Accounting Intern

Summary

Join Taconic Biosciences as an Accounting Intern for a paid, full-time, remote summer internship! This role offers valuable experience in generally accepted accounting principles, teamwork, and data analysis. You will collaborate with peers, work on impactful projects, and gain exposure to various accounting processes. The internship includes shadowing experienced professionals, working with accounting software, and contributing to month-end close procedures. Ideal candidates are pursuing an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in accounting and possess strong attention to detail and communication skills. Apply today for a rewarding opportunity to contribute to scientific advancements!

Requirements

• Be enrolled in an academic program in pursuit of an Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, or Master’s degree in accounting or a related field
• Completion of at least 1 semester of related courses required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes

Responsibilities

• Shadow members of the accounting department as they perform their duties
• Work with Accounting software
• Learn how to work as part of the accounting team to compile and analyze data, track information, and support the organization
• Assist with various areas of the company’s accounting processes, recording journal entries, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, and balancing sheet workpapers
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures
• Support ad hoc financial information requests and analyses and other special projects as assigned
• Gain exposure to financial statements including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Support the month-end close procedures
• Inventory accounting Learn how the company tracks and manages the raw material and finished goods inventory to ensure that the company's financial statements accurately reflect the value of its inventory and cost of goods sold
• Participate in reconciliations and mid-year standard cost calculations
• Shadow the cost allocation processes
• Fixed asset accounting Learn how to record and manage the company’s fixed assets
• Track capital expenditure projects
• Capitalize assets, dispose of assets, and depreciate assets
• Learn bank reconciliations
• Gain experience in accounts receivable aging reports, journal entries, balance sheet workpapers and reconciliations
• Complete an end of summer presentation on the knowledge and skills you’ve obtained, with provided exposure to leadership

Preferred Qualifications

Reside within a 3-hour drive from Germantown, NY or Rensselaer, NY

Benefits

• Paid internship ($20.00 per hour)
• Remote internship
• Networking opportunities within our global organization
• A hands-on opportunity to experience a career within a global finance team