INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Firm: Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.
Contact: Steven Loffredo, HR Manager
Location # 1: 951 North Main Street, Providence,
RI 02904
(Main Office)
Location # 2: 97
John Clarke Road, Middletown, RI 02842
Location # 3: 800
South Street, Ste. 300, Waltham, MA 02453
Position Title: Accounting Intern
Dress Code: Business Professional/Business
Casual
Compensation: $15.00 per hour (subject to future
market adjustment)
Semester: Fall 2014 (September)
Minimum GPA: 3.3
Hours Worked: 12-16 hrs per week
Supervisor: Claire
Iacobucci, CPA, Partner
Director of Accounting and Audit
Firm Overview:
Founded in 1975, KLR is one of New England’s premier
accounting and business consulting firms. With 190 team members and
offices in Providence and Newport, RI and Waltham and Boston, MA, KLR provides
a wide range of services to both individuals and businesses.
KLR is the largest accounting firm in Rhode Island and the 3rd largest in New England. Our growth and commitment to client service is unparalleled in the industry. KLR serves public and privately held clients throughout the United States. We offer a wide array of corporate and individual financial advisory services that will help you gain real business experience as you grow within the accounting profession. Communication, Cost Saving Strategies, Relationships and Excellence are the core of our commitment to our clients.
KLR has been awarded three Practice
Innovation Awards and named one of the Best Places to Work (8 years in a
row). We are the recipient of the 2013 Sloan Award for Excellence in
Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility.
Our award-winning firm helps ensure our ability to retain the most
talented professionals to support your business.
Internship Description:
During the accounting
internship assignment, the intern works for a period of up to four (4) months
and participates in various accounting and auditing engagements and tax
assignments under the supervision and guidance of highly experienced firm
personnel. The intern receives an
intensive, fast paced introduction to our firm’s audit and tax compliance
services and develops a basic understanding of public accounting and the
firm.
Education Requirements:
·
Must be enrolled in a degree program with major
field of study in accounting
· Junior or Senior level standing in the fall 2014
semester. Graduate students are also
eligible to apply
·
Effective written and oral communication skills
·
Knowledge of accounting theory and principles
with practical application
·
Basic knowledge of work paper format
·
Proficient in Excel and Word
·
Work effectively with all others in the firm
Personal and Professional Responsibilities:
Participate in audit
assignments under the supervision and guidance of firm personnel.
- Primary Duties / Responsibilities: Audit
- Fieldwork – important to understand how to properly reference workpapers (envelope method
- Inventory field work
- Foot and tie financial statements
- Link financial statements
- Trial Balance import – converting the files for TB import, especially QuickBooks files that need text-to-column
- Depreciation schedules for small business; input into ProFX
- Enter liabilities
- Scan workpapers
- Confirmations
- Create / prepare engagement letters
- Work in Accounting Groups
- Trial Balance Inputting
- Field work at client sites
- Assist professional staff with gathering information for reports
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors
- Become more familiar with the firm’s computer technology, with actual hands-on experience
- Develop a greater understanding of public accounting and the firm
- Participate in monthly firm meetings
- Work effectively with all others in the firm
Participate in tax
assignments under the supervision and guidance of firm personnel.
- Primary Duties / Responsibilities: Tax
- Enter 1040’s
- New client set-ups; set up binder and enter fixed assets
- Preparation of tax organizers for submission and review by firm staff
- Preparation of basic individual tax returns
- Preparation of individual, corporate and partnership tax extensions
- Prepare 1099’s
- Enter fixed assets
- Organize documents
- Research
- Create spreadsheets
- Assist professional staff with gathering information for reports and tax returns
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors
Please submit a cover letter
and resume in Microsoft Word format, and your most recent course transcript to Steven
Loffredo at sloffredo@KahnLitwin.com
KLR- the Right Choice for Your
Career!
