Staff Accountant Intern

Everyone on staff helps with the spring fundraiser and the holiday drive. We serve roughly 500 families a year in Los Angeles.

About the role:

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. Remote within the US. The team meets in Los Angeles once a quarter, travel covered. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Day to day:

• Check vendor invoices against purchase orders before payment
• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week
• Raise sales invoices from the billing sheet and send them to clients
• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit
• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close
• Update the fixed asset register
• Support internal and statutory audit requests from the auditors

Requirements:

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Clear written communication for emails to vendors and clients
• Laptop and stable internet. Some tools need a Windows machine
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $20.00 - $28.50 per hour

What we offer:

• Paid sick time
• Company laptop
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Flexible hours
• Learning and development stipend

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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