Intern – Accounting Internships

Subaru of America, Inc.’s Internship Program provides a valuable opportunity for students to gain real-world experience related to their major.  Interns have the chance to work on meaningful projects, collaborate with professionals, and develop skills that will be beneficial in their future careers.  It’s an excellent way to jump-start their career and enhance their skillset, making them more marketable in their field of study.  

Course of Study

Pursing a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Accounting, Finance, or MBA with a course concentration in Accounting or experience in the Accounting field.

Term

• 1 year in length [37.5 hours per week during the summer; ~18-25 hours per week during school year around school schedule]
• Internship to begin in May and end the following May
• Location – Subaru Headquarters in Camden, NJ
• $20 an hour (undergrad)

Qualifications

• Current Juniors OR Seniors planning to pursue a Master’s Degree OR students currently enrolled in a Master’s Program
• Must be an active student for the entire length of internship
• At least 1 year of work experience

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface with all levels of the organization
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite [Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint]
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

List of Accounting Internships

Accounting (Incentive Operations and Incentive Analysis)

• MAJORS:  Accounting, Finance, or Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Finance-Accounting Department’s Incentive interns will assist in audit incentive coupon activity for validity and proper supporting documentation; assist in investigation and support of retailer, region, and zone requests for sales type changes and requests for exception processing, sales chargebacks, and provide support to retailers regarding non-paid vehicles not eligible for incentives. Complete special projects and other data analysis as needed by department management in support of our incentive operations, incentive accounting, treasury, and marketing units.  One intern focuses on Incentive Operations, and the other intern focuses on Incentive Analysis.
  • Incentive Operations is an administrative and compliance function ensuring incentive programs are processed accurately and in line with company policies.
  • Incentive Analysis is an analytical function focused on reviewing incentive program performance, investigating exceptions, and supporting data-driven decision making.

Accounting (Vehicles)

• MAJOR:  Accounting
• Finance-Accounting Department’s Vehicles intern provides a supporting role to the Financial Analyst-Fleet and Sr. Accountant-Vehicle Inventory.  Processes nationwide auction sales (including online sales) daily after verifying the accuracy of the reported sales.  Corresponds with the National Fleet Remarketing Manager and auction representatives to resolve sale price discrepancies.  Prepares consolidated schedules and reports by obtaining data from various sources and ensuring that all necessary data is included and accurate. Maintains schedules for vehicles shipments to the U.S. along with the daily related system activity.  Prepares miscellaneous Accounts Receivable billing for export fees, port processing, and vehicle damage.

Accounting (Internal Audit/Financial Reporting)

• MAJORS:  Accounting or Finance
• Finance-Accounting Department’s Internal Audit intern provides a supporting role to the Senior Internal Auditor. Communicates with various stakeholders within Subaru and prepares control data.  Works primarily in Microsoft Excel and Auditboard while additionally interfacing with accounting systems including Oracle and Onestream. Creates and tracks documentation requests within Auditboard for JSOX control request.  Executes internal controls test of effectiveness that includes follow-through to obtain the necessary documents/data.  Communicates JSOX testing results to both the Internal Audit team and Accounting/Finance team.