Accounting/Finance Intern
About The Position
MACOM is seeking a motivated Accounting and Financial Planning & Analysis Intern to join its Finance team. The 12-week internship provides hands-on experience in accounting, financial planning, internal controls, and data analysis. The intern will support initiatives involving optimization of the Workday Adaptive Planning system and reporting, as well as fixed asset physical verification. The internship includes an individual project with defined outcome goals, hands-on experience, training and ongoing supervision, an intern webinar series, networking and social events, a project poster session, and formal written feedback. The hourly pay range is $20–$47; the actual offer depends on factors including work location, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Because the position may involve ITAR-restricted data, candidates must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Rising junior or senior standing at an accredited university.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including experience with formulas and PivotTables.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with careful attention to detail.
- Comfort working with financial data and large datasets.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident because the position may work with ITAR-restricted data.
Responsibilities
- Assist with physical verification of fixed assets at company locations by comparing observed assets with fixed asset records.
- Validate fixed asset descriptions, locations, identification or asset tag numbers, and other relevant data.
- Maintain organized supporting documentation for the fixed asset verification project.
- Support other accounting activities and special projects, including data analysis and exposure to the monthly close process.
- Support management reporting and financial analysis for the FP&A team.
- Analyze financial and operational data to identify trends and summarize key observations.
- Support financial modeling, ad hoc analysis, and other FP&A initiatives.
- Assist with ongoing optimization of Workday Adaptive Planning to improve forecasting, planning, and management reporting.
- Help develop and enhance Adaptive Planning reports and dashboards.
- Assist with optimizing forecast models, assumptions, account structures, and reporting hierarchies in the system.
- Test system and reporting enhancements and validate results for accuracy and completeness.
Benefits
- Hands-on experience.
- Excellent training and ongoing supervision.
- Invitation to attend an intern webinar series.
- Networking and social events.
- Opportunity to present project successes and pitfalls at a poster session.
- Formal written feedback.
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Career Level
Intern
