Internship 2027 - Accounting

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness center

Free concierge service

Employee restaurant

Job summary

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company in Idaho Falls is seeking a college intern to join our Accounting Group for a 90-day program offered during Winter or Summer sessions. As an intern you will function like an Accountant, preparing financial statements, reviewing closing entries, and performing monthly expense variance analysis, while contributing to special projects under the Accounting Manager.

This hands-on experience provides exposure to inventory, capital, cash, income, expenses and product

Qualifications

• Preference given to students currently in their junior or senior year of college, pursuing a degree in related field.
• Able to work in Idaho Falls, Idaho for approximately 90 days.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
• Strong creativity skills
• Strong customer relation skills
• Detailed work and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions
• Ability to work independently and follow through on projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• General business skills

Responsibilities

• Prepares financial statements for various entities.
• Reviews and analyzes departments' closing journal entries.
• Performs monthly expenses account variance analysis.
• Performs special projects by researching, coordinating, gathering information, etc…

Skills

Creativity

Customer relations

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independent work

Written & verbal comms

General business skills

Education

Pursuing a degree in related field

Junior or Senior year student

Job description

\"To Enhance the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals”

Melaleuca has firmly supported this mission statement since our humble beginning in 1985. Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By manufacturing and selling effective, high quality, natural, health oriented products we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company.

We have achieved consistent and profitable growth with our annual revenue hitting over $2 billion dollars. We now have over 4,500 employees and operate in 20 countries around the world. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years. To help keep up with this growth we are looking for outstanding individuals to be part of our Accounting Group.

Program Dates

Winter: January through April

Summer: May through August

This position assists the Accounting Manager in supplying complete and accurate financial information to the company in the areas of inventory, capital, cash, income, expenses and product costs.

Responsibilities

Interns function as one of the Accountants as much as possible while they are here:

• Prepares financial statements for various entities
• Reviews and analyzes departments prepares appropriate closing journal entries.
• Performs monthly expenses account variance analysis
• Perform special projects by researching, coordinating, gathering information, etc…

Qualifications

• Preference given to students currently in their junior or senior year of college, pursuing a degree in related field
• Able to work in Idaho Falls, Idaho for your program dates of approximately 90 days
• Cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher
• Strong creativity skills
• Strong customer relation skills
• Detailed work and organizational skills
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions
• Ability to work independently and follow through on projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• General business skills

Why Melaleuca

Melaleuca is one of the leading Health and Wellness companies in the world. We manufacture and distribute nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, facial care, home hygiene, and other wellness products and distribute them directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. We carefully craft products used every day with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

This revolutionary system is changing the way hundreds of thousands of people shop by eliminating middlemen and reducing marketing and distribution costs. This enables the company to spend more on research and high-quality, ecologically-sensible ingredients, while maintaining reasonable prices.

Great culture

Flexibility is a must in this position; you'll become a part of a fast-paced team dedicated to a feel-good lifestyle brand dedicated to changing lives. Like the rest of Melaleuca, we are proud to be part of a values-driven organization that treats employees with respect. Our employees and their families enjoy company parties and countless discounts around the community. We implement a very real open-door policy, and all employees are on a first name basis—it feels more like a family than a multi-national corporation.

Safe, uncrowded, affordable

Nestled in the heart of beautiful Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls is a prosperous and vibrant community, as well as the gateway to recreational paradise. This unique setting provides numerous opportunities for total wellness -- social, physical, financial, and emotional. If you love outdoor activities, this is the place for you, with the Snake River running right through town, the Rocky Mountains dominating the horizon, and Yellowstone less than a 2-hour drive away.

Excellent compensation

• In addition to a competitive wage, we offer some remarkable surprises. Right here on-site, we provide a fitness center, free concierge service, and an employee restaurant.