Accounting Intern - Retail Accounting
Accounting Intern – La Crosse, WI: Our Retail Accounting Department, located in La Crosse, WI at the Corporate Offices, is responsible for auditing the bookwork for our 800+ retail store locations. This individual will assist the Retail Accounting team in ensuring accurate merchandise invoice reporting from retail stores by verifying correct costs and margin on received invoices
Primary Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Verify the correct entry of all stores entered invoices
- Identify the items that are causing out of balance invoices
- Ensure proper costs have been maintained in the system and enter corrections to vendor invoices as needed to insure proper payment to vendors
- Complete the proper documentation for the stores explaining invoice corrections
- Endure the accurate flow of electronic documentation throughout the Support Center
- Assist with various department analysis relating to merchandise inventory
Qualifications:
- Currently attending school for Accounting or a degree similar in nature
- Possess strong data entry skills
- Ability to read, understand, and interpret numbers
- Ability to complete basic math computations
- Ability to complete basic clerical tasks
- Accurate and detail orientated
- Possess strong customer service skills
- Knowledge of and ability to use a multi-line phone system
- Ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks and meet department deadlines
- Ability to recognize credits and debits and make appropriate corrections
- Possess strong organizational skills
- Possess strong written and oral communication skills
- Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Ability to work well alone and as a team
- Prior bookkeeping and retail experience is a plus
Physical qualifications: Twist, bend, reach regularly; lift up to 30 pounds occasionally.
Work Schedule: This is a paid internship. This position may require some weekend hours. It is important to note that we offer flexibility with school scheduling, working roughly 25 hours a week. During summer looking for full time work (40 hours). Typical hours will be Monday through Friday, daytime hours