Accounting Intern

Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach • Lakewood, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Accounting Intern reports directly to the Assistant Controller and provides support to the Finance and Accounting team. This role assists with daily operational tasks, contributes to accurate financial recordkeeping, and helps ensure departmental efficiency.

Requirements

• Basic computer literacy with foundational knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while performing repetitive tasks.
• High School Diploma or equivalent GED required

Nice To Haves

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform general office and administrative duties, including opening mail, filing, scanning, data entry and preparing journal entries.
• Assist with Accounts Payable (AP) and Expense Reimbursement (ER) processing.
• Ensure invoices and expenses are properly coded and clearly described to support accurate accounting records, timely payments, and effective monthly reporting.
• Learn core AP functions including invoice entry, expense coding, approval workflow, and accounting treatment for various activities, with hands on exposure to the Bank’s AP systems.
• Support department team members with additional tasks and projects as assigned.
• Follow all current departmental policies and procedures.
• Complies with all applicable state and federal banking laws, regulations, and internal policies related but not limited to lending, operations, and deposit requirements, including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations, Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements, Financial Elder Abuse reporting laws, Sexual Harassment prevention policies, information security and privacy requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED