OVERVIEW

We are currently seeking an excited college graduate or current student looking for a summer internship serving some of the best emerging clients and industries in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area. Vaco is partnering with multiple companies to help find summer accounting interns! If you are interested in a summer internship and possess the qualities below, please apply!

Intern will be able to assist and work directly with our clients in accounts payable, account receivables or general accounting functions. Work closely with the entire accounting team and assist with all administrative and data entry duties. Over the course of the paid internship, with an anticipated commitment of 25-40 hours per week and the possibility of extending the internship, you will gain hands-on, real-world experience working directly on multiple projects within a Finance team to develop your understanding of the financial and accounting processes. Must be local to the area for onsite training and corporate experience gained.

Other responsibilities of the contract role could include:

• Assist with month-end financial reports and internal financial reporting package.
• Participate in variance analysis and analytical reporting for management.
• Arranging payment of vendor invoices in a timely and efficient manner, via weekly check run, wire or ACH payments
• Process vendor statement reconciliations
• Verify payment information, vendor set up
• Follow up with employees regarding items such as unallowable expenses, missing receipts, or clarification on expenses
• Assist with daily customer cash application, AR collections, resolution of customer inquiries
• Process billing adjustments to accounts
• Learn how to work as part of the Accounting team to compile and analyze data, track information, and support the company.
• Take on additional tasks or projects to learn more about accounting and department operations

Skills and experiences:

• Working towards or completed Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or Accounting
• Data entry and organization skills
• Basic understanding of accounting and financial principles
• Strong academic aptitude and well-developed analytical problem-solving skills
• Highly motivated and results driven

• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work quickly, effectively, and accurately in a fast paced team environment
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including good Excel skills

Attributes and offerings:

• Team player with a positive "can-do" attitude
• Ability to commit for duration of engagement
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Personal and professional career growth opportunities
• Great culture and fun working environment
• Competitive pay

WHY VACO?

Vaco's accounting and finance team is made up of senior and executive-level industry veterans from public accounting firms and industry. We've done the audits, managed compliance with new regulations, and navigated mergers, integrations and other demanding projects.

We have direct relationships with hiring managers, so you can expect that we proactively market your skill-set to prospective clients that we mutually agree make sense-promoting your strengths to our client relationships.