Accounting Intern

Bio-Techne • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $17 - $23

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. All internship positions are designed to give college students an opportunity to apply techniques learned in an academic setting while obtaining new skills. This is a paid internship offering full-time hours during the summer months. All interns are required to conclude the program by giving a formal presentation on their work. Please note that no relocation assistance or sponsorship is provided for the internship program at this time. Position Summary: Perform accounting transactions accurately through timely preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, research requiring the application of accounting principles and practices. This position: Will work under general supervision of the Minneapolis Accounting Manager and Accounting Supervisor to do basic to moderately complex accounting activities Assists in ensuring accounting transactions are executed in accordance with established standards of internal control and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Applies knowledge of principles, practices and procedures to the completion of accounting assignments

Requirements

• Must be a currently enrolled student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the internship
• Must have completed (at minimum) the sophomore year of college
• Must be able to work full-time during the duration of the internship program
• Must be able to work in a fast pace environment, be detailed orientated, and possess good communications and problem solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel (experience with formulas, pivot tables, multi-faceted Excel spreadsheets, etc.) is plus.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the month end close by preparing journal entries and accruals; estimating amount to accrue, defer, reverse or change based upon historical data and knowledge of business
• Reconciles account balances for assigned accounts and prepares supporting documentation
• Perform various Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable functions
• Calculates royalties and rebates for a set of assigned accounts and prepares supporting documentation for review
• Assist in the accounts payable process
• Researches discrepancies and issues working with other team members to resolve
• Gathers support for interim, SOX, and year end audit requests
• Act as back up for other accounting staff to ensure proper staffing needs are met and to enable achievement of staff department goals
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern