Accounting Intern

Job Description

Summer 2027 Internship – Accounting | West Bend Insurance Company

The Tone:
This is a Summer 2027 internship at West Bend Insurance Company, located in West Bend, WI. West Bend Insurance Company is a recognized Top Workplace, committed to fostering a welcoming culture and valuing the diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge of its associates. This role is crucial for supporting key accounting and finance functions, providing hands-on experience in financial operations and reporting within a company that prides itself on professional growth and community service. Associates are considered the greatest asset, hired for being conscientious, dedicated, customer-focused, and able to build lasting relationships.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time (40 hours/week), Seasonal (May – August)
• Location: In-person, West Bend, WI
• Pay: $21 hourly
• Mission: Support key accounting and finance functions to ensure accurate financial operations and contribute to process improvement initiatives.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office, modern accounting and analytics tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• General Accounting: Conduct data entry, general account reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Financial Analysis: Support financial analysis activities.
• Reporting Assistance: Assist with quarterly reporting.
• Audit Support: Provide assistance for internal and external audits.
• Process Improvement: Contribute to data analysis, reporting automation, and process improvement initiatives using digital accounting and analytics tools.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Accounting. This is an Entry-Level position.
• Experience: Required experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word). Ideal candidates will be graduating Winter 2027 or Spring 2028.
• Skills: Data entry, account reconciliation, journal entry creation, financial analysis support, quarterly reporting assistance, audit support, process improvement, task-oriented work, ability to work with limited supervision.
• Bonus: A GPA of 3.5 or higher; an interest in leveraging technology, automation, and AI tools to improve accounting and financial processes; advanced Excel skills including Power Query, PivotTables, and data analysis techniques.