Accounting Internship: Reporting, Forecasting & Finance

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Mapleton (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing Stipend

Relocation Assistance

Medical coverage

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. offers an on-site Corporate Accounting Internship for students pursuing an accounting degree. The program provides hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, tax compliance, and analysis.

Interns will work 40 hours per week for 12 weeks during Summer 2027, with opportunities to participate in training sessions, tours of facilities, and networking with leadership. Relocation and housing support may be available.

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a degree at a 4-year accredited university/college in an Accounting degree program, at the time of application and throughout the internship program.
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA (both Accounting GPA & Cumulative GPA).
• 12 completed semester hours at a 4-year university before the start of the internship.
• If a transfer student must have 12 semester hours completed at a 4-year university.

Responsibilities

• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use.
• Take part in special projects and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Estimate various forecast and budget scenarios.
• Specifies, builds, maintains, and runs data extracts from various subsystems that contain account-level information.
• Produces a daily balance sheet to assist the trading desk.
• Posting entries, verifying, and reconciling input to financial reporting systems.
• Entering transactions and reconciling various reports

Skills

Accuracy

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Multitasking

Problem solving

Education

Accounting degree program

12 completed semester hours

GPA 3.0/4.0

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. offers an on-site Corporate Accounting Internship for students pursuing an accounting degree. The program provides hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, tax compliance, and analysis.

Interns will work 40 hours per week for 12 weeks during Summer 2027, with opportunities to participate in training sessions, tours of facilities, and networking with leadership. Relocation and housing support may be available.