Finance and Accounting Intern

Job Summary

Supports the Accounting team in delivering accurate, timely financial data while contributing to process improvements, data analysis, and automation initiatives. This role is designed to develop future finance talent by building foundational accounting knowledge, critical thinking skills, and an understanding of the “why” behind financial processes.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Perform data validation and reconciliation support to ensure accuracy of financial information
• Analyze data sets and identify inconsistencies, trends, or improvement opportunities
• Assist in building and maintaining reports, dashboards, and data visualizations
• Support process documentation and standardization efforts to improve consistency and scalability
• Identify and propose process improvement or automation opportunities
• Partner with team members to understand end-to-end workflows and the “why” behind tasks
• Participate in close-related activities (as appropriate) to understand financial cycles
• Deliver a capstone-style project focused on improving a process, report, or control

Education and Experience Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must be currently enrolled in major-level courses as a degree-seeking student at an accredited university in a finance or accounting-related field
• Proficient user of Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Business Intelligence and reporting experience preferred
• Experience using Power BI, Tableau or other BI software preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Adhere to and support KLS Martin’s quality and safety policies and procedures
• Ability to retrieve and interpret documentation. 
• Able to work in a team setting and independently under minimum supervision 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels internally as well as externally. 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and techniques.
• Uses resources effectively and efficiently