Staff Accountant Intern

About us

Bookkeeping clients still drop off receipts in a shoebox now and then. CPA exam fees and review courses are covered, plus a bonus when you pass.

About the role

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. Remote, open to candidates across the US. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors
• Update the fixed asset register
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals
• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Raise sales invoices from the billing sheet and send them to clients
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches

What we're looking for

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Clear written communication for emails to vendors and clients
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential

What you'll learn

• Strong Excel habits for accounting work
• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision
• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Dec 2026

Stipend: $19.00 - $25.00 an hour

Perks

• Return offer opportunities
• Flexible hours
• Company laptop
• Paid company holidays
• Home office setup stipend
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager

Duration: 3 months. Start: Dec 2026.

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