Accounting Intern

At the United Center, we bring excitement to life through sports, entertainment, and community. Home to the Chicago Bulls (NBA) and Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), we've welcomed over 70 million fans and host more than 200 events annually, from premier sporting events and concerts to family shows and special industry events. In this role, you will help our team bring the next round of stories to life on the United Center campus.

About the role

The Accounting Intern will support the Finance and Accounting team with day-to-day administrative, accounting, accounts payable, and accounts receivable responsibilities. This internship provides hands-on experience with financial documentation, invoice processing, vendor maintenance, audit support, reporting, and payment application while helping ensure accurate and organized financial records.

Responsibilities

• Scan and organize prior-year paper property tax installment bills.
• Support the annual financial audit by requesting, gathering, and organizing documentation for audit selections.
• Assist with maintaining and updating standard operating procedures as needed.
• Assist with maintaining the Accounts Payable inbox and routing invoices through DocuPeak.
• Support vendor file maintenance by ensuring active vendor records include current W-9 forms and updated contact information.
• Request ACH information from active vendors and file documentation appropriately.
• Assist with audit-related requests, including pulling reports from Sage when needed.
• Research vendor statements and missing invoices to support timely resolution.
• Assist with applying incoming payments to open invoices in Sage.
• Support accounts receivable reporting, including aging reports, customer statements, and follow-up on past-due invoices.
• Help maintain accurate and organized customer files.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Comfortable working with financial documents, invoices, reports, and confidential information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, preferred.
• Experience with or willingness to learn accounting systems such as Sage and invoice routing tools such as DocuPeak.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Pay

The pay range for this role is $19.00–20.00 per hour. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

Benefits

• Access to our state-of-the-art gym with free fitness classes
• Catered meals
• Fun events
• Free parking