Internship - Accounting Associate
Synopsis:
The Accounting Associate is a student level position within the accounting structure of ESCO Group. This position is best described as a business resource supporting a variety of accounting related tasks and issues with a focus on learning. Experience will be focused within a multi-discipline accounting team. This position requires acquisition of basic accounting skills and technologies.
Background and Work Experience:
To be considered, candidates should have:
- Enrollment in or completion of an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree program in accounting or related discipline from an accredited college, technical school, or university.
- Demonstrated to be highly proficient with computer technologies including but not limited to, Windows Operating Systems, and the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Preferred:
- Experience in accounting.
- Completion of a previous internship experience.
Responsibilities and Duties:
The Accounting Associate will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Assisting with research, filing, data entry, and recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records.
- Attend cost account meetings with Project Managers and/or General Foremen, review and analyze cost information, and update notes in the collaboration tool.
- Prepare and post project accounting adjustments by updating estimates, increasing contract amounts, adding change orders, updating job type and/or tracking purchase orders.
- Provide assistance researching job numbers to Payroll and Accounts Payable.
- Assist with customer accounts including customer calls, account adjustments, and customer reconciliations.
- Communicate and follow up with internal and external customers regarding outstanding issues.
- Assist with answering phones and front desk support.
- Utilize, support, and enhance ESCO’s standards and best practices.
- Understand and follow all safety, conduct, and policy requirements established by ESCO and clients.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned or deemed necessary by management.
Interpersonal Skills/Characteristics:
- Earnestly looks for ways to improve skills and is a dedicated and driven learner.
- Adapts behavior to changing circumstances.
- Work produced demonstrates excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Work effectively with decreasing amount of assistance from others as skills are acquired.
Travel Required:
This position does not generally require overnight travel. Some daily travel may be required to other office locations, training, and seminars.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and talk or hear.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be in a professional office environment.