Accounting Intern
About The Position
The Accounting Summer Intern supports department managers across various functional areas, including Accounts Payable, General Accounting, and Accounts Receivable. This role offers hands-on experience through special projects, providing a broad understanding of accounting operations and insight into the diverse responsibilities within the department. Your new role: General Accounting: Assist with month-end close activities, including preparation of manual and automated journal entries and performing balance sheet account reconciliations Accounts Payable: Support invoice processing (voucher entry), vendor setup and maintenance, data quality analysis, and document management tasks such as file rotation Accounts Receivable: Perform customer account reconciliations, apply cash receipts, and assist with processing customer claims Data Analysis & Reporting: Assist in compiling financial data and preparing standard reports for internal stakeholders to support decision-making Fixed Assets Accounting: Support fixed asset tagging, tracking, and reconciliation to the general ledger Cross-Functional Support: Collaborate with other Finance teams, including Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, and Financial Systems, to support ongoing projects and initiatives Process Improvement: Participate in finding opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency Provide ad hoc assistance to the Senior Manager, U.S. GAAP Accounting on special assignments and high-priority tasks Could you be our new Accounting Intern? Skills and Experience: This may include, but is not limited to, the following:
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree
- Current coursework in Accounting or Finance
- Ability to work independently and achieve high quality output and accuracy
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-conscious environment with rapidly changing priorities
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
Responsibilities
- Assist with month-end close activities, including preparation of manual and automated journal entries and performing balance sheet account reconciliations
- Support invoice processing (voucher entry), vendor setup and maintenance, data quality analysis, and document management tasks such as file rotation
- Perform customer account reconciliations, apply cash receipts, and assist with processing customer claims
- Assist in compiling financial data and preparing standard reports for internal stakeholders to support decision-making
- Support fixed asset tagging, tracking, and reconciliation to the general ledger
- Collaborate with other Finance teams, including Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax, and Financial Systems, to support ongoing projects and initiatives
- Participate in finding opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve efficiency
- Provide ad hoc assistance to the Senior Manager, U.S. GAAP Accounting on special assignments and high-priority tasks
Benefits
- Sage offers freedom and autonomy in your day-to-day with hybrid or remote work, depending on the role.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
