Accounting Intern

CarMax • Richmond, VA

10d • $23 - $35 • Hybrid

About The Position

CarMax Accounting is hiring a college student for a 10-week, project-based summer internship at the company’s Home Office in Richmond, Virginia. The internship provides exposure to a corporate accounting environment and hands-on experience with work similar to that performed by full-time associates. Interns may contribute to projects across accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, corporate accounting, fixed assets, and financial reporting. Work includes independent assignments, collaborative cross-functional projects, and may involve interactions with customers or vendors.

The role supports the CarMax Accounting Department through special projects and recurring monthly and quarterly tasks. It is intended to help interns learn about corporate accounting functions, support accounting initiatives and continuous improvement, develop technical and business acumen, and build relationships with leaders and associates across the organization. The position is based at the Richmond Corporate Headquarters and follows a hybrid arrangement, with four days per week in the office.

Requirements

• Be a rising junior or rising senior in a four-year business degree program; accounting is preferred but not required.
• Understand basic accounting terminology.
• Demonstrate a history of achievement and aptitude through a strong GPA and/or recognition such as scholarships, awards, or honor societies.
• Have intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, including skills such as filtering, V-lookups, subtotals, and shortcuts.
• Have mathematical skills typically gained through an undergraduate accounting or business curriculum.
• Be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Complete real-time projects and assignments addressing issues that accounting teams are actively working to solve.
• Contribute to projects across accounting functions, potentially including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, corporate accounting, fixed assets, and financial reporting.
• Perform a mix of independent work and collaborative, cross-functional projects.
• Complete special projects and recurring monthly and quarterly tactical tasks for the Accounting Department.
• Contribute ideas and opinions to support continuous improvement and accounting initiatives.
• Build relationships with leaders and associates across the organization.
• Interact with customers and/or vendors when project work requires it.

Benefits

• Paid sick time, up to 48 hours per year accrued each pay period.
• Paid vacation time of 80 to 200 hours per year after a 90-day waiting period, depending on years of continuous service.
• Paid scheduled holidays: 8 hours of pay for each of six holidays per year, plus one floating holiday.
• Holiday premium pay for eligible associates who work on a scheduled holiday due to business need.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern