Internship Program – Accounting

Job Description

Accounting Intern – Birmingham, AL | Mauldin & Jenkins

The Tone:
This is an internship at Mauldin & Jenkins, located in Birmingham, AL. Mauldin & Jenkins is an accounting firm that offers a range of services including audits, management services, and tax preparation for clients. This role provides a college student pursuing an accounting degree with a practical opportunity to gain experience in both field and office environments, directly contributing to client engagements and professional development within the firm.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person Birmingham, AL

• Mission: To assist with a variety of accounting, auditing, and tax preparation tasks to support client engagements and firm operations.
• Tech Stack: Firm manuals, computer software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Evaluate: Assist with the study and evaluation of internal accounting controls.
• Prepare: Prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Examine: Examine client reconciliations of bank accounts and investigate discrepancies, as well as subsidiary accounts to controls.
• Schedule: Prepare schedules for computations of accruals, documenting underlying support, and for write-offs of prepaid expenses and deferred charges.
• Support Tax: Assist in the review of tax preparations, including reviewing data input, identifying and resolving technical tax issues, and researching various tax matters for senior staff.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently enrolled in college pursuing a degree with a major or concentration in accounting. This is an entry-level position.
• Experience: Demonstrated commitment to developing a well-rounded knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS), along with a working knowledge of federal and state income tax laws and regulations.
• Skills:
• Proficiency in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS).
• Working knowledge of federal and state income tax laws and regulations.
• Established practice of accuracy in dealing with information (numeric and alphabetic).
• Ability to speak and write effectively.
• Proficiency in the use of available resources, including firm manuals and computer software.