Intern Finance & Accounting

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Position Summary

The Parker Internship Program focuses on the development of new talent by exposing interns to the dynamic and challenging field of accounting and finance in a manufacturing environment.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated accounting intern to support our finance/accounting team during the summer term. This internship offers hands-on exposure to core accounting processes, financial reporting, and day-to-day operations in a professional environment. The selected applicant will gain practical experience with real accounting workflows and month-end close, exposure to cross-functional work with operations and engineering, experience supporting capital project tracking, recurring status cadences, and documentation discipline, and have a tangible project portfolio.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:
* Assist with month-end close tasks (journal entries, reconciliations, variance explanations)
* Prepare and organize supporting documentation for journal entries and accruals.
* Help maintain close checklists and ensure deadlines are met.
* Investigate reconciling items and follow up with internal stakeholders.
* Help compile and maintain daily/weekly/monthly reporting for specific functional areas.
* Assist with special projects such as process mapping, automation opportunities, and data cleanup.
* Ad hoc projects, i.e., ERP/MRP routing updates and cost impact and capital project management

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
* Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
* Working knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic formulas, and large datasets)
* Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* Professional communication skills (able to follow up with cross-functional partners and summarize status/issues clearly)
* Ability to work onsite and meet deadlines in a time-bound project environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
* Familiarity with an ERP/MRP system (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Epicor) and comfortable working with structured master data (items, routings, work centers)
* Interest in cost accounting/manufacturing concepts (standard cost, labor/machine time, overhead absorption)
* Experience building trackers and status reports.
* Exposure to tools such as Excel Power Query, basic BI tools, SQL/Python coding language, and dashboarding

Skills / Competencies:
* Data accuracy and documentation discipline (audit trail mindset)
* Organization and progress tracking (checklists, area ownership, exception management)
* Analytical thinking (identify variances, follow up on discrepancies)
* Teamwork and customer-service approach with internal stakeholders
* Integrity, confidentiality, and adherence to internal controls

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.

("Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor")

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Drug-Free Workplace
In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.