Intern - Tax Accounting - Spring, 2026

About the role

Join a dynamic tax department at an expanding publicly traded company, close to campus! Learn from a team of CPAs and accountants with various backgrounds. Nelnet is a United States-based conglomerate that deals in the administration and repayment of student loans and education financial services. The company is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. The company provides a range of products through its subsidiaries that include; customer service for student loan borrowers, technology related to student loan customer service, outsourcing services for guaranty agencies, tuition payment plans, education planning, enrollment-related services and higher education planning tools and solar/renewable energy.

Responsibilities

• Assist on a variety of projects within corporate tax and accounting
• Support state incentive tax credit filings
• Preparation of income tax and other miscellaneous tax filings
• Assist with various tax correspondence from all jurisdictions
• Help with various business and tax research projects

Education & experience

• Working towards a degree in Accounting, Finance or Law with aspirations to attain 150 credit hours to sit for the CPA exam
• Prior tax internship experience preferred

Skills

• Prideful attention to detail with good excel, word and general PC skills
• Great oral and written communication skills
• An ability to multi-task and prioritize
• A desire to conduct research and problem solve
• An ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly