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City of Seattle · 11 hours ago

Cost Accounting Intern

positionSeattle, WA
timeInternship
remoteHybrid
seniorityIntern
money$29.30/hr - $29.30/hr

Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation’s largest municipally owned utilities. They are seeking a Cost Accounting Intern to assist with various accounting tasks including asset allocation, billing, and project costing while gaining real-world experience in accounting practices.

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Responsibilities

Assist with the Make Ready Work Final Billing process by preparing cost reconciliation final bill packets
Review & approve work orders in the Work Asset Management System (WAMS) for cost tracking
Update essential month-end reports
Assist with the asset capitalization process from construction work in process to fixed assets
Record transactions to the General Ledger via journal entries in the PeopleSoft Financial System
Assist with processing billing invoices
Prepare & update department policies and procedures
Ad-hoc projects and reporting

Qualification

Accounting principlesPeopleSoft ERPMicrosoft ExcelCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Undergraduate Accounting students will need to maintain a 2.5 GPA or above throughout the internship

Preferred

Enrolled in an accredited certificate, 2-year or 4-year program during their internship
Be enrolled in an academic program in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business
Experience with Microsoft products – most notably Excel, additionally Word, Outlook, Teams
Prior work experience with basic accounting principles
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Subsidized ORCA pass
Accrue sick time that can be used after 90 days of employment

Company

City of Seattle

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City of Seattle is a government website of all information and services related to city of Seattle.
dateFounded in 1851
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.seattle.gov/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Andrew Lu
Chief Operating Officer - Finance and Administrative Services Department
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Marco Lowe
Chief Operating Officer for the City of Seattle
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