Accounting Intern | California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Location
Pasadena, CA | United States
Job description
Accounting Intern Caltech
Job Category: Fulltime Temporary
Exempt Overtime Eligible: Overtime Eligible
Benefits Eligible: Benefit Based
Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.
Job Summary As an accounting intern in the Controller's Office at Caltech you will work with various areas of the Controller's Office supporting special projects, as well as performing regular daily activities. These areas may include reporting, project management, process mapping and other workflow documentation, and standardizing forms and templates. The intent of the program is to allow the intern to gain a practical understanding of the regular operations of the function, while providing a temporary resource to further progress on active projects.
Essential Job Duties - Assist team in documenting process maps, workflows, and narratives.
- Identify areas that can be streamlined and make recommendations for improvements as needed.
- Assist team in reviewing current procedure and policy documentation, making necessary updates, and populating a central repository of such information.
- Assist accounting team in tracking and management of fixed assets.
- Assist team in obtaining, analyzing, and reporting on tax, financial, and governance information of affiliates.
- Assist team with petty cash audits.
- Assist team with an internal audit of endowed funds.
- Research and review for appropriate recording of the funds, and in tracking related restrictions.
- Work with Caltech staff to locate additional support, make recommendations for necessary corrections, record the corrections, and document the results.
- Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications - Ability to adapt behavior and approach to different people and situations, including working well independently and with teams.
- Maturity, self-confidence, and tactful assertiveness.
- Must be pursuing a BA/BS with an interest in business.
- Excellent organization, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to work with a high degree of detail, and work with different supervisors to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Experience with MS Office programs.
- Detailed-oriented and thorough worker.
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About California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science and engineering research and education institution, where extraordinary faculty and students seek answers to complex questions, discover new knowledge, lead innovation, and transform our future.
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