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2025 Summer Internship Opportunity- Finance
Job Code:2025-CSC-004
Location:Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County
Department:Accounting
FT/PT Status:Internship
  
Job Responsibilities:

CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH COUNTY

SUMMER INTERN POSITION

 

Finance

 

The purpose of the Summer Internship Program is to introduce local college students to vast opportunities available within the world of social services.  Interns will learn and grow in a supportive environment through job shadowing, participation in cross-functional teams, mentoring, and hands-on experiences.  Additionally, they’ll work with other interns on a self-selected team project. Through this exchange, interns will be exposed to ways they can directly and positively impact the lives of our community members.

Job Summary

The Finance intern works with staff to enhance their interest, understanding and skills of government accounting, budgeting, budget oversight, and auditing.  The intern will be exposed to the full government finance cycle:

  • Gain knowledge of contract management, compliance, and internal control systems/processes/policies/procedures
  • Participating in creation of Provider budgets and approval of Provider reimbursements
  • Analyzing Provider audited financial statements
  • Learning accounts payable and processing payments to vendors
  • Gaining understanding of General Accounting and exposure to related tasks, i.e. month end closing cycle, journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, variance analysis reports, etc.
  • Creating audit workpapers (MS Excel) and overview of the audited financial statements
  • Obtaining exposure to Program Performance Audits by learning the elements of ‘Audit Engagement Risk Planning’ and working on special projects

Standard

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work with diverse populations
  • Ability to solve problems independently, effectively, and creatively
  • Demonstrate independence and high motivation
  • Demonstrate outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Flexibility
  • Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly-organized
  • Ability to initiate and follow up on projects with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Ability to track outcomes
  • Ability to represent the Children's Services Council in a professional manner
  • Commitment to confidentiality, honesty and ethics

Software/Equipment

Familiarity with commonly used application software:  Microsoft Office Program (Excel, Outlook, Word).
Job Qualifications:
Undergraduate student with a major or concentration area in auditing, finance or related field.  Completion of one semester of an introductory course in Financial Accounting is required.