Strategy and Management Consulting Associate - Summer 2025

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Toronto, ON
60K-71K Annually
Entry level
Legal Tech • Other • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting
The Role
As a Strategy & Management Consulting Associate at RSM, you will engage with mid-sized businesses, conducting management consulting projects, facilitating workshops, and optimizing project scopes and risks. You'll analyze IT trends, provide strategic recommendations, and prepare reports based on client needs while traveling to client locations as necessary.
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We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, inclusive culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You’ll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There’s no one like you and that’s why there’s nowhere like RSM.

As a Strategy & Management Consulting associate at RSM, you will work with mid-sized businesses in diverse industries and receive hands-on client experience with direct access to executive management. Assigned to numerous projects, you will work on several pieces of any particular assignment—not just one small part—and you will feel a great sense of accomplishment on what you learned once done. Working in a mutually respectful team environment helps our consultants perform at their best and advance their career and professional capabilities.

RSM’s Management Consulting (MC) practice helps businesses accelerate their future. Our management consultants are passionate about innovating to drive business growth. Our collaborative approach incorporates industry and functional expertise with a focus on intelligent automation to optimize and enhance the efficiency of business operations. Our core offerings include business transformation and improvement services for finance and accounting, technology, human capital, supply chain and operations leaders, along with strategy execution services to drive projects from start to finish.

Consultants provide quality professional services to RSM's clients by performing the duties and responsibilities listed below:

  • Meet with clients and conducting management consulting projects based on client needs
  • Facilitate user workshops to gather and document business needs, requirements, weaknesses and challenges
  • Assist business users, project managers and IT leadership in optimizing the scope, benefits and risks of proposed projects
  • Conduct benchmarking research and analysis for IT spending, trends and industry practices
  • Provide leadership in working with solution vendors
  • Prepare reports on consulting services performed for clients, delivering reports where appropriate and discussing results and recommendations with clients
  • Work with clients to provide analysis, development and documentation of improvement opportunities; this may include implementation and training components
  • Complete client projects effectively and efficiently and maintaining a high level of proficiency
  • Travel to client locations as required

RSM’s Management Consulting Practice includes the following specialty areas:

  • Finance & Accounting
  • Human Capital
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Operations & Supply Chain
  • Project Management
  • Strategy & Execution
  • Technology & Digital

Basic Qualifications:

  • B.A. or B.S. degree or equivalent from an accredited university in the field of Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, Human Resources, Math, Organizational Development, Supply Chain or other related concentration 
  • Travel to assigned client locations locally and nationally is required. Must have access to and ability to arrange for use of reliable modes of transportation to those locations
  • Ability to travel 50-75% locally and nationally
  • A minimum 3.5 GPA is preferred

At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmcanada.com/careers/life-at-rsm/rewards-and-benefits.html.

RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; colour; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender (including gender identity and/or gender expression); sexual orientation; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the Canadian uniformed service; Canadian Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable provincial employment legislation.   

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].

At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.

Compensation Range: $59,840 - $71,400

Individuals selected for this role will be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on firm and individual performance.

Top Skills

Computer Science
Information Systems
The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
16,030 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1926

What We Do

RSM is the leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to the middle market. With over 11,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada and a global presence in 120 countries, our purpose is to deliver the power of being understood to our clients, colleagues and communities. As first-choice advisors, we are focused on developing leading professionals and innovative services to meet our clients’ evolving needs in today’s ever-changing business environment.

Through a supportive, caring culture, our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and share their unique perspectives. Our culture of diversity and inclusion enhances the insights we provide while transforming innovation, collaboration and business results through fostering an inclusive environment, working hard to engage a talented workforce and reflect our diverse community, and developing relationships that serve others in business and the broader community. Together, our people’s individual talents and diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and enhances the unique insights that we provide to our clients.

Through a supportive, caring culture, our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and share their unique perspectives. Our culture of diversity and inclusion enhances the insights we provide while transforming innovation, collaboration and business results through fostering an inclusive environment, working hard to engage a talented workforce and reflect our diverse community, and developing relationships that serve others in business and the broader community. Together, our people’s individual talents and diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and enhances the unique insights that we provide to our clients.

For more information, visit rsmus.com.

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