Tax Intern

About us:

We are a small community bank where the loan officer and the branch manager are often the same person. Customers walk in with questions and get answers at the teller line, not from a phone tree. Cash audits are unannounced, and balancing to the penny is expected.

The internship:

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. Remote position. Most of the team is in Waltham, but nobody is required to come in.

Responsibilities:

• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit
• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week
• Raise sales invoices from the billing sheet and send them to clients
• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close
• Check vendor invoices against purchase orders before payment

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential

Bonus points:

• Articleship or internship experience at a CA or audit firm
• Familiarity with Xero
• Exposure to payroll accounting

What you'll learn:

• Certificate and a reference useful for articleship or entry-level accounts roles
• Strong Excel habits for accounting work
• Practical bookkeeping and reconciliation on live company accounts

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $19.50 - $25.00 per hour

Perks:

• Learning and development stipend
• Company laptop
• Flexible hours
• Return offer opportunities
• Paid sick time
• Home office setup stipend

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Bank of East Bay.