Accounting Internship

Summit-Agricultural-Group; Alden Township (IA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,755,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on internship experience

Exposure to Claude AI tools

Job summary

Summit Agricultural Group in Alden, Iowa, HQ, is seeking an Accounting Intern to gain hands-on exposure to the full accounting cycle. You will help with the monthly close for Summit Farms and investment entities, including reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, and payroll-like accruals, while contributing to special projects.

Gain experience with data visualization (Power BI) and Claude AI tools integrated into the workflow, and prepare a final management presentation on your learnings

Qualifications

• Sophomore or junior studying accounting or related fields.
• Exposure to Power BI beneficial but not required.
• Able to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• High level of interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Claude, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monthly financial close of Summit Farms and investment entities, including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Work with fixed assets, accrued expenses and other accounting areas.
• Support special projects such as cost analysis, tax credit preparation, and inventory counts.
• Assist with vendor risk management and other accounting duties as needed.
• Deliver a final presentation to Summit's management summarizing internship experiences and results.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Excel

PowerPoint

Claude AI

Claude AI tools

Education

Sophomore/Junior accounting or related major

Tools

Power BI

Claude AI

Job description

As an Accounting Intern at Summit Agricultural Group, you will be exposed to multiple aspects of accounting and finance within our extensive scope of agri-businesses.
Responsibilities include both daily accounting tasks and contributions to the month end financial close for Summit Farms and the associated investor entities. There will also be special projects such as cost analysis, tax credit preparation, inventory counts, and vendor risk management. You'll also gain hands-on exposure to AI tools like Claude as part of our accounting workflow. The position will be based at our Alden, Iowa headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the monthly financial close of Summit Farms, including account reconciliations, entering journal entries, working with fixed assets, accrued expenses and other accounting areas.
• Build an understanding of private equity funds through assisting in the monthly financial close of investment entities, including compilation of quarterly financial statements.
• Gain exposure to Summit's accounting system by assisting the team with special projects.
• Gain an understanding in financial reporting, control environment, inventory, and other areas.
• Deliver a final presentation to Summit's management team summarizing experiences, results, and accomplishments from the internship.

Requirements

• Completed Sophomore or Junior studying accounting, agricultural business, economics, or finance.
• Exposure with Power BI or other data visualization tools is beneficial but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial environment.
• High level of interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Motivated self-starter with ability to work independently.
• Proficient in Claude, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

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