College Intern - Accounting and Tax Firm

We are a local boutique CPA Firm specializing in taxes for small businesses and individuals. We are seeking 2-3 college interns for our upcoming tax filing season in 2025 to assist in intake, preparation and processing of tax returns. This opportunity is not remote and will require you to be in our Plymouth office.

Our ideal candidate is an undergraduate or graduate student in the accounting or finance programs. Underclassman will be considered, but preference will be geared towards upperclassman as this internship has potential to lead to a full time offer of employment following the conclusion of your degree program.

This internship will focus on preparation of individual 1040 tax returns, but no experience is necessary! The role will start out as a basic data entry position for the first couple of weeks, which will transition into full cycle tax return preparation as your become more familiar with our software, processes and general tax knowledge. In addition to basic tax preparation, interns may assist our administrative team with basic office tasks (document review, printing, filing, etc).

Our offices are open Monday-Saturday for the duration of the internship, during which all interns will be required to work at least 16+ hours per week. There is no requirement to work more than that, but there is potential for up to 40 hours to be available from mid-February through mid-April.

This is a perfect opportunity for an accounting or finance major with little or no experience to get their foot in the door at a busy, growing local firm with offices in New Bedford, Plymouth and Martha's Vineyard. By the end of your internship, you will walk away with the ability to do basic tax returns, and gain valuable insight into the operations of a small CPA firm. Our sincere hope is that our intern program turns into full time employment for one or more our Spring 2025 interns in the future.

We will be reviewing resumes as they are received and will commence interviews immediately. Those who are extended an offer for our intern program will have their offer prior to the end of the Fall semester. For any local candidates, there is an opportunity for some limited hours in December and January as well.  The projected start date is the first week of February, 2025.  

Compensation is $25/hour plus potential for bonus at the conclusion of the internship.  Also includes free team lunch on Friday's and Saturdays.  

Past interns have also earned college credits for their participation in our intern program.

I look forward to reviewing your resume. Please contact me directly if you have any questions.

Lucas Rhodes, Partner
Lucas@RainfordPC.com