What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Internship position at CRH?
Job ID: 482478
APAC Central Inc., is a CRH company producing and providing crushed aggregate materials, sand, ready-mix concrete, asphalt, and performing as a regional heavy highway/infrastructure construction firm serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, and southern Missouri. APAC-Central, Inc. and its founding companies have been serving our customers since early in the 20th Century and look forward to continued success in the 21st Century!
Position Summary
APAC Central is currently searching for an intern to assist in our accounting department working 30 to 40 hours per week during summer months with a flexible schedule and the opportunity to continue part-time during the school year as desired. This position will be hands-on in a decentralized, diversified structure allowing candidates to work in a small company environment while having exposure and career opportunities of a large enterprise.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- This person will be working closely with the Controller and Assistant Controllers as well as senior staff performing the below functions
- Assist with accounting and finance related projects
- Participate in month-end close including journal entry preparation, production posting and review
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Work with management on financial reporting including report preparation, operations performance analysis, and KPI and trend data development
- Assist with Shared Services group on special projects within AP, AR and billing
- Gather and submit various audit related requests as needed
- Develop SQL databases. Responsible for all aspects of designing, creating and maintaining databases, including: building databases and validating their stability and efficiency; creating program views, functions and stored procedures; writing optimized SQL queries for integration with other applications.
Qualifications/Education
- Applicants should be entering or have completed their Junior or third-year of an accounting or finance program with a minimum 3.0 GPA in major classes
- Significant MS Excel experience and exposure to business analytics is a plus
- Highly personable and effective communicator
- Ability to take direction, ask questions, and receive feedback
- Interest in, knowledge or training in developing SQL databases
Desire to Learn
What CRH Offers You
- Highly competitive base pay
- Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
- Group retirement savings program
- Health and wellness programs
- A diverse and inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
About CRH
CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of large international organization.
If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!
APAC Central Inc., a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
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