Intern, Accounting (Cash Operations)
LendingPoint•Kennesaw, GA
•Onsite
About The Position
Provides support to the Accounting team while gaining practical, hands-on experience in a professional accounting environment. Responsibilities include assisting with cash posting, journal entries, account reconciliations, bookkeeping, month-end close activities, and process improvement initiatives. The role provides exposure to accounting operations, internal controls, and cross-functional processes while contributing to the overall goals of the organization.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong academic performance and interest in accounting, finance, or related business operations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard office software.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with an ERP or general ledger system (e.g., NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Oracle) is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Assist with daily cash receipts and disbursements across operational bank accounts and trust/collection accounts, including loan servicing collection, distribution, and reserve accounts.
- Monitor bank activity and cash balances and assist with researching unidentified, unapplied, or exception cash items.
- Support coordination with Treasury, Loan Servicing, and Operations teams related to cash movements and sweeps between operating and trust accounts.
- Assist with preparing recurring and non-recurring monthly journal entries in accordance with GAAP and internal accounting policies.
- Prepare and maintain organized, accurate, and audit-ready supporting documentation and workpapers for cash postings and journal entries.
- Support day-to-day bookkeeping activities and assist with month-end and year-end close processes within established deadlines.
- Assist with monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, including cash, trust/collection accounts, prepaids, accrued liabilities, and other assigned accounts.
- Research reconciling items and assist with clearing variances; escalate unresolved or aged items to the Accounting Manager/Controller as appropriate.
- Assist in maintaining reconciliation documentation in accordance with internal control requirements and support documentation of accounting and desktop procedures.
- Participate in ad hoc projects, system implementations, automation initiatives, and other process improvement efforts as assigned.
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