Job Description
Session: Summer (May - August)
Position Title: Accounting Intern
Supervisor: Amanda Were
Agency: Bureau of Finance and Management
Location: Pierre
Minimum Salary: $19.40/hour
*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.
Position Description:
The Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) is looking for motivated accounting interns to help prepare the financial statements for the State of South Dakota. This position is within BFM's Accounting and Financial Reporting Office located in Pierre, SD. Opportunity to start your career and tuition assistance programs are available.
BFM is a vital component of the State's financial operations. Our small but industrious staff works in five divisions: Accounting and Financial Reporting, Executive Management Finance Office, Financial Systems, Budget Analysis, and Internal Control.
These teams are responsible for preparing the State's annual financial statements, serving as the finance office for all state bureaus, managing the operations of the state's financial and HR systems, managing the state budget process, and implementing and managing the state's internal control framework.
This intern position will have the opportunity to learn a variety of governmental accounting and financial reporting functions within the BFM. Duties will include the collection, organization, and assembly of accounting and financial information used to prepare the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards for the State of South Dakota. Successful completion of the internship may result in a full-time job offer within state government and tuition assistance during completion of the accounting degree.
Qualifications:
Successful applicant MUST be pursuing major coursework in Accounting. Completion of a Governmental/Fund Accounting class is desirable. A working knowledge of Microsoft Office products is preferred.
Applicant must be enrolled as a part time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.
Apply at: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=3H
*Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.*
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"