Corporate Accounting Intern

Hilltop Holdings Inc. is a diversified financial services holding company. The Corporate Accounting Intern will support corporate accounting functions, including monthly close, consolidation, regulatory reporting, account reconciliations, internal controls, and process improvement.

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
• Rising Senior or MBA/Master program pursuing an Accounting degree
• 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
• Some experience (0 – 1 year)