Job Description

Accounting and Finance Intern

If you want to make a living by making a difference, join Acenda as an intern.

Program: Accounting and Finance

Reports to: Director of Budgeting and Analytics

Summer Internship - 10 weeks

Part-Time 15-20 hours per week. Flexible hours, 3-5 days/week

Non-Exempt

Compensation: $20.00/hour paid weekly

Position Summary:

As an Accounting and Finance Intern you will play a crucial role in supporting the accounting finance and revenue cycle team by managing data entry, performing financial analysis, and ensuring the accuracy of financial records. Your tasks will involve reconciling financial data, processing documents, and assisting with accounting-related functions. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop your analytical skills. As an integrated health organization Acenda values the use of evidence-based practice or EBP's.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists budget manager by conducting various surveys, research, data analysis, cost-benefit analyses, and expenditure and revenue forecasting.
• Comparing financial data with forecasts and plans to determine current financial condition
• Identifying trends and variances from the data
• Help with month-end financial reports
• Help with bank statements reconciliation, as well as accounts payable and receivable
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation
• Assist with the preparation of ad hoc and other internal reports
• Ensure the completion of assigned tasks in line with established deadline
• Assists with projecting future financial needs and collaborates with budget manager and other management personnel to prepare long-term financial plans, and other budget and financial reports.
• Organizes, and maintains files, documents, and materials relating to budgetary practices according to company's policies
• Executes transactions within the integrated budget, accounting, and purchasing system, which may include purchase requisitions, contract payment vouchers, budget data entry, appropriation revisions, and salary and budget imports
• Work with co-workers to observe and compare departmental expenditures to original budget
• Assist with providing information and answers to departments regarding budgets, forecasts, surveys, financial trends, and other requested data.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Interpersonal Communication
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Cultural Competence & Adaptation
• Screening & Assessment
• Care Planning & Care Coordination
• Intervention
• Systems Oriented Practice
• Practice-Based Learning & Quality Improvement
• Informatics

Learning Objectives:

Throughout the duration of the internship, the intern will learn how to:

• Review budgets
• Research and analyze data to assist in forecasting
• Compare financial data with forecasts and plans to determine current financial condition
• Identify trends and variances from the data
• Help with month-end financial reports
• Help with bank statements reconciliation, as well as accounts payable and receivable
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation
• Prepare long-term financial plans, and other budget and financial reports

Education, Work Experience and/or Skills Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's level program in Accounting, Finance or Business at a NJ Institute of Higher Learning
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
• Must be able to exercise independent thinking and good judgment under all circumstances.
• Must be able to analyze work, set goals, develop plans and utilize time effectively and efficiently.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Repeated motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• The employee must occasionally move about to accomplish tasks, adjust or move objects up to 20 pounds.
• Must be able to communicate with others to exchange information
• Ability to drive a vehicle

How to Apply:

Applicants can apply on our website at:

Acenda Integrated Health

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Contract work, Part time, Work experience placement, Summer internship, Flexible hours, 3 days per week

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