Accounting Internship

Role: Accounting Firm Internship

Reports to: Account Administrators. The intern will be an assistant to our current account administers.  There are 3 account admins currently on staff.

Compensation: This is a paid internship position.  The hourly rate is to be determined based on the candidate’s education and work experience.

This is a year-round position, not be a short term or seasonal position.  We anticipate that the position will be permanent part time through the student’s graduation. (or beyond if we haven’t brought them into a full time or position or if they haven’t yet landed another job post-graduation)

Start date: TBD 

Weekly hours/Schedule:  During the onboarding process,  we anticipate that the intern will work up to 8 hours per week with a minimum shift of 4 hours.  The schedule will be flexible and arranged so we don’t conflict with the student’s course work.  During tax season 2026 (which starts on the last Saturday of January), we anticipate that the number of hours would rise to an average of 20 weekly, if the student has the capacity. The tax season schedule will be flexible and worked around the student’s course work.  Post tax season hours will be TBD but up to 20 hours depending on the student’s capability and availability.

Work tasks/duties: This is TBD and somewhat dependent on the students course work and previous job experience (if any)  At the start, the student will be trained to handle clerical duties to include handling correspondence with clients, obtaining and moving client data to the appropriate physical and electronic locations, setting up client paper and electronic tax prep files with the appropriate paperwork, monitoring client messaging channels and routing communications to the appropriate staff, etc.  At the appropriate time, we expect that the intern will learn how to handle basic bookkeeping, payroll and tax prep work.  We will assign work to the intern as they progress in their capabilities and as their supervisors gain trust in their ability to do client work.

Training:  We use a variety of training methods, including shadowing, leadership square (I do/you watch, I do/you help, you do/I help & you do/I watch) and various online/on demand training resources.  We also employ practice cases that mirror live client data so the intern can practice the exact kind work we do for our clients.

Expected outcome: A successful intern will obtain their QBO ProAdvisor Certification and will be able to handle payroll, bookkeeping and tax prep client work independently with minimal supervision.

An ideal candidate: Is a student that is working on obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in accounting.   Is a student who is taking or has taken an individual tax course or worked for VITA .  Is a student who has reliable transportation to come to work in the office in Somerset. We don’t anticipate that this position will have any remote or hybrid options.  We have a preference for a junior year student but are open to an outstanding sophomore or senior year student.

To learn more about the firm, students should look at our website.  Eptremblay.com