2024 Summer - Accounting Intern

When can you expect to hear back?

We like to attend all career fairs and recruitment events before closing our positions. That means, this position may be open without response for a couple of weeks to give us time to wrap up the recruitment season. Please see our tentative timeline below so you know when to expect to hear back from us!

• All postings close: February 11, 2024, at 11:59 CT
• Interviews: Mid- February
• Offers: By end of March

2024 Summer Start Date:

This position will start in the summer and could have the opportunity to continue into the fall*. Please see our start dates below.

• Summer Internships: Monday, May 20, 2024
  • 40/hours per week max
    *If extended into the fall, hours would decrease to a max of 20 hrs/week. Extensions are based off business need and performance.

Job Summary
The Accounting Intern may work on the Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, or general Accounting team. This person is responsible for creating, processing and transmitting customer invoices, processing vendor invoices, and administratively supporting the Accounting team.

Responsibilities
Depending on specific team assignment, responsibilities may include any of the following:

• Create, process and transmit customer invoices
• Review vendor information, route new vendors for approval and enter into system
• Review vendor invoices and submit for payment.
• Address questions from our external customers and vendors
• Lend support to internal customers and teams regarding Accounting principles
• Assisting with other projects and financial matters as they arise

What You'll Need
Skills

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Self-motivated with strong propensity for action, results and continuous improvement
• The ability to work successfully in a high-energy, fast paced, rapidly changing environment is necessary
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage multiple processes, programs, and procedures simultaneously while working under pressure to meet deadlines

Experience

• Experience processing invoices a strong plus
• Experience in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Education

• Must be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, preferably in Accounting or related program.

Travel Requirement

• Minimal travel

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.

How You'll Be Rewarded

401(k) participation and match

Paid sick leave

A unique opportunity to further your learning experience through additional internship seasons

Where You'll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we've created.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need-backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought-to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today's most challenging problems.

At Workiva, you'll enjoy

• Intern Environment:Workiva was ranked a top 100 internship program by WayUp and ranked #20 in Best Places to Work for a reason! Our interns have the opportunity to participate in mentoring, professional development, networking, and flexible hours during their internship. We continually strive to provide numerous resources to build not just excellent interns, but excellent business professionals.

• Real Work Experience:Workiva interns are treated as full-time employees and are allowed the freedom to contribute to real work that truly impacts Workiva and it's operations. From writing code in our production environment to directly supporting our customers' on our newest platform, our interns play a vital role in our company!

• Fantastic Perks:Being an intern at Workiva has benefits beyond just a paycheck. You can't beat the wellness discounts, 401k participation and match, casual dress environment, paid sick leave and countless other perks that Workiva offers!

• Involvement: Ability to participate in Business Employee Resource Groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian, Women, Rainbow (LGBTQIA+), Veterans, Disabilities), Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more

• Opportunity at Workiva:At Workiva, we offer more than just a 12-15 week spring or summer program. 80% of our interns extend longer than just 1 semester with us to continue work on their projects. As long as you are enrolled in a degree seeking program, you could have the opportunity to be an intern at Workiva until you graduate!

Learn more about life at Workiva:[*]

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