Finance Intern | Summer 2026 | Cincinnati/Kentucky
About the role
Provide financial services support to profit centers. Duties may include any specific accounting functions including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Reconciliation, and Special Services. Reports to: Accounting Manager, Operational Finance; Accountant, Operational Finance; or Senior Accountant, Operational Finance.
Responsibilities
- Aid accountants in meeting client contractual requirements regarding billing and accounts receivables.
- Process accounts payable for vendor invoices and keep accounts up to date for assigned projects.
- Handle accounts payable for subcontractor invoices and collaborate with accountants to ensure lien waivers are submitted and contracts and insurance requirements are met.
- Participate in the monthly close process, ensuring all client bills and project costs are posted or accrued if work is in place and of material value.
- Respond to internal and external audit requests.
- Facilitate data entry processes for project-specific vendor invoices and prepare multi-project invoices for distribution to the central financial center for input and posting.
- Support administrative tasks related to invoice processing (vendor setup and updates, sales and use tax reporting, collection and distribution of client tax exempt certificates).
- Assist in preparing Turner owner applications for payment by compiling all necessary invoice backup.
- Provide periodic progress reports to supervisors.
- Apply knowledge from academic settings to company practices.
- Maintain professional relationships with company employees, customers, and others.
- Prepare for and participate in conferences and other learning opportunities provided by the company.
- Perform other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
- Enrolled at a 4-year college or university offering accredited and credentialed degree programs, recommended majors include Accounting or Finance, with at least 1 year of education and basic knowledge of finance or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Willingness to work a standard work week.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills including student leadership, volunteerism, or other community involvement.
- Passionate and willing to learn about Turner Finance's business strategy, culture, and core values.
- Able to assume personal and professional responsibilities for actions and activities.
- Enthusiastic, proactive, and eager to tackle new projects and ideas, flexible, adaptable, and with attention to detail.
- Able to work independently, with some oversight, and in a team environment.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to document and manage accurate and timely information.
- Professional and clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer data entry, database, and MS Office skills, intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Performing this job requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, sit, talk and hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move heavy weight. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.
Benefits
Interns are eligible to accrue sick/wellness time at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, with usage available after 90 days of employment. Medical coverage may also be elected at the employee’s full cost.
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