Summer Intern – Accounting

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Illinois is offering an entry-level accounting internship designed to give hands-on experience across Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Tax Accounting, and related areas. You will participate in budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and ad hoc projects while learning in a real-world corporate environment.

The role emphasizes analytical skills, data extraction, reconciliation, and collaboration with teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a 4-year accounting degree at a 4-year accredited university.
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA (Accounting and Cumulative).
• 12 completed semester hours before internship start.
• Previous accounting internship or relevant work experience.
• Intermediate accounting course completed by internship start.

Responsibilities

• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Prepare monthly financial reports for internal use.
• Develop data extracts from subsystems with account details.
• Reconcile inputs to financial reporting systems.
• Support tax compliance and audits.
• Contribute to special projects and ad hoc reporting.

Skills

Financial Accounting

Cost Accounting

Tax Accounting

Budgeting

Data Analysis

Reconciliation

Auditing

Entry-Level Accounting Tasks

Monthly Reporting

Account-Level Information

Education

Accounting degree program (4-year)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Gain on-the-job experience and contribute to real-world projects in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Tax Accounting, Global Tax, Financial Systems, Auditing, and/or Research & Development Accounting.
• Perform entry-level accounting tasks including budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, tax compliance, analysis, and special projects.
• Create reports on financial performance for internal and external use.
• Take part in special projects and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Estimate forecast and budget scenarios.
• Specify, build, maintain, and run data extracts from subsystems containing account-level information.
• Produce a daily balance sheet to assist the trading desk.
• Post entries, verify, and reconcile input to financial reporting systems.
• Enter transactions and reconcile various reports.

Requirements

• Must be currently pursuing a degree at a 4-year accredited university/college in an Accounting degree program, at the time of application and throughout the internship program.
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA (both Accounting GPA & Cumulative GPA).
• 12 completed semester hours at a 4-year university before the start of the internship.
• If a transfer student must have 12 semester hours completed at a 4-year university.
• Previous accounting internship and/or relevant work experience.
• Completed Intermediate Accounting or first 300-level accounting course by the start of the internship.
• Strong initiative, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership involvement in student associations.
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel.
• Candidates must be willing to relocate if necessary for the duration of the internship, and complete daily work commute using reliable transportation.
• Candidates must be willing to travel as needed.
• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Successful completion of a drug screen is required for any offer of employment.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong foundational knowledge in Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting, and Tax Accounting, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting. Capable of performing budgeting, forecasting, and compliance tasks while contributing to team projects and maintaining effective communication.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Accounting
• Cost Accounting
• Tax Accounting
• Microsoft Excel
• Budgeting

Hard Skills

• Financial Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Tax Compliance
• Forecasting
• Reconciliation
• Budgeting
• Auditing
• Entry-Level Accounting Tasks
• Monthly Reporting
• Account-Level Information

Soft Skills

• Strong Initiative
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership Involvement

Industry Keywords

• Financial Systems
• Research & Development Accounting
• Ad Hoc Reporting
• Daily Balance Sheet
• Internship Program