Tax Intern

Job Description

Tax Intern | Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP | FML

The Tone:
This is an internship position at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP. FML is a mid-sized accounting firm that focuses on understanding clients’ businesses, addressing their challenges, and finding effective solutions. The firm is dedicated to cultivating talent, supporting seasoned professionals, recent graduates, and interns seeking exposure to public accounting. This internship is a critical driver for identifying and developing entry-level talent within the firm, with nearly 90% of interns transitioning into full-time employment. It provides extensive real-world experience by engaging interns directly in client work across various industries and sizes, offering a deep dive into tax accounting.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person Glastonbury, CT
• Team: Works alongside professionals at staff, senior, manager, director, and partner levels.
• Mission: Provide interns with broad exposure to public accounting, afford an opportunity to apply coursework, and support professional development.
• Tech Stack: CCH, RIA, BNA

What You’ll Actually Do
• Build Relationships: Establish working relationships with colleagues and client personnel while exhibiting a professional demeanor.
• Prepare Tax Documentation: Understand the basic elements of tax preparation, utilize prior year work papers and returns, and create organized, referenced work papers.
• Identify and Resolve: Identify technical issues in engagements commensurate with your experience level and organize and complete open item lists.
• Develop Expertise: Develop familiarity with research tools, including CCH, RIA, and BNA, and further enhance your accounting knowledge throughout the internship.
• Engage in Development Activities: Participate in FML orientation, training, and mentoring activities designed to support professional growth.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Accounting with the goal of meeting the educational requirements to become a Certified Public Accountant.
• Experience: Seeking a first public accounting position or exposure to the field, ready to apply learned coursework to real-world tax accounting scenarios.
• Skills: Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving abilities, strong verbal and written communication skills, capacity to manage multiple assignments and prioritize tasks, and ability to collaborate effectively with professionals at all levels.
• Bonus: Strong Academic Standing.