Intern - Operational Finance

Turner Construction Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Construction Company in Atlanta, GA is offering a temporary Finance Intern position in the Operational Finance group. You will assist with billing, accounts payable, general ledger activities and project cost reconcilations, gaining hands-on experience in a construction finance environment.

The role emphasizes learning Turner Finance strategy, collaborating with accounting managers and senior accountants, and contributing to monthly close and audit tasks while working on-site in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a 4-year college with accounting or finance focus and at least 1 year of coursework
• Willing to work standard work week
• Strong interpersonal skills including student leadership or volunteer experience
• Desire to learn Turner Finance strategy, culture and core values
• Assume personal and professional responsibilities for actions
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and eager to tackle new projects with attention to detail
• Able to work independently or in a team
• Excellent organizational and written/verbal communication skills
• Proficient in computer data entry, databases and MS Office, especially Excel

Responsibilities

• Assist accountant to ensure client contractual requirements are met for billing and accounts receivable
• Process accounts payable for vendor invoices and keep accounts current
• Process AP for subcontractor invoices and verify lien waivers, contracts and insurance
• Assist with monthly close: post or accrue client bills and project costs
• Assist with internal and external audit requests
• Support data entry for project-specific vendor invoices and prepare multi-project invoices for central processing
• Provide admin support for invoice processing (vendor setup, tax certificates)
• Help prepare owner applications for payment with backup invoices
• Provide supervisors with progress reports
• Apply academic knowledge to Turner Finance environment

Skills

Accounting basics

Interpersonal skills

Leadership/volunteer experience

Personal and professional 책임

Enthusiastic and proactive

Independent and team work

Organizational skills

Verbal and written communication

Data entry

MS Excel skills

MS Office

Database skills

Education

Accounting or Finance major, 1 year coursework

Tools

MS Office

MS Excel

Database skills

Job description

Division: Atlanta Main

Project Location(s): Atlanta, GA 30301 USA

Job Type: Temporary

Job Classification: Intern

Job Family: Finance

Compensation: Intern Non-Exempt

Position Description:Provide financial services support to profit centers. Duties may include any specific accounting functions including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Reconciliation, and Special Services.

Reports to: Accounting Manager, Operational Finance; Accountant, Operational Finance; or Senior Accountant, Operational Finance

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist accountant to ensure client contractual requirements are met in regard to billing and accounts receivables.
• Process accounts payable for vendor invoices and ensure accounts are up to date for assigned projects.
• Process accounts payable for subcontractor invoices, and work with accountant to ensure all applicable lien waivers are submitted and contracts and insurance requirements are in place.
• Assist with completing monthly close process, ensuring all client bills and project costs are posted or accrued if work is in place and of material value.
• Assist with all internal and external audit requests.
• Facilitate data entry processes for project specific vendor invoices and prepare multi-project invoices for distribution to central financial center for input and posting.
• Provide administrative duties as related to invoice processing (i.e. vendor setup and updates, sales and use tax reporting, collection and distribution of client tax exempt certificates).
• Help prepare Turner owner applications for payment by assisting with compiling all supporting invoice backup.
• Provide supervisor with periodic progress reports.
• Relate and apply knowledge acquired in academic setting to company setting.
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior.
• Maintain professional relationships with company employees, customers and so forth.
• Prepare for and participate in conferences and other opportunities of learning afforded by company.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Enrolled at 4-year college or university offering accredited and credentialed degree programs, recommended majors include and not limited to Accounting or Finance, with at least 1 year of education and basic knowledge of finance or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience
• Must be willing to work standard work week
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills including student leadership, volunteerism, or other community involvement
• Passionate and willing to learn about overall Turner Finance business strategy, culture and core values
• Assume personal and professional responsibilities for actions and activities
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and eager to tackle new projects and ideas, flexible, adaptable and with attention to detail
• Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in team environment
• Exceptional organizational skills with ability to document and manage accurate and timely information
• Professional and clear verbal and written communication skills
• Computer data entry, database and MS Office skills, intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight.

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.