What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting and Business Intern - Summer of 2026 position at FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY?
Overall Job Function: If you are looking to gain first-hand knowledge and experience in a real-world setting, an internship at Farmers Coop Society could be right for you. Explore the business and accounting environment in the agricultural and cooperative industry. You will be based out of our Sioux Center, Iowa office and be working with our business office team.
Essential Job Functions:
Spend time rotating through various business divisions within the company (grain, feed, agronomy, lumber).
Exposure to various components of accounting functions such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, deposits, inventory, and financial statement preparation.
Be assigned certain tasks to obtain experience of responsibility related to certain functions
Access to department leaders and experts.
Participate in special projects
Discuss and provide feedback on observed opportunities for improvement.
What we can offer:
Actively involved mentor
Internship-specific training
Networking with company and industry leaders
Job shadows in other departments as desired, including operations, agronomy, grain,
feed, and accounting/finance
Other learning opportunities as the season, time, and your interests allow
Competencies
Demonstrates leadership, strong initiative, and decision-making skills
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
Strong team player who can demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment
High level of innovation, enthusiasm, integrity, professionalism, and dependability
Organized, resourceful, and curious
Strong attention to detail
Education & Experience:
Currently pursuing a degree in accounting or ag business.
Work Environment:
This position is based in a fast-paced office setting. Typical working hours are based on customer and organizational demand; hours may be long, irregular and include weekends and holidays during peak season.
Physical Demands:
While performing job functions the employee will be required to talk and hear most of the time. The employee will spend frequent intervals moving and sitting, while also needing to reach, bend, twist, crawl, crouch, stoop or kneel. The employee will need to be able to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. The physicality of this job is low.
*FCS job descriptions are a representation of a job requirements knowledge, skills, and abilities. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.