Summer Intern

Investment Accounting Internship

In joining CBRE’s Next Generation Summer Internship, you will have excellent opportunities to learn from industry experts and specialists, who will share invaluable knowledge and experience with you. We give you the opportunity to work on important projects with your team and ensure that you are able to gain meaningful work experience during your time at CBRE. 

Internship Overview

Our Summer Internship is 10 weeks long, full-time, paid opportunity that takes place early June to mid-August 2025. We are hiring in multiple locations, including New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Boston, and Dallas, offering a hybrid working schedule. 

CBRE Investment, Accounting and Reporting Solutions (CBRE IA&R) is the fund administration business line within CBRE. At CBRE IA&R, our mission is to be the leading provider of integrated fund and real estate accounting, administration, and data management services, create exceptional value for our clients and people and drive transformation across the global real estate landscape. Our internship program will give you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience by working on innovative projects. 

While gaining real-world experience and building a network of professional contacts, the program’s supportive training schedule will ensure you accelerate. You will also gain an insight into how we support our clients and this will allow you to develop your knowledge of Real Estate accounting and the functions within the fund administration business.

We offer a variety of opportunities in different business lines/areas of focus: 

• Client Servicing (Fund Accounting, Investor Reporting, Performance Reporting, and Investment Oversight)
• Business Development
• Treasury
• Risk & Compliance

Person Specification/Requirements

• A forward-thinking and enthusiastic individual with a passion for accounting, finance, investment accounting, business development/sales, treasury, or risk & compliance
• Self-motivated with good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong work ethic and proactive with a positive attitude
• Attention to detail, accuracy and good time management
• Good MS Office skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the US.

Internship Program Highlights 

• Network with CBRE IA&R leaders, as well as those within the larger CBRE organization.
• Learn from the best through a series of executive webinars.
• Be included in team meetings and see firsthand how our hard-working teams achieve results.
• Gain valuable work experience and learn from your manager and team.
• Participate in social events and be given the opportunity to network with your fellow interns.
• Complete a group final project and present findings to CBRE IA&R leadership at the end of the summer to showcase your work and abilities.

The Application Process

You will initially submit your resume or we’ll find you via Handshake. From there we will invite selected candidates to an individual interview. If chosen as an intern, we’ll ask you to apply to the role on our website, after which we will initiate a background check just prior to your internship start date.

Our Internship Areas of Focus: 

Program participants will receive real-world training and participate in networking and learning opportunities within one of the following departments: 

Client Servicing – Applies accounting knowledge when preparing client’s financial books and records. Specializes in Fund Accounting, Investor Reporting, Performance Reporting, or Investment Oversight.

Business Development – Develops business development strategies, segments the market, develops sales collateral, and engages in sales presentations.

Treasury – Safeguards client’s assets, and services the accounting teams globally by adhering to controls, policies, and effective payment processing to ensure the client has sufficient liquidity and tools available to meet its obligations, whilst managing payments, receipts and financial risks effectively. 

Risk & Compliance – Maintains a robust Service Organization Control (SOC1) environment. This is dependent upon a set of standardized internal controls documented within our Green Manual, designed to ensure consistent, industry-leading, service delivery to each client.