Business Support Intern (Tax)

Insero & Co. CPAs, LLP; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Insero is seeking a part-time Business Support intern to assist our Tax Department in January 2027–April 2027. The role is in-office at our Ithaca, NY location.

Pay is $22.00/hr. Ideal candidates are Business, Accounting, or Communication students returning to school, with strong communication, organization, and basic MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Business, Accounting, or Communication students currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program.
• Must be returning to school to be eligible.
• Excellent communication skills and self-motivation; detail-oriented and organized.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Gain basic understanding of tax processing workflows in office software.
• Scan and upload tax documents.
• Assemble and process tax returns for Individuals, Partnerships, and Businesses; scan, proof, copy and bind documents.
• Assist with CPE tracking and auditing certificates as needed.
• Improve organization and planning skills.

Skills

Communication skills

Self-motivation

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree student

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ithaca, United States | Posted on 10/06/2026

BusinessSupport Internship (Tax Department) Spring 2027

Location: Ithaca, NY

Pay: $22.00/hr

Insero is an accounting and businessadvisory practice with more than 160 employees throughout New York Stateserving businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities, and individuals. One ofour core values is that we are Passionate about People. We don’t justtalk about our values, we live them. That’s why we’ve consistently beenrecognized as a best place to work:

• Rankedthe #4 Best Company to Work For in New York in the Medium Companies category(State, NYS-SHRM and Best Companies Group) 2026. Ranked #1 in 2025 and 2024,ranked #3 in 2023, ranked #1 in 2022
• BestAccounting Firms to Work For (National, Accounting Today and Best CompaniesGroup) 2012-2025
• #1Best Accounting Firm, Reader Rankings (Local, Rochester Business Journal) 2024-2026,consistently ranked since 2018
• #4 Best Places to Work for Career Growth, 2026 (Best Companies Group)

At Insero, we’re committed to transforming the employeeexperience beyond industry standards to enable you to build your ideal career.

OurVision: Wedeliver bold, game-changing value to our clients by building the best place towork, empowered with the best talent, culture, and innovation.

TheInsero Way – Our culture is guided by our corevalues and motivates result-orientated associates. Our values form thefoundation of our daily practices.

Webelieve great teams are built on shared values:Be Passionate aboutPeople, Deliver Excellence, Grow to New Heights, and Go Further Together. Ifthese speak to you, we encourage you to apply!

Let us show you howLife atInserois different:

• Weoffer excellent advancement opportunities as well as advisor and mentorprograms.
• Weinvest heavily in training and technology.
• Wefocus on flexibility, with an amazing hybrid working environment giving you theability to work in the office as well as from home/remotely.
• Weserve a wide variety of clients and offer many compliance and consultingservices, giving our team members opportunities to explore different areas ofpractice.
• Thereare also many opportunities to get involved from day one, including ourinitiatives for outreach, innovation, wellness, and diversity, equity, andinclusion.

We are seeking to hire apart-time Business Support intern to support our Tax Department in January 2027– April 2027. This position would be in-office at ourIthaca, NY location.

Responsibilities:

• Gaina basic understanding of how tax processing workflows through the office invarious computer programs
• Scanningand uploading tax documents
• Assemblingand processing of Individual, Partnership, and Business Tax Returns.
  • Scan,proof, copy and bind tax returns or financial statements
• Assistwith CPE tracking and support with auditing certificates as needed
• Improvingbasic organization and planning skills

Requirements:

Business,Accounting, or Communication students who are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’sdegree program. Students must be returning to school to be eligible. Qualifiedcandidates should have excellent communication skills, self-confidence, and beself-motivated and capable of working productively in a professionalenvironment. Must be conscientious, detail-oriented, intellectually curious,and have excellent organizational skills. Basic knowledge in Microsoft Word,Excel and PowerPoint is required.

There is a difference among accounting firms. We invite you toexperience it firsthand!

Inserois proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer