Paid Accounting Systems & Process Intern

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.; Fairfield (IA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

401K with company matching

Eleven paid holidays

Job summary

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. is offering an Accounting Intern role designed to support the Accounting Department across commissions, fee billing, and payroll.

The 11-week paid summer internship runs May 17–July 30 and provides mentorship, professional development, and exposure to financial services operations. Location options include Fairfield, IA or Phoenix, AZ with on-site work and housing available for Fairfield candidates.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate student pursuing Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Management, or related field.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, organization, accountability, and communication skills.
• Comfort working with data, learning new technology, and managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close activities, bi-weekly compensation processing, reconciliations, reporting, data validation, and documentation updates.
• Support strategic initiatives involving Workday and Cadency transitions, process cleanup, system testing, and related implementation work.
• Review existing procedures and processes, identify opportunities for greater efficiency, and provide practical feedback.
• Collaborate with product companies, distributors, internal customers, external partners, and other interns to obtain test data and complete project deliverables.
• Review data in accounting systems, verify data integrity, and support the transition of payments or compensation processes.
• Gain hands-on exposure to the daily operations of the Accounting and Commissions teams while completing a major improvement project.
• Use Microsoft 365, Workday, Cadency, compensation systems, SharePoint, internal accounting systems, and approved AI tools such as Copilot.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Data handling

Time management

Collaboration

Education

Undergraduate student in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

Workday

Cadency

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Job description

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. is offering an Accounting Intern role designed to support the Accounting Department across commissions, fee billing, and payroll.

The 11-week paid summer internship runs May 17–July 30 and provides mentorship, professional development, and exposure to financial services operations. Location options include Fairfield, IA or Phoenix, AZ with on-site work and housing available for Fairfield candidates.