Accounting Intern

Austin Industrial, Inc.; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Exposure to active project sites

Job summary

Austin Industrial, Inc. is seeking a paid accounting intern for a 12-week full-time program in Decatur, IL (mid-May 2027 to early August 2027). The internship offers exposure to general ledger, payroll, cost accounting, and field accounting within our industrial operations.

The intern will collaborate with departmental teams, gain hands-on experience, and complete a final project that delivers a meaningful process improvement or deliverable.

Qualifications

• Active college student pursuing an Accounting degree or related discipline.
• Must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Able to work up to 40 hours per week.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day Accounting activities and special projects.
• Gain exposure to general ledger, payroll, cost accounting, and field accounting.
• Participate in meetings and cross-functional initiatives to learn operations.
• Complete a final internship project that yields a meaningful improvement or deliverable.
• Perform other duties as directed by management.

Skills

General ledger

Payroll

Cost accounting

Field accounting

Education

Accounting

Job description

Austin Industrial, Inc. is a leading General Contractor that provides construction, maintenance, turnaround, specialty, and plant services within the oil, gas, chemical, power, and manufacturing industries throughout the United States of America. Our esteemed internship program will provide learning opportunities in many different aspects of the industrial construction and maintenance industry.

We are seeking interns in our Decatur, IL office department of Accounting. The intern will work on a specific project, while learning Austin Industrial operations and processes. By collaborating with the departmental teams, interns will have the opportunity to have hands on experience, experience in the field, among exposure to many other aspects of the company.

This is a paid 12-week full-time internship program that runs from the middle of May 2027 to the beginning of August 2027. Austin Industrial’s office is in La Porte, TX.

Our intern will also participate in various social events with fellow employee-owners and have the great opportunity to visit active project sites.

Intern Duties:

• Assist with day-to-day Accounting activities, including administrative support and special projects
• Gain exposure to various Accounting functions, including general ledger, payroll, cost accounting, field accounting, etc.
• Participate in meetings, projects, and cross-functional initiatives to develop a broader understanding of business operations.
• Complete a final internship project that combines academic knowledge with practical experience, resulting in a meaningful process improvement, recommendation, or deliverable.
• Perform other duties and special assignments as directed by management

Education and Experience

• Must be an active Junior or Senior college student working toward a degree Accounting or related discipline.
• Must possess a 3.0 GPA or higher & be able to work up to 40 hours per week
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to think analytically, present ideas professionally, and work in project teams.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

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