Tax Intern

Who we are

HCH Certified Public Accountants is a top-50 accounting and advisory firm with 350 people in offices across the US. Since 1929, the firm has grown through mergers with regional CPA practices. Fridays in summer end at noon.

The internship

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 Lakewood once a quarter, travel covered. Most of our work is async, and meetings are kept short.

Responsibilities

• Update the fixed asset register.
• Maintain vendor and customer ledgers and follow up on mismatches.
• Organise scanned invoices and supporting documents in shared folders for audit.
• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals.
• 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.

What we're looking for

• 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.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Accurate and patient with repetitive data entry.
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential.
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.

Nice to have

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

What you'll learn

• Month-end close and audit preparation from start to finish.
• You will handle at least one tax return cycle with supervision.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $20.50 - $26.50 an hour

What we offer

• Paid company holidays.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Paid sick time.

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

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at HCH Certified Public Accountants.