Accounting Intern

Everest Strategies

Location: Remote (New England Preferred)
Position Type: Part-Time Internship (10–20 Hours per Week)
Compensation: Paid Internship (Based on Experience and Academic Standing)

Job Posting

Build Real-World Accounting Skills While Helping Businesses Grow

Everest Strategies is seeking an Accounting Intern who wants hands-on experience working with real businesses, real financial challenges, and modern accounting technology.

Unlike many internships that focus on administrative tasks, this role places you directly in the accounting and financial operations of small and mid-sized businesses. You will work alongside experienced business consultants helping clients organize financial records, improve reporting, analyze performance, and create financial clarity that drives business growth.

This position is ideal for an accounting student or recent graduate who wants practical experience applying accounting principles in a consulting environment.

What You'll Do

As an Accounting Intern, you will assist with accounting projects for a variety of businesses across multiple industries.

Responsibilities include:

Bookkeeping & Accounting Support

• Review and reconcile financial transactions
• Assist with account reconciliations and month-end close processes
• Record journal entries
• Analyze transactions using T-accounts and accounting fundamentals
• Verify proper classification of revenues and expenses
• Assist with accrual and adjusting entries
• Support inventory accounting and inventory reconciliations
• Review general ledger activity for accuracy

Financial Reporting

• Assist in preparing:
  • Profit & Loss Statements
  • Balance Sheets
  • Cash Flow Statements
  • Departmental and Class-Based Reporting
• Help identify accounting errors and inconsistencies
• Support the development of KPI dashboards and management reports

Technology & Systems

• Work within accounting and business management systems including:
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Desktop
  • Point of Sale (POS) Systems
  • Payroll Platforms
  • Inventory Management Systems
  • Excel and Reporting Tools
• Learn how data flows between operational and accounting systems
• Assist with software implementations and data cleanup projects

Consulting Support

• Help clients organize financial information
• Assist in cleaning up accounting records
• Support month-end and year-end accounting projects
• Participate in client meetings and internal project discussions
• Assist consultants with business performance analysis

What We're Looking For

Essential Skills

Candidates should have a working understanding of:

• Basic financial accounting principles
• Debits and credits
• T-accounts
• Journal entries
• Accrual-based accounting
• Revenue recognition
• Inventory accounting concepts
• Financial statements

Preferred Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• Completed Intermediate Accounting I (preferred)
• Experience with QuickBooks is a plus
• Experience with Excel or Google Sheets
• Strong analytical skills
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Ability to learn new software quickly

Skills You'll Develop

This internship provides practical experience in:

• Financial statement preparation
• General ledger accounting
• Inventory accounting
• Accrual accounting
• Business analytics
• KPI reporting
• Financial cleanup projects
• Small business consulting
• Accounting technology platforms
• Management reporting

Ideal Candidate

You enjoy figuring out how transactions affect financial statements.

You can explain why a transaction impacts a balance sheet and income statement—not just where to click in software.

You are curious about how businesses operate and want to learn how accounting information drives management decisions.

You enjoy solving puzzles, analyzing data, and creating order from messy financial information.

Why Everest Strategies?

At Everest Strategies, we help business owners make better decisions through accurate financial information, operational improvements, and strategic planning.

As an intern, you'll gain exposure to:

• Multiple industries
• Real-world accounting challenges
• Financial reporting and analysis
• Business consulting
• Modern accounting technology

You'll leave with practical experience that many accounting graduates don't gain until years into their careers.