Accounting Intern

Job Title:                Accounting Intern
Department:          Finance 
Reports to:            Controller

Schedule:              Temporary/May-August 2025

Classification:       Hourly Non-exempt

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, a Jesuit, college-preparatory, co-educational school for grades 9-12. We are seeking an Accounting Intern to join our team and assist with year-end tasks, reconciliations of bank and balance sheet accounts and preparation of various schedules.  This internship will provide an opportunity to gain practical experience in accounting and finance and to work with a team of experienced professionals in a dynamic environment. 

Reporting to the Controller, this intern will be responsible for processing accounting activities and completing projects related to Month-End Close and Financial Aid awards. Additionally, this role also supports the completion of the year-end annual financial audit.  The ideal candidate will be motivated by the mission of Cristo Rey and its impact on our students, families, and the Chicagoland area. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, an analytical mindset, attention to detail, strong communications skills and Spanish-speaking is a plus. 

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Assist with month-end closing procedures.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy of account balances.
• Prepare and post journal entries to correct any discrepancies found during the reconciliation process.
• Investigate and resolve any reconciling items or variances in a timely manner. 
• Create lead schedules for balance sheet accounts.
• Review all financial aid requests and supplementary documentation for completeness. Analysis of financial aid requests including recommendations for financial aid awards.
• Record tuition payments and manage outstanding tuition balances including the mailing of monthly statements.
• Assist with mailing tuition payment booklets and financial aid awards and follow-up requests with families. 
• Manage the student Ventra transit card program.
• Assist with preliminary audit request to provide supporting documentation.
• Upload requested schedules and sample selections to audit shared site. 
• Respond and process audit requests in a timely manner.  
• Provide support to accounting team as needed.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an accounting or finance program pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business related from an accredited university/college with a minimum of 2 years of coursework complete.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including the ability to perform VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Spanish language proficiency is a preferred: verbal and written ability.
• High value of ethics, dependability, reliability, self-starter, and high level of initiative.
• Availability to work at least 20 hours per week.

This is a part-time internship position, with a duration of 3-6 months. The position offers a great opportunity for a candidate to gain hands-on experience in full-cycle accounting processes and procedures. The successful candidate will receive training and guidance from our experienced accounting team. 

To Apply: Please visit www.cristorey.net/career to submit a cover letter and resume.

Cristo Rey Jesuit High School

Founded in 1996, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School provides a Catholic, college preparatory education and professional work experience to students from Spanish-speaking families across the southwest side of Chicago. To make Cristo Rey both sustainable and affordable to our families, Cristo Rey pioneered the Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP). Our unique and highly successful funding model inspired what is now a national network of Catholic high schools serving low-income families across the country. The CWSP enables our students to earn a majority of their annual cost of education by working one school day a week at a corporation in the Chicago area. Learn more at www.cristorey.net.

Jesuit Schools Network and Cristo Rey Network 

Cristo Rey is sponsored by the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), the largest religious order in the Roman Catholic Church, and is well known in the United States with over 50 high school and 28 colleges and universities.  Cristo Rey is a member of the Jesuit Schools Network, the national association of Jesuit schools in the United States and Canada.  Additionally, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a member of the Cristo Rey Network, the national association of schools operating on the Cristo Rey model. Currently, there are 37 high schools serving more than 12,000 students throughout the country that are associated through the Cristo Rey Network and operate using the educational model named for the flagship school in Chicago.