Dembo Jones is hiring: Accounting/ Assurance Intern in Rockville

Tax/ Assurance Intern

A Dembo Jones intern will experience a real world perspective in the Tax and Assurance profession. As an intern, you will be receiving guidance in different areas from the professionals that will shape your career development.

Tax/ Assurance Intern Responsibilities:

• Shadowing members of the Tax/ Assurance department as they perform their duties.
• Assisting with research, filing, data entry, and recording and maintaining accurate and complete financial records.
• Preparing financial reports, such as balance sheets and income statements, invoices, and other documents.
• Conducting audits of client company financials to ensure compliance with GAPP and other accounting standards
• Assisting with determining appropriate audit methodology
• Assisting with performance of risk assessments
• Examining records to ensure proper recording and authorization of transactions, compliance with policies, and applicable laws
• Preparing detailed reports of audit findings and recommendations for client companies
• Preparing portions of compilation, review, and audit engagements
• Working with bookkeeping software.
• Handling sensitive or confidential information with honesty and integrity.
• Learning how to work as part of the Accounting team to compile and analyze data, track information, and support the company or clients.
• Taking on additional tasks or projects to learn more about accounting and office operations.

Tax/ Assurance Intern Requirements:

• Must be a recent graduate or actively working towards a Bachelor's or Masters in Accounting.
• Satisfactory completion of introductory accounting courses and a basic understanding of accounting and financial principles.
• Aptitude for math, proficiency with computers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• High level of efficiency, accuracy, and responsibility.
• Motivation and a strong desire to take on new challenges and learn as much as possible.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.