ACCOUNTANT

Internship Accounting PositionPerforms a variety of routine professional accounting functions requiring analytical, procedural, and technical skills designed to advance the intern's analytical, judgment, procedural and technical skills. Performs routine accounting studies and projects or assists higher level personnel in their accomplishment of accounting assignments of greater scope. Assists in developing recommendations for solving accounting problems where direct application of well-established principles of professional accounting can be applied. Assists in the preparing findings for use in formal and informal briefings. Assists in describing critical assumptions and decision points for decision-makers. Performs a variety of tasks in support professional accounting to include establishing and maintaining reports for financial management activities in accordance with established accounting principles and policies. Uses automated financial management databases and systems and computer-generated products. Uses available information technology (IT) software programs to produce reports of financial data. Uses IT products to assist others in analyses of financial management information. Performs special assignments in keeping with the formal training plan. Includes administrative assignments to develop knowledge of the mission and organization of the financial community; preparation of reports for special interest areas; development and presentation of accomplishments, results of assignments, etc. Develops increasing knowledge of relevant DoD and Air Force policies and directives. Develops an increasing awareness of cost aspects in considerations, recommendations and decisions.