MPR Associates, Inc. (MPR), a thriving multi-discipline, specialty engineering services and consulting firm, is seeking a talented junior, senior, or recently graduated accounting student for a paid Intern opportunity in MPRs Old Town Alexandria, VA office. If you are seeking a unique, challenging, and rewarding career opportunity, MPR may be the right company for you.

Founded in 1964, MPR has a wide and growing client base in the fields of power and energy, federal services, and health and life sciences. We work throughout the United States as well as internationally. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, we also have offices in East Lyme, Connecticut, and Burlington, Massachusetts. MPR makes challenging projects successful, delivering safe and reliable technical solutions across the entire project or product life cycle to benefit our clients and society as a whole. We hire the best and brightest, which results in a high-performance culture built on trust and respect, making MPR an exceptional place to work.

General Job Description

The Accounting Intern will assist in all areas of project accounting and billing. The individual will work closely with the members of the accounting department and a variety of professional staff, to acquire valuable hands-on experience. This is a part-time, non-exempt position reporting to the Director of Accounting. High performing individuals may be considered for full-time employment.

• Prepare monthly invoices (draft and final) for billable projects, supported by detail charge reports and applicable copies of expense receipts (for T&M projects).
• Utilize accounting system (Deltek Vision and EleVias Electronic Invoicing) to drive the billing and invoicing process for contracts.
• Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PMs) regarding contract documents, change orders, modifications, approvals, and any requests related to billing.
• Resolve questions on invoices and interface with PMs and client counterparts.
• Assess and pursue opportunities to maximize client billing. Discuss unbilled amounts with PMs to optimize billing opportunities for the period.
• Follow up with PMs and clients on outstanding accounts receivable balances.
• Prepare special project analyses for the PMs and others.
• Perform additional assignments, as directed by the Director of Accounting.

• This position involves Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a US Person as defined by 22 C.F.R 120.15 is required. US Person includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Education & Experience

• Must be pursuing, or have recently completed, a degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.

Skills Technical & Personal

• Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.
• Exceptional time and project management skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated aptitude in designing and maintaining electronic spreadsheets.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite; specifically, MS Excel.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, set priorities, and see tasks through to completion.
• Knowledge of Deltek Vision, Deltek Vantagepoint or other accounting software is a plus.
• Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy, and reliability of financial/billing data.
• Strong time management and customer service skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong desire to grow as a professional in the accounting field.
• Persistent, questioning attitude and ability to accept that in others.
• Motivated to expand skills and knowledge, as well as tackle new problems and take on new responsibilities.

MPR Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, who participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veterans status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other classification as required by applicable law. MPR is a certified Virginia Values Veterans (V3) employer.