Summer Real Estate Investment Accounting Intern

Harbor Group; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor Group invites a Summer 2027 Investment Accounting Intern to join our Norfolk, VA Corporate Office. You will gain hands-on experience in real estate accounting, supporting month-end close, reconciliations, and investor reporting, under the guidance of our Partnership Accounting team.

The internship runs for 10 weeks from June through August, requiring excellent communication, a minimum 3.5 GPA, and the ability to travel for kickoff and capstone events.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year degree program with junior or senior standing.
• Minimum GPA of 3.5.
• 10-week commitment June–August.
• Willing to travel for Kick-Off and Capstone events.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations for partnership and asset books.
• Assist with the tax withholding reconciliation project.
• Complete gain calculations for sales of real estate assets.
• Set-up new partnership entities and distribution schedules in the accounting system.
• Track and post fund and investor commitments and contributions.
• Post journal entries to partnership and asset general ledgers.
• Review bank reconciliations and clear reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Calculate monthly asset management fees.
• Assist in preparing monthly billing statements.
• Complete month-end workpapers for alternative assets.
• Assist manager of Partnership Accounting with reconciling partnership equity and investment balances.
• Assist team with CPA firm delivery of K-1s and other tax forms.
• Review, research, and respond to tax notices for property and partnership entities.
• Assist with research related to property acquisitions and dispositions.
• Run ad hoc reports from internal software as needed.
• Update existing work papers for CPA firm deliverables.
• Assist with special projects as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service experience

Punctuality

Organizational skills

Initiative

Education

Enrollment in 4-year degree

Tools

MS Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Harbor Group invites a Summer 2027 Investment Accounting Intern to join our Norfolk, VA Corporate Office. You will gain hands-on experience in real estate accounting, supporting month-end close, reconciliations, and investor reporting, under the guidance of our Partnership Accounting team.

The internship runs for 10 weeks from June through August, requiring excellent communication, a minimum 3.5 GPA, and the ability to travel for kickoff and capstone events.