Accounting Intern Job Description

Accounting Intern Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Accounting Intern to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Working with Sage bookkeeping software;
  • Taking on additional tasks or projects to learn more about accounting and office operations;
  • Assisting with invoice entries, account reconciliations, calculating journal entries and ad-hoc analysis;
  • Handling sensitive or confidential information with honesty and integrity;
  • Filing, data entry, and recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records;
  • Learning how to work as part of the Accounting team to compile and analyze data, track information, and support the company.

Requirements:

  • Detail-oriented with a high level of efficiency and accuracy;
  • Must be a recent graduate or actively working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s in Accounting;
  • Analytical skills;
  • Aptitude for math, proficiency with computers;
  • Motivated to take on new challenges and learn as much as possible;
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills;
  • Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint);
  • Satisfactory completion of introductory accounting courses;
  • Be able to demonstrate a good understanding of accounting and financial principles.