Cost Accounting Intern (Year Round)
About The Position
About McNeilus, an Oshkosh Company McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Inc. is committed to serving everyday heroes and is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of refuse truck bodies. McNeilus produces a complete line of high-performance rear load, front load, and automated side load refuse bodies to augment any refuse collection fleet. Our team members are critical in our mission of supporting waste warriors and keeping communities safe and clean. THE ROLE The Cost Accounting Intern will support the business through completion of various reports and analytical projects. They will support operational analysis, sales & marketing analysis, or financial accounting, and helps accomplish critical tasks and implements process improvements. This role is part time, 10-15 hours per week during the school year and full time, 40 hours per week through the summer. YOUR IMPACT Assignment of tasks that support the business through finance processes. Supporting inventory closing processes. Reviewing/verifying vendor/ customer statements and performing follow-up. Become familiar with truck invoicing. Assist in the process of costing trucks and preparation of month-end reporting. Assist with Fixed Asset accounting. Assist with various reports ( eg. Fuel Tax) & reviewing/verifying employee expense reports. Create Excel files, business metric information, & analytical needs for Lean/Six Sigma projects. Improve processes by eliminating non- value-added work and enabling the use of technology. Other projects and assignments as agreed upon with your leader.
Requirements
- Student working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting , Finance, Business, or related field.
- Ability to work on-site, year-round in Dodge Center, MN.
Nice To Haves
- Strong ability to communicate effectively.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Basic Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word knowledge.
- Strong mechanical aptitude preferred.
- Strong attention to detail
Responsibilities
- Assignment of tasks that support the business through finance processes.
- Supporting inventory closing processes.
- Reviewing/verifying vendor/ customer statements and performing follow-up.
- Become familiar with truck invoicing.
- Assist in the process of costing trucks and preparation of month-end reporting.
- Assist with Fixed Asset accounting.
- Assist with various reports ( eg. Fuel Tax) & reviewing/verifying employee expense reports.
- Create Excel files, business metric information, & analytical needs for Lean/Six Sigma projects.
- Improve processes by eliminating non- value-added work and enabling the use of technology.
- Other projects and assignments as agreed upon with your leader.
Benefits
- Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities.
- Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the ~15k+ team members around the world who embody them.
- We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
