Accounting Intern

Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work, Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career. We are a transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928. Sasser’s subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, and containerized shipping solutions, including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services.

Sasser family of companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, Union Leasing, CF Rail Services, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit www.sasser.com.

This role supports our Express 4x4 Truck Rental team. Established in 1993 and acquired by Sasser in 2013, we offer flexible and affordable, mid- to long-term ½-ton, ¾-ton and 1-ton pick-up truck rentals for or clients, with a commitment to on-time delivery, anywhere in North America.

What We Offer

As a student preparing for your career, it’s important that you find an opportunity that allows you to explore challenging work in a hands-on learning environment. Our internship opportunities are designed to help interns explore and perform meaningful projects and work in various business functions while gaining applicable experience and knowledge of our industries.

All Sasser internships offer both organized professional development opportunities, and team-based social activities, including:

• Participation in an Intern Leadership program, in which interns are provided with weekly live trainings, monthly panel discussions with CEOs, leaders and young professionals, intern round table discussions, on-demand webinars, and networking
• Lunch with our CEO
• Beginning and end of Internship events
• Volunteer days, alongside our employees
  
  

We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounting Intern to support our Accounting & Finance team with high-level organization, data cleanup, and process improvement tasks. This role is ideal for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in maintaining accurate financial records and improving data integrity within an accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Assist with processing cash applications and recording payments accurately
• Support invoice uploads and management within customer portals
• Assist with recording asset sales (e.g. trucks) in the general ledger and internal system.
• Provide general support to the accounting team, including administrative and operational tasks.
• Assist with accounts receivable activities, as needed.
• Help prepare reports, spreadsheets, and summaries for internal use.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
  
  

Note: Responsibilities include the expectation to always act to support the interests of the department and organization and to perform other duties as assigned to ensure the successful achievement of departmental and company objectives.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

• College Student pursuing degree in the accounting or related field.
  
  

Skills

• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Excel
• Ability to work on multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently or within a team environment
• Good people skills and ability to collaborate well with others
• Strong attention to detail
• Energetic, positive attitude, self-starter with good follow-through, flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with staff and outside contacts
  
  

Physical Demands

Ability to operate in a professional environment and routinely use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, filing cabinets, and printers

Compensation

The hourly rate for internship opportunities is: $17.50 to $23.50.

The hourly rate depends on factors such as knowledge, skill level, experience, and education level. This role is classified as non-exempt for purposes of all applicable wage and hour laws, which means that the individual hired will receive overtime pay for more than 40 hours worked in a workweek.

Working Conditions

Hatboro, PA office with occasional remote work flexibility.

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The Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.