Finance Intern

Job Description

About Company

PetVet Care Centers is an organization committed to a Culture of Care for pets, their owners, and its team members. It operates over 420 hospitals across the U.S. and employs more than 11,000 dedicated professionals, including over 1700 veterinarians. PetVet’s model emphasizes local leadership and national support, fostering a blend of partnership, collaboration, and local medical autonomy. This approach allows hospitals to deliver high-quality care while benefiting from shared resources and a strong professional community. The company aims to provide a place where employees can grow their careers, stay connected to their purpose, and make a meaningful impact, whether they are directly providing care in a hospital or supporting operations behind the scenes. PetVet is an equal opportunity employer that respects privacy and protects personal information.

Job Description

This position is for a Finance Intern/Support role, designed to provide hands-on experience within a corporate finance team.

General Responsibilities

• Support routine Finance Team activities, prioritizing tasks such as reconciling and analyzing account balances during month-end close.
• Learn to prepare clear, well-structured, and effective account reconciliations for various accounts.
• Perform analytical reviews and conduct research, utilizing strong critical thinking skills to meet business requirements.
• Prepare and verify documents for financial statement audit purposes.
• Engage in weekly and monthly team meetings of the Finance Team.

Cash Management Responsibilities

• Assist in daily check retention and maintaining a log of received check deposits.
• Assist with coding check deposits to the appropriate trial balance accounts.
• Participate in the completion of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Maintain correspondences with local hospital personnel regarding cash handling processes, such as clarifying incoming checks for coding.

Leases And Fixed Asset Management Responsibilities

• Review Capital expenses by examining vendor invoices to identify capital expenditures requiring reclassification to fixed assets (approximately 8 hours per week).
• Assist with maintaining the Leases email inbox for landlord requests and hospital manager questions.
• Assist with ongoing Fixed Asset projects, including reviewing Construction In Progress (CIP) and subledger clean-up.
• Assist with preparing monthly lease roll forwards in accordance with ASC 842.
• Assist with month-end tasks, including reviewing vendor invoices to identify items with service periods exceeding one period and preparing related journal entries to amortize prepaid licenses, memberships, and other expenses.

Other Accounting Responsibilities

• Review of legal invoice expenses.
• Assist with month-end tasks, including reviewing and categorizing General Ledger (GL) data for meaningful Profit & Loss (P&L) analysis by vendor, specifically including legal-related costs.
• Assist in pulling vendor invoices for the team as part of the month-end review process.

Qualifications

• Academic Standing: Rising senior and master’s students majoring in Accounting, or those in equivalent finance and business programs.
• Availability: Available to work 20 hours a week.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word), with an emphasis on Excel.
• Soft Skills: A team player willing to share knowledge and learn new tasks, possessing strong communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Interest: Interest in developing personal skills in the use of accounting and financial reporting systems (D365).
• Attitude: Eager to learn, with a positive attitude and enthusiasm.

Our Offer

• Compensation: Paid internship at $20/hour.
• Work Schedule: In-office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with flexible times based on student class schedules.
• Hands-on Experience: Practical experience using Microsoft Office tools (emphasis on Excel) in a work environment and direct involvement in Month-End closing processes.
• Location: Modern office located in the center of Westport, CT.
• Career Opportunities: Potential for career and development opportunities within the company.