Corporate Accounting Specialist - Accounting -Intern

Farm Credit Services of America; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive hourly wage

Job summary

AgCountry Farm Credit Services offers a Corporate Accounting Internship to gain hands-on experience in core general ledger activities and GAAP alignment. You’ll help with monthly closes and journal entries while learning FCA regulations and IRS requirements.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in Accounting/Finance, maintain at least a 3.0 GPA, and are available for a 12-week summer internship. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Accounting, Business, Banking, Finance or related field.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Available for a 12-week internship during the summer.
• Effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entry processing and validations.
• Support accounting teammates to maintain sub-ledgers and amortization schedules (fixed assets, leases, prepaid).
• Perform payroll and benefits accounting through data analysis to ensure accuracy of entries.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Pursuing degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Job description

AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit

Financial cooperatives that operate under shared management across eight states. While each association is owned by its local farmers and ranchers, they collaborate by pooling resources, expertise, and talent to provide affordable credit, crop insurance, and financial services.

Our associations are united by a common mission and commitment to serving rural America and supporting each other, which drives the success of the farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness we serve. We take pride in being a great place to work, and this enthusiasm is reflected in the relationships our team members foster with one another and with our customers.

Job Summary

As a Corporate Accounting Specialist - Accounting - Intern, you’ll gain hands‑on experience supporting core general ledger functions in alignment with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Farm Credit Administration (FCA) regulations, and IRS requirements. You’ll contribute to maintaining accurate financial records for the Associations and AgDirect, helping ensure their financial position and fiduciary responsibilities are clearly and reliably represented.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly and quarterly close activities, including journal entry processing, completion of key validations, and analytical reviews.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing, accurate account classifications, and timely resolution of issues.
• Support the work of Accounting teammates to ensure various sub‑ledgers are maintained and amortization schedules are accurate, including fixed assets, leases, and prepaid accounts.
• Perform payroll and benefits accounting process for the Associations through analyzing data files generated by Farm Credit Foundations to provide reasonable assurance that entries are accurate.
• Support the Financial Reporting team by assisting with documentation of the monthly reconciliation processes, participating in the monthly financial reporting process, and analysis of Call Report information.
• Gain knowledge of Farm Credit Administration (FCA) and Farm Credit System (FCS) accounting and reporting requirements.
• Support the Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) team by assisting with control inquiries, participating in process walkthroughs, and documenting key financial controls and processes.
• Collaborate with Leadership in completing special projects, ad‑hoc reporting and analysis requests, and other tasks as assigned.

Education Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Accounting, Business, Banking, Finance or related field.
• Minimum of 3.0 GPA.
• Effective written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Available for a 12‑week internship during the summer.

Intern Benefits

• Competitive hourly wage and $500 sign‑on bonus.
• Relocation assistance is available.

*We reserve the right to close this posting early if we receive a high volume of qualified applications.*

About Us:

AgCountry has 43 offices, is based in Fargo, North Dakota and serves portions of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. FCSAmerica is based in Omaha, NE and has 42 local offices serving rural communities and agriculture in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Frontier Farm Credit has six offices serving eastern Kansas. Together, we support nearly 82,000 producers and agribusinesses, meeting the needs of today’s agricultural industry with our combined 2600+ employees providing lending, risk management, technology, commodity marketing, and customer and employee education.

AgCountry Farm Credit Services, ACA, Farm Credit Services of America, ACA, and Frontier Farm Credit, ACA are Equal Employment Opportunity employers, and they comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.