Accounting Intern - Homewood, United States - Lanco

Description

Support Cost and Staff Accountants with the daily accounting responsibilities for multiple companies. Responsibility for accounting functions of assigned company.

Essential Functions:

1. Coding and approving of invoices
2. Inventory valuation analysis
3. Aging reports
4. Job and Cost adjustments
5. Payroll journal entries
6. Account reconciliations
7. Month-end closing tasks including journal entries, analysis of revenue and expenses, accruals, inventory reporting, financial results review

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Interaction with Operations and Sales personnel
2. Assist management on special projects as required
3. ERP setups
4. Ensure compliance in all safety, health, and environmental regulations, policies and procedures for a goal of zero incidents and injuries; Assist in delivering required training to ensure that all coworkers have the necessary skills to perform their jobs properly and safely.
5. Communicate consistently on all activities to appropriate individuals (internal & external).
6. Maintain ongoing communication and adhere to all Companywide policies to eliminate and/or reduce exposure to liability.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications Guidelines

Experience/Training/Education:

Required:Accounting Degree. Or Working toward Accounting Degree

Desired:GPA 3.0 or higher

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

1. Microsoft Windows software, required
2. Good communication skills
3. Strong organizational skills
4. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-task environment
5. Detail oriented

Physical and Environmental Elements:

This is primarily a sedentary office classification and employees work in an office with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. May work offsite in various environments. Travel may be required.Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, typewriter keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment.Must be able to speak and communicate clearly.The position occasionally bends, stoops, reaches, pushes and pulls drawers to retrieve and file information and lifts and carries reports and records that typically weigh less than 30 pounds.

Lanco is an equal opportunity employer.All employment-related decisions, including but not limited to hiring, compensation, promotion, discipline (including termination), evaluation, training and development opportunities, etc., are made without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender-related identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, military status, protected disability, citizenship, genetic information or any other category protected by applicable law.