Tax Accountant Intern

Job Description

Job Description

About this Internship

Our tax interns gain full-scope experience working in the fast-paced and challenging field of tax accounting, working with FML employees at the staff, senior, manager, director, and partner levels. In this position, you will gain real-world experience by participating in actual work with our valued clients, who range in size and industry from boutique small businesses to multi-national corporations. If you're driven to explore what a career in tax accounting truly entails, this internship will give you the depth of experience to begin building your future.

The goal of FML is to provide Interns with broad exposure to public accounting, afford an opportunity to apply what has been have learned through coursework and support professional development.

Technical & Professional Responsibilities :

• Establishes working relationships with colleagues and client personnel
• Exhibits a professional, business like demeanor
• Understands the basic elements of tax preparation
• Identifies technical issues in the engagement commensurate with level of experience
• Utilizes prior year work papers and tax returns as a guide in preparing the current year return
• Creates work papers that are well organized, concise and properly referenced
• Organizes and completes open items list
• Develops familiarity with research tools, CCH, RIA and BNA
• Further develops accounting knowledge throughout the internship
• Participates in FML orientation, training, and mentoring activities

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