Administrative Intern (Financial Services) - Central Office

State-of-Missour; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Pension plan

Paid leave & holidays

Health insurance eligibility

Job summary

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking a Financial services intern to perform routine entry-level accounting, reporting, and support activities under moderate supervision. The internship location is 105 West Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Responsibilities include payroll coding reviews, reconciliations, vendor payments, and preparing financial statements in line with GAAP and GASB.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor’s or post-bachelor’s degree program.
• Must possess, and maintain, an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher out of 4.0.
• Must have completed at least 30 credit hours.

Responsibilities

• Reviews documents, forms, and reports to determine payroll coding accuracy.
• Performs various accounting functions, including reconciliations and vendor payments.
• Prepares financial statements in accordance with GAAP and GASB.
• Coordinates asset inventories and prepares federal project cost documentation.
• Compiles information for financial reports and supports operating budget.
• Assists with research and reporting for special financial requests.

Skills

Accounting

Analytical skills

Time management

Education

Pursuing accounting degree

GPA 2.0+

Tools

Excel

Job description

This position will be filled at a salary no higher than the posted maximum salary.

Job Location: 105 West Capitol Avenue, Jefferson City, Missouri

Why you’ll love this position:

The Financial services intern performs routine entry-level financial accounting, reporting, and support services activities. Responsibilities are performed under moderate supervision.

A day in the life:

• Reviews documents, forms, and reports to determine if payroll coding, transactions, and adjustments are correct; verifies accuracy of timesheet coding; makes payroll corrections; prepares reimbursements; may process forms necessary to enroll, maintain and update employee benefits.
• Performs various accounting functions, including reconciliations; monitoring delinquent accounts; depositing daily receipts; processing invoices and initiating vendor payments; assisting with the calculation of various overhead rates; and monitoring records for consumable inventories and capital/fixed assets.
• Maintains accounting records and prepares financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and Governmental Accounting Standards Board statements for the department, medical and life insurance plan, and self-insurance plan.
• Coordinates and conducts capital/fixed asset physical inventory and coordinates statewide physical inventory of capital/fixed assets and consumable inventory.
• Creates documents for federally funded projects; monitors categories of cost for federal reimbursement; prepares Federal Highway Administration billing and final vouchers; submits documentation and maintains records for letters of credit.
• Compiles information for various financial reports.
• Monitors daily cash balance for various funds.
• Supports the operating budget.
• Assists with research and report preparation for special requests of financial and statistical information.
• Analyzes proposed state/federal legislation for possible fiscal impact on the department and prepares fiscal notes.
• Performs other responsibilities as required or assigned.

What you'll need for success:

• Must be enrolled in a relevant bachelor’s or post-bachelor’s degree program; for engineering candidates, program must be ABET-accredited.
• Must possess, and maintain, an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher out of 4.0.
• Must have completed at least 30 credit hours.

More reasons to love this position:

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you’re looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values.

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