Finance Intern

Company: Gast Manufacturing
Location: Elgin
Posted on: November 19, 2023

Job Description:

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Job description

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses (https://www.idexcorp.com/our-businesses/business-segments/) around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

Summary/Objective:

The Accounting Intern will support key accounting activities by preparing and analyzing workpapers located at our Gast Manufacturing Inc. headquarters in Benton Harbor, MI and reports to our Senior Finance Manager.

Essential Functions:

• Work closely among Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, Financial, and Cost areas while taking on a variety of tasks to understand the Order to Pay cycle.
• Perform cost daily/weekly metrics reports.
• Reconciles accounts to determine accuracy of account balances and investigates and resolves any discrepancies.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare journal entries for upload into general ledger.
• Complete monthly/quarterly reporting cut off procedures, and ad hoc projects.
• Perform and assist with annual SOX testing.
  
  Required Education, Experience, and Eligibility Qualifications
  
  • Pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
  • Have a general knowledge of accounting and the ability to apply classroom themes or past work experience to the job at hand.
  • Self-starter, strong personal motivation, willing to take initiative.
  • Ability to multitask and work in a team environment with people outside your department.
  • Desire to think cognitively and work through problems
  • Excellent organizational/time management skills, and strong communication skills.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office, strong proficiency in MS Excel.
    
    Gast Manufacturing Inc., a Unit of IDEX Corporation, is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.
    
    IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).
    
    Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?
    
    Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?
    
    IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws (Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled).
    
    Attention Applicants: If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please let us know. Likewise, if you are limited in the ability to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, we will determine an alternate way for you to apply. Please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at lfcareers@idexcorp.com for assistance with an accommodation. These contact tools may be used only by individuals with a disability for accommodation requests. Do not inquire as to the status of an application.

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