Financial Reporting Intern
Chicago, IL 
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Posted 21 months ago
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Job Description
Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Working independently from, and alongside of experienced members within the Corporate Finance team, you will be assigned a variety of accounting responsibilities that will help to expand and solidify your knowledge of accounting principles. Tasks may include the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, account analysis, maintaining workpapers and roll forwards, and assisting in the preparation of the company's internal and external financial statements and footnote disclosures. Tasks may also include business analytics duties such as analyzing business performance and providing insights to the manager. The intern may also be assigned other ad hoc projects or accounting research, as required.

Projects the Intern will work on:
  • Assist in the preparation of financial statements footnote disclosures
  • Prepare journal entries as part of the month-end close process
  • Prepare account reconciliations of balance sheet accounts to support accuracy of financial statements
  • Prepare 8-yr reconciliation of financial data, using multiple data sources and software programs

Internship Goals:
  • Opportunity to apply learned financial accounting concepts while gaining valuable accounting experience in the corporate environment (albeit remote) at a multi-billion dollar company.
  • Be introduced to various complex accounting and financial reporting systems and have an opportunity to work with them hands-on.
  • Apply Excel skills to dissect, analyze, reconcile and report various data sets.
  • Work on various other projects for business analytics as required by the manager and team to improve financial efficiency.
  • Sharpen your communication skills while working remotely within a team of professional colleagues.

Qualifications:
  • Major(s): Accounting/Finance/Business Analytics
  • Year in school: completed at least 2 years of a business program at an accredited college/university
  • Specific course work: Accounting
  • Proficiency in Excel required

Preferred Qualities Possessed by Candidate:
  • Smart, energetic self-starter
  • Good problem solving/critical thinking
  • Eagerness to learn
  • Positive attitude


About Us

TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX's pool of railcars is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required.

TTX Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Full COVID-19 Vaccination is required. All TTX Company employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Position No Longer Available
Position Summary
Company
Broadbean
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Type
Full Time
Period of Employment
Open
Type of Compensation
Paid
College Credits Earned
No
Tuition Assistance
No
Required Student Status
Open
Preferred Majors
Other
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