Part Time Intern-Accounting

As an Part-time Accounting Intern at Caterpillar you will perform challenging work while being exposed to a variety of functions. We are looking for someone who isnt afraid to get involved in the many areas of legal entity accounting ask questions be a problem solver and want to help the business be successful all while you learn on the job. Youll work alongside and support the teams goals.

This internship will provide comprehensive finance services forthe Franklin IN. facility and support the finance-related functions of the legal entity includingaccounting and reporting budgeting and forecast costing and compliance. Total weekly hours are flexible based upon the students schedule and will be agreed upon during the offer.

What You Will Do:

• Creating reports on financial performance for internal and external use.
• Take part in special projects and ad hoc reporting requests.
• Estimate various forecast and budget scenarios.
• Specifies builds maintains and runs data extracts from various subsystems that contain account-level information.
• Produces a daily balance sheet to assist the trading desk.
• Posting entries verifying and reconciling input to financial reporting systems.
• Entering transactions and reconciling various reports

Internship Program Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled full-time at a 4-year accredited university/college in an Accounting degree program at the time of application and throughout the internship.
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA (both Accounting GPA & Cumulative GPA).
• 12 completed semester hours at a 4-year university before the start of the internship.
• If a transfer student must have 12 semester hours completed at a 4-year university.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Previous accounting internship and/or relevant work experience.
• Completed Intermediate Accounting or first 300-level accounting course by the start of the internship.
• Strong initiative communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership involvement in student associations.
• Intermediate user of Microsoft Excel.

Additional Details:

• Location: Franklin IN.
• Onsite Work Assignment (No Exceptions)

What You Have - Skills Needed for Success in Role:

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives projects groups or activities making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches tools techniques for recognizing anticipating and resolving organizational operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Final Details:

If you are interested in applying for this position please attach a copy of your resume and an unofficial copy of your transcripts to your application. Also frequently check the email associated with your application including the junk/spam folder as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.