Accounting Intern

ACCIONA Energía is the biggest 100% renewable energy company with no fossil legacy in the world. With more than 30 years of experience and operations in 20 countries on five continents, ACCIONA Energía offers a wide portfolio of tailored energy solutions so that its corporate and institutional clients can meet their decarbonisation goals. This includes the development, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable power plants -mainly wind and photovoltaic technologies-, energy sales and management and marketing, energy services, self-consumption, electric mobility and new technologies such as storage and green hydrogen. ACCIONA Energía is governed by the most demanding environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) criteria.

The Accounting Intern is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical support to our Finance and Accounting department. This role assist in performing accounting and clerical tasks related to the accounts payable function including managing vendors, processing invoices on a timely basis. This role will also ensure all financial processes are carried out accurately and in compliance with financial regulations and procedures. Additionally, this role will work with the accounting team members to accomplish required tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Help to reconcile bank accounts.
• Process vendor invoices for payment in a timely basis, maintain and update vendor files, reconcile and resolve vendor statements.
• Maintain vendors in current ERP as well as insuring W-9s and other documents are obtained and accurate for 1099s.
• Filing payments/invoices in a timely manner for all entities.
• Work with all departments to track invoices, help with coding information, and reconcile variances between purchase order receipts and vendor invoices.
• Prepare simple reports for different departments when needed.
• Assist with Concur expense reporting.
• Support the month end close process – including account reconciliation/review, booking adjusting journal entries, and various other.
• Work with accounting team members to accomplish required tasks.
• Additional accounting duties as deemed necessary.

Requirements:

• Requires an associate’s degree in accounting; bachelor’s preferred or equivalent experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, interpersonal, and customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability for accuracy and thoroughness
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a professional manner. Proficient in personal computer skills and widely used software packages, e.g. spreadsheets (Excel), and word processing (MS Word) as well as SAP

Acciona Internship Program
As part of the Acciona Internship Program, you'll be assigned specific projects and goals, carefully defined by your manager, to bring your field of study to life through hands-on experience.
You’ll also have the chance to connect with fellow interns during exciting activities, such as a site visit to our Wind and PV facility, a summer company outing, and weekly intern lunches every Friday. You'll be part of our vibrant Chicago office community, where you can join various events and wellness activities open to all employees.
Our downtown Chicago office offers a modern, open layout with plenty of collaborative spaces and break-out areas. Enjoy daily perks like coffee, complimentary healthy snacks, and free access to the building’s fitness center, making it an inspiring and comfortable place to work.
Interns will work 40h a week, on site in the Chicago office.
Benefits
Additional to your base compensation, we offer other employment incentives like the possibility to enroll in the company’s benefit coverage during your internship (medical, dental, vision insurance, Employee Assistance Program, HSA company contribution, FSA options).

Pay band: Hourly Rate: $18 – $24 per hour (based on years of education and degree)

As a company that values diversity as a source of talent, we work to foster an inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging and engagement so that all people can participate on an equal opportunity basis. We invite everyone to apply regardless of origin, circumstances, background or condition.