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Accounting Summer Intern

Summary/Objective

As a member of the Accounting Team, the Accounting Intern will report to the Controller. The Accounting Intern will have a primary day-to-day responsibility to perform routine clerical, filing, and data entry tasks for accounting data including accounts payable, billing, and receivables.

Essential Functions
  • Maintains proper cash balances at each Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation (TRMF) entity during business hours.
  • Maintains the balance of the petty cash fund and supervise the distribution of cash.
  • Reconciles monetary receipts to lodging, retail, and food service audits.
  • Counts, codes, and deposits daily cash receipts from all TRMF entities.
  • Reviews billing statements, invoices, and similar documents for accuracy; alerts supervisory staff of any discrepancies.
  • Conducts routine data entry management for accounting records including accounts payable, billing, and accounts receivable.
  • Assists in the preparation of the hourly payroll, including meal usage deductions.
  • Assists the controller with the reconciliation of all accounts: cash, investments, expenses, credit cards, etc.
  • May assist with mail distribution, answering telephones, and other clerical tasks as needed.
  • Distributes accounting reports as directed.
  • Participates in workplace safety training sessions.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
Other Duties
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.
Requirements
Competencies
  • Communication Proficiency.
  • Financial Management.
  • Results Driven.
  • Accuracy.
  • Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
  • Time Management.
  • Attention to Detail.
  • Confidentiality.
Supervisory Responsibility
There are no supervisory responsibilities with this role.

Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. Continuously works with others.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit at a desk for long periods, grasp, and have repetitive use of hands and arms. Frequently required to stand walk use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and lift and carry ten pounds. Occasionally, bend, walk and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time seasonal position. Expected to work varying evening shifts at concessions for the Medora Musical.

Required Education and Experience
  1. Must be working toward a degree in accounting and be knowledgeable in the operation of computers, telephone systems, credit cards, and adding machines.
  2. Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality regarding TRMF information.

AAP/EEO Statement

It is the policy of TRMF to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, TRMF will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.