Corporate Accounting Intern

Hilltop Holdings is a diversified financial services company seeking a Corporate Accounting Intern to support its Corporate Finance and Accounting team. The intern will assist with monthly accounting close, journal entries, account reconciliations, consolidation, regulatory reporting, process improvements, and maintenance of accounting systems and internal controls.

What you'll do:

• Maintains and records journal entries for various general ledger accounts associated with parent holding companies and subsidiary entities
• Contributes to the timely completion of monthly accounting close, in cooperation with others within corporate and line of business finance departments
• Prepares and reviews reconciliations of various general ledger accounts to supporting documentation
• Proactively identifies areas for process improvement, and works with management and IT to implement developed processes as required
• Maintains existing internal controls over financial reporting and work with others in organization to periodically review, improve, and update key processes and related control descriptions
• Prepares ad hoc analyses and completes other assignments as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

What they're looking for:

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Computer hardware, operating system (Windows or Mac), and software/application (MS Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook etc.) skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills
• Proven self-starter who can initiate tasks and follow up to completion
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills
• Exceptional analytical skills; above-average attention to detail
• Candidate MUST have authorization to work for any employer in the US without requiring sponsorship, whether in student status or not
• Rising Senior or MBA/Master program pursuing an Accounting degree preferred
• Some experience (0 – 1 year) is preferred but not required