What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2026 Accounting Analyst Internship position at Koch?
Your Job
Koch Inc. is seeking a Summer 2026 Accounting Analyst Intern who is excited about discovering their passions and potential while gaining real experience within our companies that creates value for our customers.
Watch What’s It Like to Intern at Koch
Our Team
At Koch, our mission is to help people improve their lives by making and innovating valuable products and services. We have a variety of companies that work in many industries and create thousands of essential products that you use every day.
This posting is specifically for our Koch Resource Companies with the opportunity location in Wichita, KS. Depending on performance and business needs, our entry-level position will also be based in Wichita, Kansas.
What You Will Do
As a global company spanning multiple industries, Koch continues to transform the way we do business. In one of our many business roles, you will be right in the middle of finding new ways to move the world forward. Choosing the right place to start a successful accounting, analyst, or tax career is challenging. Koch stands apart, providing a combination of diverse roles, abundant resources, personalized development, and a work/life balance that encourages less burnout and greater satisfaction.
Our interns work alongside experienced accountants and analysts to solve real problems and offer insights that benefit society through improving our products and services. In addition to being a contributor on their team, interns at Koch Companies explore our unique Principle-Based Management culture, partner with interns from other disciplines on case studies, learn key business concepts and Koch mental models, and engage with leaders to learn more about business transformation, our work in society, and more. These are just a few key aspects of our internship program.
Selected candidates may be placed in one of the following (but not limited to) areas of concentration:
Credit & Contracts
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
Koch Inc. is seeking a Summer 2026 Accounting Analyst Intern who is excited about discovering their passions and potential while gaining real experience within our companies that creates value for our customers.
Watch What’s It Like to Intern at Koch
Our Team
At Koch, our mission is to help people improve their lives by making and innovating valuable products and services. We have a variety of companies that work in many industries and create thousands of essential products that you use every day.
This posting is specifically for our Koch Resource Companies with the opportunity location in Wichita, KS. Depending on performance and business needs, our entry-level position will also be based in Wichita, Kansas.
What You Will Do
As a global company spanning multiple industries, Koch continues to transform the way we do business. In one of our many business roles, you will be right in the middle of finding new ways to move the world forward. Choosing the right place to start a successful accounting, analyst, or tax career is challenging. Koch stands apart, providing a combination of diverse roles, abundant resources, personalized development, and a work/life balance that encourages less burnout and greater satisfaction.
Our interns work alongside experienced accountants and analysts to solve real problems and offer insights that benefit society through improving our products and services. In addition to being a contributor on their team, interns at Koch Companies explore our unique Principle-Based Management culture, partner with interns from other disciplines on case studies, learn key business concepts and Koch mental models, and engage with leaders to learn more about business transformation, our work in society, and more. These are just a few key aspects of our internship program.
Selected candidates may be placed in one of the following (but not limited to) areas of concentration:
Credit & Contracts
- Manage counterparty relationships with regards to credit analysis, credit reviews, and credit terms using the risk and reward framework or confirm contractual details and negotiate contractual terms
- Combine the financial results of Koch subsidiaries into a single set of financial statements to provide a holistic view of the overall business performance and financial position.
- Collaborate with internal investment teams in private equity, venture capital, and real estate to record and report Koch’s debt and equity investments, including ownership interests in other companies.
- Build relationships and understand the business of assigned entities to assess tax opportunities
- Prepare corporate income tax returns to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with domestic and foreign tax law
- Support the day-to-day trading operations including positions, profit/loss reporting, cost management, daily exposures, and exchange tie-outs
- Own accounting processes and analyze data to provide insights to support business decisions
- Derive completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of financial data while facilitating a strong, risk-based, internal controls environment that supports business growth
- Assist in managing Koch’s daily cash activity and short-term investments, as well as support the management of trading & investment portfolios
- Own bank reconciliations and calculating interest rates to aid in forecasting of the utilization of cash
- Eligible for full-time employment no later than Summer 2027
- Enrolled in an Accounting degreed program
- Able to work in the US without sponsorship
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong critical and entrepreneurial thinking skills
- Initiative, natural curiosity, strong communication skills, and an aptitude for fast-paced learning
- Experience with data analytics platforms, business process technology, and basic coding skills such as PowerBI, Alteryx, or Tableau
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
