Accounting Intern

GROWMARK FS isheadquartered in Milford, Delaware with branches in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. GROWMARK FS has about 500 employees (including seasonal workers) and approximately 13,000 customers. The cooperative does business in seed, agronomy, energy, crop protection, precision agriculture, and custom application. GROWMARK FS is part of the GROWMARK System, an agricultural cooperative serving more than 400,000 customers across North America and Ontario, Canada.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT 

• Serves as the Accounting intern under the direction of the Member Services, Business Region Manager, trains and assists with general Accounting functions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

• Hands on experience in accounting field. 

• Visit FS locations and customers building professional relationships. 

• Assist with account reconciliation and balancing, budget planning, audit preparation, and inventory counts. 

• Prepare and analyze financial reports. 

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS 

• Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply. 

• Performs all other duties as assigned.  

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be pursuing an accounting, finance, or related degree at a 4-year university with the status of at least a second semester junior or first semester senior in good academic standing at time the internship begins. 

• Demonstrates ability to work independently.  

• Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.  

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and have the ability to travel independently and overnight as needed. 

• Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING  

• If you are looking for hands on experience in accounting and are interested in building professional relationships and visiting various FS locations and customers, then we can’t wait to talk to you!  We are looking for an Accounting Intern who is eager to go above and beyond helping our customers while broadening their experiences in the accounting field.   A few key areas of emphasis include: 

• Prepare and analyze financial reports  

• Assist with account reconciliation and balancing, budget planning, audit preparation, a 

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE  

GROWMARK Interns: 

• You are pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in accounting, finance, or related field at a 4-year university  

• You are a university student with one or two semesters of coursework remaining  

• You are in good academic standing 

WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE 

• We value relationships and people first and foremost 

• We are a company that is committed to being an innovation leader in the agriculture  

• We emphasize sustainability practices and stewardship of our resources 

• We enjoy access to in-house training and leadership development opportunities 

WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT US 

The GROWMARK Internship Program has been in existence for 68 years. The program has given over 1,350 students the opportunity to explore career paths and develop professionally; many of which still call the FS GROWMARK System “home” today!