Student Intern - Accounting Assistant

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Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience as a Student Intern - Accounting Assistant? Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is looking for full-time interns to join our team starting June 2025 and continuing thru September 2025. As an intern, you'll work under the supervision of a senior accountant, accounting manager, and various staff within Fiscal and Budget Services section. You will perform accounting functions and some administrative duties.

Business Oregon strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Internship Details

• Positions Available: Student Intern - Accounting Assistant

• Duration: June 2025 – September 2025. Positions are 10-12 weeks; timing is flexible within the summer months

• Hours: Full-time (32-40 hours per week) depending on the individual student

• Location: Hybrid position with 2–3 days in our Salem office and the remaining days remote

• Compensation: Paid internship $19.77 hourly

• Application deadline: 4/28/2025 11:59 PM PST

What you will learn:

• Reconcile bank statements and treasury account statements

• Reconcile specific subsidiary records to general ledger balances, as assigned by accounting manager

• Assist in yearend closing entries in preparing schedules and supporting calculations

• Assist in the deposit scanning of checks

• Assist in preparing and sending out invoices for approval

• Assist in payment of loan disbursements, grants, and invoices

• Assist in calculating costs and other allocation entries

• Filing the electronic payment records to appropriate folders

• Responsible for other bookkeeping duties, as assigned

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Learning experience and knowledge of state government

• Develop useful skills and work experience in a professional workplace setting

• Work/life balance that promotes professional development and training, and an atmosphere of mutual respect, dedication, and enthusiasm. Opportunity to work with and learn from a dedicated team and passionate individuals

What We Are Looking For

• We are accepting applications from students in their Junior or Senior year of college, and graduate students in their first or second year at the time of hire, in Accounting or Accounting major

• Currently taking or have completed Financial Accounting or Intermediate Accounting course

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We are seeking students with:

• Fundamental knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

• Knowledge of general accounting and business terms.

• Excellent communication skills.

• General knowledge of how accounts payable and accounts receivable work

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and other accounting software.

• Strong analytical abilities to interpret numerical data, identify underlying relationships, and make accurate calculations to solve problems.

• Detail oriented and highly organized.

How to Apply:

Please Note: Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PST on 4/28/2025.

• Click the “Apply” button and upload your resume and cover letter in the “Resume / CV” section of the application. Be sure to highlight your skills, education, experience and interest in public service.

• Only complete applications received by the posted application deadline date will be considered.

• Complete the questionnaire. Warning – Workday will timeout due to inactivity and will not save your application progress unless you use the “save for later” function. If you need to take a break, please be sure to click the save for later button to save your progress.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

Additional information:

• It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations to all applicants who may need them.  Should you need assistance, or an accommodation please contact Lies Wattimena at Lies.Wattimena@biz.oregon.gov to discuss how we can best meet your needs.

• Criminal Records Check - Hiring of the successful candidate will be contingent upon the results of a Criminal Background Check.  Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification.

• Work Authorization - Business Oregon does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States.

• This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current position and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

Need help?

We invite you to contact the recruiter for application questions or job-specific questions.

• The recruiter for this position is Sue Hyer, Human Resource Analyst. If you contact the recruiter, please include the job requisition (REQ) number at the top of this job post.

• Email: Sue.S.Hyer@Biz.Oregon.gov

• Phone (call or text): 971-345-1239

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