Finance Intern

Prepares basic financial reports under direct supervision. Assists in the day-to-day maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Prepares, reviews, and adjusts journal entries

• Performs reconciliations of balance sheet accounts

• Participates in Department Efficiency Teams including re-engineering and automation of accounting processes

• Perform analytics on financial information with objective of ensuring information quality

• Reports the company’s finances to management, offering suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

• Maintenance of fixed assets – property additions and disposals; personal, real estate and right of use assets

Experience & Requirements

• Candidates should be in process of earning Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting

• Familiarity with US GAAP and IFRS Codification

• Experience with MS Office products and accounting software preferred.

• Action oriented, good time management, listening, integrity

Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.