Accounting Intern

What's the Short Version?
Accounting Interns are responsible for supporting the Accounting team on a temporary basis over a multi-week program, typically 8-12 weeks depending on student schedule and department support needed. We provide training, guidance and support as well as the opportunity to experience the retail and e-Commerce industry from the inside and gain valuable work experience. 

What Will You Be Doing?
•    Assist various accounting functions within the accounting department, including indirect tax, account payables, and general accounting.
•    Analyze transactions, reconcile, and resolve discrepancies for assigned accounts, such as corporate credit card expenses, employee loans and employee accounts receivables.
•    Work under credit department to collect tax exempt certificates.
•    Perform miscellaneous office tasks, such as share drive and Iron Mountain files clean ups.
•    Help documentation to our new vendor onboarding procedures post paymode X and WA sales taxes on IT services and consulting. 
•    Help non-inventory project on rollout to the remaining cost centers of the organization to assist with Blanket Purchase Order scoping exercises. 
•    Job shadow various members of the department and assist them as needed. 
•    Participate in intern cohort activities including: professional development workshops, warehouse tours, and meetings with leadership.
•    May prepare correspondence, reports, documents and/or other written materials.
•    May perform data entry activities, database management operations and file maintenance.
•    May perform or support special projects.
•    Perform other duties as assigned.
•    Comply with all policies and standards.

What Are We Looking For?
•    High School Diploma and currently enrolled in higher education program 
•    Strong attention to detail, organizational analytic and problem-solving skills. 
•    Strong desire to learn along with professional drive. 
•    Ability to take direction and absorb information quickly. 
•    Administrative skills which must include excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
•    Responsive to staff needs, including professionalism, respect and consideration of others. 

What's Our Offer? 
Pay: You`ll earn $21.39 on an hourly basis.

Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a weekly basis based on hours worked.

What Should You Expect?
Hybrid: SanMar's Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah, WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions. Quarterly travel may be required.