Accounting Clerk Intern

Student Accounting Clerk

This is a paid internship/position. Working hours are flexible and we are interested in someone that can commit at least 10 hours weekly with a greater number of hours preferred. Work will primarily be performed from our office in Southend, however, job shadowing at other locations is encouraged and as experience progresses there is opportunity for some remote work. There is opportunity for this role to be multi-year over the course of undergrad and grad school and possibly transition into a full-time role upon graduation. There is also opportunity for this role to expand to unique special projects outside of the scope described below.

This role will offer an introduction to all standard bookkeeping and accounting tasks. This position will work closely with the other accounting staff to process day-to-day transactions and provide company financial information as needed. This employee is expected to quickly progress towards independently performing these duties. Regular collaboration with other team members to find the most effective solutions is also required.

Possible Duties, Responsibilities and Expectations (workload dependent on hours committed to):

• Enter accounts payable invoices in system
• Process expense reports
• Review and import credit card transactions
• Prepare bank deposits
• Print and distribute customer statements
• Reconcile bank statements
• Assist with customer collections
• Prepare reconciliations of various subledgers to trial balance accounts
• Prepare sales tax returns
• Sort and distribute mail
• Process flow and documentation of current accounting processes
• Assist with CRM lead and data maintenance
• Job shadow other departments
• Cross train for basic accounting processes (check and ACH preparation, various imports, month end closing processes, etc.) and fill in as backup during vacations or illness of other team members

Qualifications/Preferences:

• Progression towards business degree with accounting/finance focus preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required and working knowledge of other Microsoft Office products
• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, and month-end closing processes is a plus, but not required
• Team-player willing to quickly shift priorities is a positive
• Flexibility in schedule is a positive
• Experience with relational databases/analytics tools a positive for candidates interested in special projects

Benefits:

• 401k plan w/ 5% match available to all employees including part time
• Additional benefits available to full- time hires