Accountants (General)

As an accounting intern at Enterprise Holdings the main skills you need is basic knowledge of accounting and Excel. The basic knowledge of accounting includes AP/AR, fixed assets/depreciation, understanding an income statement and general knowledge of whats a debit and credit. In Excel it is cruc...

I like that I have gained exposure to the day to day operations within the mutual funds provided by Fidelity. It has given me an appreciation for how complex the process can be. I also like the opportunity that I have been given to join special projects teams and engage with executives to make Fi...

If you want to succeed at Fidelity, you should be looking to more than what you are assigned. If you have free time, which you will as a fund accountant, fill it with learning other tasks that your team does or by looking to improve processes. More broadly, look to network with higher ups like di...

To prepare for an interview, I would suggest preparing for two different types of questions: the behavioral and the case. You can find samples of typical behavioral interview questions online, and the best preparation would be to have an answer in mind for each of the questions. Your answers shou...

There really is no set routine because the workload heats up at different points of the year (its particularly heavy when companies are releasing earnings). However, I generally showed up to the office around 9, and mornings were usually not terribly busy. You'll find most people waiting for dire...

A couple of things: -- Be proactive. The project assigned is only one metric to evaluate the performance of an intern. There are a lot of other metrics that are not 'assigned' to interns but those turn out to be the real touchstone, such as fast learning, coordination of efforts and willingness t...

Reynolds has 2 accounting departments, Houston (Texas) and Dayton (Ohio). The Houston office offers A/P, A/R, Billing, and Collections. There is little upward mobility, but they are known to create positions for some they want to hold onto. The Dayton office offers tax and analysis, along with de...

The requirement for this area is to have a degree; they are not specific on the area of study. Excel skills are greatly beneficial here! I used advanced functions of Excel daily, even multiple times within the hour. Knowing access could be helpful but isn't necessary. Reynolds uses a proprietary ...

Well, without Billing, there would be no funds anticipated to run the company! Billing is probably the most important department in Reynolds accounting because they must be reliable. They are translating contracts into bills, ensuring that support is staying on track, and reporting revenue number...

As an accounting intern at Enterprise Holdings the main skills you need is basic knowledge of accounting and Excel. The basic knowledge of accounting includes AP/AR, fixed assets/depreciation, understanding an income statement and general knowledge of whats a debit and credit. In Excel it is cruc...

In the most general terms, a Fund Accountant ensures that the finances of hedge, mutual, or private equity funds are complete and correct. This includes calculating and verifying the value of the assets held by the fund, investor contributions and withdrawals, and any fees charged to the investo...

You need to be detail-oriented and capable of reviewing work for completeness and accuracy. As far as raw accounting skills, all you really need is the ability to read a trial balance, book expenses, etc.. This job will teach you the difference between a debit and a credit, but not a whole lot ...

Upward mobility at JPMorgan Chase is limited. There are very few management openings, and it is unlikely you will progress in that manner. You will not transfer to a more glamourous line of business. The majority of people work as a Fund Accountant for ~1 year and then seek to move elsewhere. ...

You need to be detail-oriented and capable of reviewing work for completeness and accuracy. As far as raw accounting skills, all you really need is the ability to read a trial balance, book expenses, etc.. This job will teach you the difference between a debit and a credit, but not a whole lot ...

You need to be able to show your willingness to learn and your adaptability skills, LMI had more than enough resources to train you once you’ve actually landed the position. You just need to be able to show that you want to learn during the interview. Also, let them know that you have career goal...

Expected compensation would be between $20/$22 hourly. Also, you accumulate paid time off and can opt to be paid for it if your still have remaining hours at the end of your internship.

Highlight your willingness to learn and work with a team. Ask the interviewee questions about the company and their culture in the workplace during the interview. This will express your interests for the company and position. Audit and Tax interns will work in teams on projects and it would be be...

A day in the life of an accounting intern goes something like this. My first day of work just happened to be during an employee appreciation event. I was greeted warmly at the door by ambassadors there for the event, and given told I was a valued employee and given a small piece of EF themed merc...

The Special Projects team works like an internal consulting group. What I liked about this group was that I had the chance to work as a consultant inside the company. I was given a lot of liberty to figure out the problem I was handled, and find the solutions for it. I had the chance to see the b...

As an accounting admin you need to have strong leadership and communication skills as well as flexibility. You are asked to wear many diffeernt hats: managing shifts, cash wrap employees and cash operations and accounting. You will need to be able to provide guidance to the store leadership team ...

Pricing Analysts at Disney help look at trending data to help determine what to do with price based on overall business objectives. In my role I looked at promotions so based on the data I had to see what promotions made sense in the grand scheme of things.

Disney is a great place to start as it has a lot of people who may know more than you starting out and has ample resources to develop skills that you need for other employers not necessarily hard skills but soft skills.

I truly believe that one of the most important qualities that should be highlighted when interviewing for an internship at BDO or any other accounting firm is any sport/team experiences. For example, I was a captain of my lacrosse team as a junior and senior in high school. I played competitive s...

You should know why you want to work for PepsiCo. Interviewers at PepsiCo want to make sure you not only excel in an academic setting, but also that you have the drive to excel within a Fortune 50 setting. Applicants should also be comfortable talking about challenges they have faced, either in ...

You will be assigned to a specific function within the accounting team, such as Tax, Internal Reporting, Consolidation, etc. but you will have exposure to all teams within accounting by working with each team, whether it be specific tasks or projects. Thus, each day will be different, which makes...