Accounting Intern

Job Description

Accounting Internship, Payroll | Delaware North

The Tone:
This is a paid Accounting Internship, Payroll position at Delaware North, located at the company’s global headquarters in Buffalo, New York, offering a hybrid work experience. Delaware North is a global hospitality and entertainment company with over a century of history, operating across the world. This role serves as a key position within the payroll team, providing vital support for daily operations. It offers an energetic undergraduate or graduate student an exceptional opportunity to gain valuable work experience, contribute meaningfully to a global organization’s financial processes, and potentially earn academic credit. Interns will develop essential career and leadership capabilities as they impact the business, typically spanning 10-14 weeks between May and August.

The TL;DR
• Role: Accounting Internship, Payroll
• Type: Internship
• Location: Hybrid, Buffalo, NY
• Pay: $20–$25 hourly
• Team: Payroll team (key member)
• Mission: To support daily payroll operations and contribute to the financial health of a global hospitality and entertainment company.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office (Excel), Alteryx, Excel Macros

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reconciliations: Perform detailed balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Journal Entries: Prepare accurate general ledger journal entries.
• Audit Support: Prepare thorough responses to audit requests from both internal and external auditors.
• Stakeholder Communication: Field questions from various stakeholders across the organization, providing insightful information and escalating complex issues to management as necessary.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate or graduate student currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting.
• Experience: Demonstrated working knowledge of core accounting principles and practical experience with Microsoft Office applications, including proficiency in Excel.
• Skills:
• Strong ability to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders across the business.
• Solid understanding of payroll laws and regulations, including their potential financial impact on the business and employees.
• Proven capability to prioritize tasks and multitask efficiently, producing high-quality work in a results-driven environment.
• Bonus: Prior experience with automation tools, specifically Alteryx and Excel Macros.