Business Office Accounting Intern, part-time - The Hun School of Princeton

The Hun School of Princeton seeks a Business Office Accounting Intern to assist with daily accounting activities, correspondence, organization, and general business office tasks. The accounting intern can expect to learn and participate in financial data preparation, create, maintain and track data in various software programs, assist with the advancement of the accounting system, basic general ledger functions, billing, and other general accounting activities.

This position reports to the Controller, is part time, (paid) non-exempt, and will work five (5) days per week (Monday through Friday) and five (5) hours per day; hours worked can be flexible within the School's business hours (8am to 4pm) for a total of twenty-five (25) hours per week.

Responsibilities and Essential functions:

• Shadow members of the business office as they perform their duties;
• Learn the accounting basics of working as a part of the business office team to compile and analyze data, track information and support the School community;
• Assist with research, data entry, recording, tracking, and maintenance of accurate account documentation and financial records;
• Identify, research and resolve discrepancies and issues;
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of general ledger balances for analysis;
• Develop and execute correspondence for billing, collections and other accounting activities requiring a high volume of (verbal and written) contact;
• Maintain excel spreadsheets to provide detail reporting and follow up related to accounting system;
• Work to understand the mapping of reports in the system to provide needed information to all departments for actual and budget reporting;
• Back up front desk staff to cover vacations/sick time;
• Perform tasks which are supportive in nature to the essential functions of the job, which may be altered or redesigned as necessary.

The ideal candidate will possesses the following qualifications:

• Recent graduate or actively working towards a degree in accounting or relevant degree;
• Strong understanding of accounting and financial principles;
• Excellent technology skills including Microsoft Office suite, advanced Excel skills, and Google Mail (Gmail) applications are required;
• Detail oriented as well as thorough and accurate;
• Must possess good judgment, tact, sensitivity, and discretion with confidential information, materials and situations;
• Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic school atmosphere;
• Collaboration and teamwork skills;
• Good social skills and the ability to interact and work within a diverse community including co-workers, staff, faculty, students, alumni and parents;
• Must be fingerprinted and pass the State of New Jersey criminal background check.

ABOUT THE HUN SCHOOL

The Hun School of Princeton is an all-gendered, private day and boarding school in Princeton, New Jersey. Individual attention and strong student-faculty relationships are the hallmarks of the School. On the 50-acre campus between Philadelphia and New York City, student-centered, hands-on learning prepares students for the global community in which they will live and work. The Hun School is comprised of 645 students in its Middle School, Upper School, and Postgraduate Program. Our campus is home to students from twenty-two countries and fifteen states.

Our campus is located in historic Princeton, New Jersey, a short train ride away from both New York City (50 miles) and Philadelphia (45 miles). Home to Princeton University, The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Theological Seminary, and an array of cultural centers and organizations, Princeton is regarded as one of the most academically-minded communities in the world. Often named one of the country's best places to live, Princeton is a friendly, multicultural community surrounded by mountains, parks, and lakes. There are award-winning museums and theatres, celebrated public and private schools, destination restaurants and hotels, and a robust calendar of community events to enjoy.

Our mission:

The Hun School of Princeton empowers each student to thrive in a diverse and ever-changing world, by nurturing resilient character, providing individual mentorship, and inspiring vigorous and joyful learning.

Our community:

In our mission of educating global citizens with resilient character, we actively seek candidates who can bring a diversity of experiences and perspectives to our community. The Hun School of Princeton is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristics or activity protected by law.

To apply: The Hun School of Princeton Employment Application