Tax Season 2026 Accounting Internship
Fates, Bodily & Parker PLLC, Itasca, IL, is a growing, full-service financial firm dedicated to building relationships both with clients and the community. We are a fun, relaxed firm that sits in the sweet spot of being big enough for true professional growth and advancement and small enough to allow employees to be an integral part of driving our direction.
The internship is for approximately 30-40 hours per week for a period of 10 weeks at our office, 500 Park Blvd., Suite 1400, Itasca, IL. To be considered for this internship you must be available from January – April 2026.
What you’ll learn:
- Training with QuickBooks, Sage and other accounting software typically used by small and medium sized businesses
- Exposure to Thompson Reuters Tax (Ultra Tax) and Accounting (ACS) tax software
- Exposure to attestation process
- Opportunity to work with talented and dedicated team members, including Senior Accountants and Supervisors to complete tasks such as tax returns and financials
What you’ll need:
- A strong candidate possesses an understanding of accounting and financial principles and a positive attitude. You should be collaborative, trustworthy, receptive to feedback, and eager to learn
- Must be a recent graduate or actively working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Accounting
- Satisfactory completion of introductory accounting courses and a basic understanding of accounting and financial principles
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High level of efficiency, accuracy, and responsibility
- Motivation and strong desire to take on new challenges and learn as much as possible
This position is on-site at our offices.