What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Accounting Internship (Spring 2026) position at Brady Ware & Company?
Description
Brady Ware is a top 200 national CPA and advisory firm, with offices in Columbus and Dayton (OH), Atlanta (GA) and Richmond (IN). With more than 150 professionals at our firm, we partner with clients locally and throughout the U.S. by lending our expertise in audit and accounting, tax, and advisory services.
We also offer solutions for valuations, IRS conflicts, disputes, litigation, business performance, and transactional consulting through BW Arpeggio. We work together as a team, providing results for a wide variety of client industries, including renewable energy, automotive dealerships, construction, real estate, technology, and more!
As an entrepreneurial-minded, middle-market firm, we recognize that just like our clients have different needs, so do our people. At Brady Ware, you can grow your career at your own pace. You’ll be immersed with a wide range of individuals, business owners, industries, and business challenges. This access brings opportunities to engage, collaborate, learn and grow more quickly than in larger firms.
Our internship program provides an opportunity for students to experience the practice of public accounting firsthand and integrates this experience with their formal education. As a Brady Ware Intern, you will work full-time during tax busy season, January – April 15, and gain valuable experience working with our team in various areas of tax (primary) and audit (secondary).
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain a basic understanding of trial balance, general ledger, tax preparation, depreciation, and amortization software used by the Tax department.
- Calculate and prepare fixed asset depreciation schedules on different book and tax bases.
- Learn to input client’s working trial balance into software and adjust.
- Manage time invested in engagements wisely, including sensitivity to budget constraints and maintaining an accurate work-in-progress schedule of work assigned.
- Prepare tax returns (individual and business) for review.
- Learn to cope with the demanding multi-tasking nature of public accounting.
- Learn to practice basic preparation skills for federal and state tax returns.
Requirements
- Junior or Senior undergrad or enrolled in Master's program
- Must be able to work 40 hours a week.
- Must be willing to work up to 50 hours a week mid-March through April 15.
- Students must be a declared Accounting major or working towards a degree plan which includes 150 college credit hours required to take the CPA exam.
- Basic knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Desire to learn to learn and meet new challenges.
- Commitment to teamwork
Brady Ware is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
