Finance & Accounting Intern — Hands-On Experience

Cedar Point; Sandusky (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is seeking a Finance and Accounting Intern to join our Shared Finance Services team. You will support day-to-day accounting and finance activities across several disciplines in a collaborative, learning-focused environment.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in an associate or bachelor’s degree program and can commit to at least thirteen weeks. You will participate in twice-weekly workshops to develop hands-on skills in accounting, finance and business practices.

Qualifications

• Dynamic and enthusiastic applicants currently enrolled in an associate or bachelor’s degree program in accounting, finance, business management or applicable related studies.
• This is an exciting hands-on experience in the accounting field while contributing to a FUN and positive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in processing weekly Accounts Payable disbursements.
• Review vendor statements for accuracy.
• Develop an understanding of how to retrieve information from a lockbox to apply payments to correct customer or account.
• Assist in reconciling designated Accounts Receivable balance sheet accounts.
• Review and resolve discrepancies in an Accounts Receivable Aging report.
• Learn about the financial systems used at Six Flags through the AIS team.
• Assist the Business Transformation team in gathering data for report generation and decision making.
• Prepare journal vouchers and reconcile general ledger accounts under supervision.
• Assist in ad-hoc financial analysis to support park leaders’ decisions.
• Support daily revenue accounting processes by importing data between POS and accounting systems.

Education

Accounting/Finance/Business degree (in progress)

Job description

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is seeking a Finance and Accounting Intern to join our Shared Finance Services team. You will support day-to-day accounting and finance activities across several disciplines in a collaborative, learning-focused environment.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in an associate or bachelor’s degree program and can commit to at least thirteen weeks. You will participate in twice-weekly workshops to develop hands-on skills in accounting, finance and business practices.