Accounting InternAt — Covert & Company, An Accountancy Corporation

This position has been reserved for a specific student. If you have not received direct approval by CICE for this internship, please contact Ashley Jones, CICE Partnerships Coordinator, at atjones@fullerton.edu before proceeding.

Working in an accounting office at the start of \\tax season\\, learning various accounting and tax programs (QuickBooks and Lacerte), assisting the administrative staff at the beginning of tax season with the printing and sorting of tax organizers, understanding the flow of documents, scanning, and our document management system, and assisting in workpaper preparation for our financial statement preparations (compilations, reviews and audits)

Tasks:

1) utilizing QuickBooks and able to generate reports within the program
2) utilizing our Lacerte Income Tax Program and generating simple tax returns
3) assist the CPA with financial statement workpaper preparation for compilations, reviews and audits

Training:

The intern will work directly with myself, with hands on instruction on how to use our various software programs. After each task, we will meet and discuss and review before moving forward

Learning outcome:

1) Use QuickBooks, posting receipts and disbursements, generating financial statements at month/year end
2) Learn the basics of our Lacerte Income tax program, including individual, corporate and partnership taxation
3) Understand how an accounting firm works during tax season