Intern - Accounting

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties and responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned:
Assist in the preparation of journal entries.
Document/review internal financial processes and recommend changes to management. Assist in designing financial reports and provide reporting and other analysis.
Review, investigate, validate data, and document errors and inconsistencies in financial entries and reports.
Support the review of financial statements, including bank reconciliations. Work with internal and contracted associates to test accounting records and procedures to ensure SOX compliance.
Audit contracts, purchase orders, and vouchers, to substantiate invoices or individual transactions.
Perform statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and author narrative reports explaining findings.

Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In pursuit of a bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Accounting or Finance from four-year college or university.
Completed at least two years of college, with demonstrated leadership in work and/or academics. Knowledge of Microsoft Applications including intermediate level of experience in Excel.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-orientated environment.
Proved ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Superior communication skills with the ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listen and obtain clarification, respond well to questions, demonstrate group presentation skills, participate in meetings; and ability to write clearly and informatively and present numerical data effectively.