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Job Description
Accounting Intern – Summer 2027 | Siemens
The Tone:
This is a full-time internship at Siemens, located in Raleigh, NC. Siemens helps organizations transform maintenance and operations through connected insights, AI-powered technology, and intelligent asset management solutions. The Asset Management Software (AMS) unit, a global leader acquired by Siemens in 2022, provides these solutions as a separate global business unit. This role offers hands-on experience within AMS’s accounting operations, allowing the intern to contribute to finance transformation efforts and gain exposure to a fast-growing software business.
The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Raleigh, NC
• Pay: $25–$29 hourly
• Team: AMS Accounting team
• Mission: Support accounting operations and finance transformation efforts within a fast-growing software business through practical experience and process improvement initiatives.
• Tech Stack: Power BI, Power Query, KNIME, Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint
What You’ll Actually Do
• Support: Contribute to accounting activities including account reconciliations, accrual preparation, expense recognition, revenue-related analysis, and ad hoc accounting projects.
• Validate: Assist with data cleansing, validation, and reconciliation activities to ensure financial data integrity and accurate reporting.
• Enhance: Help develop, maintain, or enhance reporting and analytics capabilities using digital tools such as Power BI, Power Query, KNIME, or Excel.
• Improve: Partner with team members to identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve documentation, and increase operational efficiency.
• Collaborate: Engage with Finance, IT, Shared Services, and business stakeholders to understand how accounting systems, data flows, and reporting platforms connect.
The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently enrolled as a rising senior in an accredited four-year educational institution, preferably pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience: Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Interest in or basic exposure to Power BI, Power Query, KNIME, or similar data analytics, reporting, automation, or digital finance tools.
• Skills: Detail-oriented, analytically curious, collaborative, and eager to learn in a dynamic software environment. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and comfort working with data, documentation, and financial information. Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and to work from the Raleigh office as required.
• Bonus: Previous internship, coursework, or project experience related to accounting, finance operations, data analysis, process documentation, systems improvement, or digital transformation. Curiosity about finance transformation, process automation, reporting analytics, AI-enabled solutions, and continuous improvement in accounting processes. Basic understanding of how ERP systems, accounting data, and reporting tools connect, or a strong willingness to learn. Interest in collaborating across Finance, IT, Shared Services, and business teams within Siemens Smart Infrastructure and AMS.