GST and Taxation Intern

About us:

We share a building with a title company and a dentist. Two partners, three staff accountants and a front desk admin keep the place running. Remote work is fine outside busy season, and most people come in two or three days a week.

About the role:

Hands-on accounts work: vouchers, ledgers, bank reconciliation and GST or sales tax data for Lapointe Accounting. We are headquartered in Waterloo and have been hiring remotely since 2020. You will intern remotely with our team in Waterloo. We have hosted remote interns from several countries before. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

Responsibilities:

• Raise sales invoices from the billing sheet and send them to clients
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit
• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals
• Update the fixed asset register
• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week
• Record purchase, sales, expense and journal entries in Tally Prime, Zoho Books or QuickBooks Online

Who can apply:

• Have a working laptop and a stable internet connection
• Can start right away or within the next two weeks
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries
• Pursuing BCom, MCom, CA Inter, CMA, ACCA or a similar accounting program, graduating in 2026 or 2027
• Basic practice on Tally, Zoho Books or QuickBooks, from coursework or a short course
• Clear written communication for emails to vendors and clients
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables

Nice to have:

• Articleship or internship experience at a CA or audit firm
• Understanding of GST, VAT or sales tax returns

What you'll learn:

• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision
• Strong Excel habits for accounting work
• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish
• Certificate and a reference useful for articleship or entry-level accounts roles

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: ₹26,000 - ₹35,000/month

What we offer:

• Certificate
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Flexible work hours
• 5 days a week
• Letter of recommendation
• Internet allowance

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lapointe Accounting.