Accounting Intern

Mission Contribution:

Advance Goodwill's mission by ensuring efficient, accountable, and mission-aligned operations within your department. By maintaining excellence in service and support functions, you help create an inclusive, transparent, and compassionate work environment that enables Goodwill to provide life-changing opportunities.

Primary Function:

Assist in accounting operations (accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, purchasing)

Process invoices, ensuring accuracy and adherence to company policies

Observation of standard operating procedures, familiarization with requirements (including best practices and legal guidelines)

Collaborate with the accounting team to update standard operating procedures and guidelines

Collaborate with the accounting team to create compelling and informative PowerPoint presentations for employee training

Support the preparation of financial reports on a regular basis

The statements in this Job Description are intended to describe the general nature and minimum level of work required. The content should not be construed as a complete list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required to meet the criteria for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Assist in analyzing financial data and trends

Assist in budgeting and forecasting

Assist in preparing documentation for internal and external audits

Collect, analyze, and present data to support financial decision-making

Prepare reports and summaries for management review

Identify areas for process improvement and contribute to ongoing efficiency initiatives

Other duties as assigned

Competencies:

Clear Communication*

World Class Customer Service*

Understanding Diverse Needs*

Protecting the Brand*

Handling Multiple Tasks

Dependability Organized Work Habits

Requirements:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong Microsoft Office and Outlook skills.

Flexible, self-starter who can work independently and has an interest in different aspects of accounting.

Must have general knowledge of payroll accounts, payable and accounts receivable.

Completion of technical training or college courses through intermediate accounting.

Problem solving—identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully

Interpersonal Skills— maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.

Oral communication—speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations,

demonstrates group presentation skills and conducts meetings.

Written Communication—edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.

Planning/organizing—prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.

Quality control—demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.

Adaptability—adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.

Dependability—consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.

Safety and security—actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures and uses equipment and materials properly.

Understanding of and commitment to the importance of customer service to our employees

Supportive of Goodwill's efforts to create a positive, healthy work environment.

Qualifications:

Two (2) years of current computerization accounting experience or equivalent additional formal training.

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Typical Work Environment:

Primary duties are performed in an office environment.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Will possibly be working alongside others with social, mental, and emotional disabilities.