Accounting & MIS Intern

Bland & Associates • Omaha, NE

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Bland & Associates is seeking an Accounting & MIS Intern to work with its finance and technology teams on the systems and data behind accounting work. The intern will gain practical exposure to financial systems, reporting, and automation in a collaborative environment. The role is suited to students majoring in Accounting with a minor in MIS, or majoring in MIS with a minor in Accounting.

This is a paid, year-round position based at the firm’s Omaha, Nebraska office. The intern must be able to work 15–20 hours per week during the school year, with additional hours available during breaks. Work hours fall between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Training is provided, and the role offers meaningful assignments, professional development, and opportunities to collaborate with experienced professionals.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree with a major in Accounting and a minor in MIS, or a major in MIS and a minor in Accounting.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Adaptability, curiosity, and willingness to take on new challenges.
• High attention to detail, comfort working with large data sets, and commitment to quality work.
• Initiative, curiosity, and willingness to learn independently.
• Ability to work 15–20 hours per week during the school year, with additional hours available during breaks, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• Must pass a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SQL, Power Query, Python, or Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
• Exposure to an accounting or ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Extract, clean, and validate financial data from accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Maintain master data, including the chart of accounts and vendor and customer records.
• Help test system updates, new features, and integrations.
• Assist with user access reviews and internal controls documentation for financial systems.
• Build and maintain reports and dashboards in Excel and business intelligence tools.
• Automate repetitive tasks such as data imports, reconciliations, and recurring reports.
• Support month-end close by preparing data pulls, reconciliation files, and variance reports.
• Write and update process documentation and user guides for finance systems.
• Work with staff, managers, and partners across accounting and technology teams.
• Balance multiple assignments while meeting deadlines and quality expectations.
• Take on special projects related to process improvement and system implementation.
• Participate in training opportunities to deepen technical and professional skills.

Benefits

• Paid, year-round position.
• Training and cross-functional training opportunities.
• Access to an 18-month internal leadership program (BLING), Staff Advisory Board, and Bland Cares.
• People-first leadership and a collaborative environment.
• Additional work hours available during school breaks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern