Part-time Accounting Intern

Caterpillar•Pontiac, IL

11d•$23 - $39•Onsite

About The Position

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. As an Part-time Accounting Intern at Caterpillar, you will perform challenging work, while being exposed to a variety of functions. We are looking for someone who isn’t afraid to get involved in the many areas of legal entity accounting, ask questions, be a problem solver and want to help the business be successful – all while you learn on the job. You’ll work alongside and support the team’s goals. This internship will provide comprehensive finance services for the Franklin, IN. facility and support the finance-related functions of the legal entity, including accounting and reporting, budgeting and forecast, costing, and compliance. Total weekly hours are flexible based upon the student’s schedule and will be agreed upon during the offer.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled full-time at a 4-year accredited university/college in an Accounting degree program, at the time of application and throughout the internship.
Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA (both Accounting GPA & Cumulative GPA).
12 completed semester hours at a 4-year university before the start of the internship.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Nice To Haves

Previous accounting internship and/or relevant work experience.
Completed Intermediate Accounting or first 300-level accounting course by the start of the internship.
Strong initiative, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Leadership involvement in student associations.
Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use.
Take part in special projects and ad hoc reporting requests.
Estimate various forecast and budget scenarios.
Specifies, builds, maintains, and runs data extracts from various subsystems that contain account-level information.
Produces a daily balance sheet to assist the trading desk.
Posting entries, verifying, and reconciling input to financial reporting systems.
Entering transactions and reconciling various reports