Fall 2024 Outsourced Accounting Intern
Are you ready to embark on an exciting career journey and develop a robust foundation in the growing area of outsourced accounting? Join BerryDunn as an Outsourced Accounting Intern and gain hands-on experience with managing a variety of client assignments & projects performing duties such as preparing and compilation financial statement engagements, full scope general ledger processing including: payables/receivables processing, bank reconciliations, recording bank and credit card activity, vendor inquiries, processing deposits and recording journal entries. Your work will include month end/quarter end closing procedures on multiple clients. You will work closely with experienced staff, seniors, managers and principals in charge of engagements. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work with clients across diverse industries such as Health Care, Not-for-Profit, Real Estate, Renewable Energy & Natural Resources, and Technology & Manufacturing and others.
Fall Internships run from early September through November 2025
Please provide the following in your application:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Unofficial transcript
Receive Training & Development:
Our comprehensive training program includes extensive training in both technical and soft skills, as well as an introduction to the firm’s systems, operations, and relationship-building strategies.
- Perform attestation work including compilation and preparing financial statement engagements
- Perform month end/quarter end closes for multiple client engagements, including maintenance of prepaids, accruals, depreciation and other GAAP accounting adjustments.
- Assist our professional team in preparing GAAP work papers, trial balances.
- Apply basic GAAP accounting and work through more complex GAAP accounting with assistance from team members.
- Process payables for multiple clients and produce payable reports/checks with approval
- Process/maintain receivables for multiple clients and make deposits
- Record bank and credit card transactional activity in QuickBooks.
- Perform bank reconciliations and maintain/monitor cash balances.
- Know and understand the reason for the firm's policies and procedures
- Establish effective work schedules
- Work as an effective team member to complete project components and assignment tasks
- Actively pursue self-development opportunities in line with the competency model
- Build strong team relationship skills
- Act as an Ambassador to the Universities
What We Expect from You:
- Flexibility: Adapt to various tasks and challenges with a positive attitude.
- Willingness to Learn: Seek advice and demonstrate an eagerness to learn and grow.
- Ambition: Show a strong desire to develop your skills and contribute to the team.
- Commitment: Must be available a minimum of 24 hours/week
Additional Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a BA/BS degree in Accounting preferred
- Team player with a positive approach
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills required
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple on-going assignments
- Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)