Finance Intern

Finance Intern II and III: 

The Intern will be introduced and provide support to the Finance Department operations. Duties may include but are not limited to: 

• attend various meetings; observe various Finance functions; 
• assist in the assembly of budget documents and review for accuracy;
• interface with departmental representatives to review plans, determine budgetary needs and gather information and offer findings and recommendations; 
• assist in preparing reports, graphs, charts and other illustrative materials on budget matters concerning findings and recommendations for review by upper management; 
• assist in conducting needs assessments and making recommendations for re-engineering and automating processes of City operations; 
• research, collect and analyze data; 
• assist in reviewing performance measures and performing analysis to evaluate a department’s performance; 
• enter documents for general ledger; organize accounting documents for future reference; 
• prepare reports for external and internal entities; 
• review accounts for accuracy; 
• complete information requests for other departments; 
• assist in reconciling general ledger accounts and bank activity, entering daily cash activity, processing payments and fixed assets, analyzing accounts, special projects, preparing the documentation for the City auction of surplus property; 
• and assist with the scanning and indexing of records from paper to CD’s.

Qualifications: Be enrolled in a college or university, familiarity with research and statistical analysis, ability to work with diverse groups, strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently with little supervision, working knowledge of Microsoft Office® with emphasis in Excel® and have completed six hours of business-related coursework.