Accounting Internship – Phoenix

Southwest Gas Corporation • Phoenix, AZ

4h • $25

About The Position

Division Accounting (CAZ) supports operations through budgeting, expenditure analysis, utility accounting, process documentation, KPI reporting, and administrative controls. This internship provides hands on experience analyzing an end‑to‑end financial/operational process and developing data backed recommendations that streamline work and align with utility accounting practices.

Requirements

• Actively enrolled student at an accredited college or university.
• Completion of at least freshman year and majoring in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Ability to commit to 40 hours/week in summer and ~10 hours/week if extended into fall.
• Cumulative or most recent GPA ≥ 3.0
• Unofficial transcript required.
• Major in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfort with basic data analysis and visualization.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; able to interview stakeholders and distill insights.
• Organized, curious, and self‑directed; can learn processes quickly and manage deadlines.
• Collaborative and professional

Responsibilities

• Build cost‑per‑transaction models, quantify administrative effort, and learn fundamentals of capitalization and cost recovery in a utility setting.
• Document current state workflows, identify bottlenecks, and outline a simplified future state.
• Plan a structured project, run stakeholder interviews, track milestones, and manage deliverables.
• Synthesize findings and present a concise recommendation package to management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed