Finance Intern

Job Title:Finance Intern FLSA Status:Non-Exempt - Hourly Group:Internship Department:Finance Location:Houston, TX About Cooper Machinery Services: Cooper Machinery Services provides natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With a proud heritage dating back to 1833, Cooper Machinery Services is the OEM for legendary product lines including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy. Headquartered in Houston, TX, but with commercial and services hubs around the world, Cooper Machinery Services provides world-class services to more than 22,000 units in its installed base. Our strength is our people. Each employee plays an integral role in our success and growth. With a commitment to our vision that strong relationships drive strong results and better business, our people make Cooper Machinery Services legendary.  Job Overview: As a finance intern, you will gain practical experience in the constantly growing field of finance and accounting. Regular duties and responsibilities for a finance intern includes generating and analyzing reports, taking notes during meetings, preparing statements, entering data, working on KPOs within finance and in other departments, and assisting with audits.Your insightful contribution will help develop, expand and maintain our finance channels. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Monitor any discrepancies in payment, monitor for charges made on credit cards and record any returns.Prepare accounting reports to be presented to senior management. Track all payments made for tax preparation and follow up on returns. Speak to clients about payments, refunds and statements. Ensure that all departments receive their financial statements on time. Ensure accuracy of financial statements, making sure that the final figures on statements are correct. Assist with the forecasting and budgets. Work with the operational groups to develop metrics for better reporting. Assist the AR, AP and Tax groups. Required Skills and Experience: Must either be a recent graduate or in the process of completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, finance, economics or business administration. Proficient with computers and different finance software programs. Must have effective written and verbal communication skills to build strong interpersonal relationships. Has strong organization and time management skills with the ability to work without distraction. Must have completed introductory accounting courses and have a basic understanding of financial principles. Must have a very high sense of rigor to prevent any form of mistake that may occur in the process of documenting financial information. Must be a team player and motivated to learn with a strong desire to take on a new challenge. Desired Characteristics Excellent analytical skills Presentation skills Possess ability to multi-task and handle multiple deadlines Strong oral and written communication skillsStrong interpersonal and leadership skills Ability to work independently Strong problem-solving skills Customer and community focus Honesty and Integrity Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, any other characteristic protected by law.

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