Accounting Intern (Onsite- Columbus, GA)

Location: Columbus, GA (Onsite)
Reports to: Senior Tax Manager

Note: This is a part-time, 20 hrs/week internship.

What you'll do:

The Accounting Intern position supports the team by providing data entry and bookkeeping support for the Tax & Payroll team primarily. Some additional duties may be assigned in the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash Management, and Financial reporting areas of our business. This position is expected to take initiative in learning our software and working with different managers to assist with various projects.

Management Assistance

• Perform data entry and accounting tasks primarily to assist the Payroll and Tax team.
• Perform data entry tasks to assist the areas of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable as needed.
• Assist the Account Management team as needed with recording cash transactions and reconciling client bank accounts monthly.
• Assist the team with cyclical projects such as W2s and fixed assets reconciliation.

Ongoing Duties

• Provide requested documents for internal and external parties for financial information and analysis.
• Participate in staff meetings and communicate progress of duties.
• Comply with all company, divisional and departmental policies and procedures.
• Manage time sensitive tasks.
• Protect confidential information.
• Contribute to departmental and company goals and objectives.

What you bring:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• Completion of 200 level accounting course
• Available to work a minimum of 15 hours per week
• Available to work for at least 3 consecutive school semesters
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deal with variety of options in varying situations
• A high degree of attention to detail
• Skill adaptability to meet changing job conditions
• Have a knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping principles
• Beginner knowledge of budgets and bank reconciliations
• Develop documents following a prescribed format
• Understand complex, multistep written and oral instructions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• An unquestionable work ethic and the ability to accomplish established goals
• Ability to manage resources
• The ability to concentrate for extended periods (several hours) with interruptions

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  Part-time Accounting Internship designed for students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting

  
  
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  Opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Tax, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable

  
  
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  Apply classroom knowledge to real-world accounting and bookkeeping tasks

  
  
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  Learn and work with industry-standard accounting software

  
  
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  Collaborate with experienced accounting professionals and managers

  
  

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