.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree
- Local to Chicago
Sponsorship Qualifications:
- Please note that our company is unable to provide employment sponsorship for this position and can only consider candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship assistance (CPT, H1B, F1, L etc.).
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CME Group is committed to offering a competitive pay package for our employee interns. The pay range typically applicable to our intern roles is $21.68--$36.10. Actual pay offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education, location of the internship, and the internship area of focus. Through our benefits program, we offer our employee interns the opportunity to participate in select offerings. This includes our comprehensive health coverage and a mental health benefit.CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
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Skills Required
- Accounting major
- Basic college tax course
- Proficiency in Excel
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Strong organizational skills
- Preference for students entering their Sophomore year (Juniors with relevant coursework or experience welcome)
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree
- Local to Chicago
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CME Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CME Group.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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What We Do
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
