Accounting Intern

Primary Responsibility : The Americold Summer Internship is a 12-week, full-time, paid assignment that takes place over the summer months. During this time, our Interns gain valuable knowledge related to their area of interest (i.e. Operations, Distribution, Finance, Internal Audit, etc.), while contributing to one of the COOLest business sectors. The internship includes assignments on challenging and industry-specific projects, plus the opportunity to network with organizational leaders, colleagues, and peers. As an Americold Intern, the experience you will gain here will not only be essential to your professional growth and development, but your talents will make a vital difference for our company, too. What You'll Do : Maintain account reconciliations for various general ledger accounts. Assist in the preparation of journal entries related to monthly General Ledger activity and adjusting journal entries. Analyze and research financial information pertaining to statements of operations, assets, liabilities, and capital. Support our Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls compliance efforts by providing and maintaining support for testing. Support the audit/review of our financial statements by our external auditors. Assist with performing research on technical accounting matters, as they may arise. Assist with maintaining inventory of leases with Americold as both the lessor and lessee. All other duties as assigned. What Experience and Education You Need : Current undergraduate students at Senior level with studies in the areas of Accounting or Finance Prior intern and/or work experience internship Demonstrated leadership in work and/or academics Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact comfortably at all levels of the organization including with senior level leaders Excellent technical skills including a strong command of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) What Could Set You Apart : Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-oriented, dynamic and changing environment. Ability to pay close attention to detail. Proven ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously. Must possess a strong customer service orientation with high sense of urgency in meeting goals and deadlines. Ability to influence and think creative and strategically Ability to analyze and problem solving Must be able to work flexible hours based on business needs (internships range from 20-40 hours per week). Physical Requirements : The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Requires the ability to sit and standing for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions Requires several hours per day of sitting, getting up and down from chairs, and reaching, or bending Requires manual dexterity with normal hand and finger movements for typical office work May involve brief periods of working in a frozen distribution and /or office setting, temperatures at or below freezing. Talking, hearing, and seeing are important elements of completing assigned tasks Requires the use of various electronic tools Requires the ability to relate to others beyond giving and receiving instructions: must partner with colleagues without exhibiting behavioral extremes Requires the performance of work activities including reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to constructive feedback from management Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential fun tions. What We Offer : Our associates know the answer to the question What's in it for me We offer best-in-class benefit programs and continuously work with our associates to ensure that our offerings meet the needs of their health and financial well-being. When you join Americold you join a values-oriented company with a clear mission. We help our customers feed the world. Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW. Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity