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Summer Internship Program – Operations Accounting
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Job Description
Accounting Internship | Webber, a Ferrovial company
The Tone:
This is a full-time, temporary internship at Webber, a Ferrovial company, located in-person at a Webber office. Webber, as part of Ferrovial Construction, is a leading company specializing in heavy civil, waterworks, energy, and infrastructure management across the United States and Canada. This internship offers students the opportunity to learn the construction industry and contribute to the essential full cost accounting cycle, preparing them for potential full-time roles upon graduation.
The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time but temporary
• Location: In-person at a Webber office
• Team: Operations Accounting team
• Mission: To support the full cost accounting cycle for construction projects, contributing to financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Tech Stack: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
What You’ll Actually Do
• Budget Management: Establish and enter job budgets into the accounting system, then compare them against actuals.
• Invoice Processing: Collect delivery tickets, verify purchase order pricing, and accurately process and enter invoices.
• Payment Verification: Enter subcontractor payments and verify their compliance with contractual agreements.
• Financial Accruals: Create and enter material, trucking, and subcontractor accruals to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Deviation Analysis: Identify and explain reasons for deviations between budget versus actual entries, and from monthly/yearly revenue and gross profit forecasts.
The Must-Haves
• Background: Must hold a high school diploma or GED and be actively enrolled in a 4-year Accounting degree program.
• Experience: Moderate to high level of computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook.
• Skills: Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing; strong mathematical skills including discounts, interest, percentages, area, circumference, volume, basic algebra, geometry; and a full understanding of Construction Math concepts.
