Financial Analyst Intern - Accounting Disciplines

Overview

Kings Dominion values a collaborative atmosphere where new ideas are welcomed. If you're looking to grow your skills and make a difference while having a rewarding experience, this opportunity is ideal.

The Financial Analyst Intern will be part of a team in a Shared Accounting Services environment. The intern will be responsible for ensuring the completion and accuracy of accounting and finance functions of Kings Dominion. The internship offers opportunities in various accounting disciplines: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Business Transformation, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Operational Accounting, Payroll, Revenue Accounting, and Treasury.

Ideal candidates will commit to a minimum of thirteen weeks in an internship position. Preferred candidates should be currently enrolled in an associate or bachelor's degree program in accounting, finance, business management or related studies. The intern will be immersed in day-to-day work activity in one of the above accounting disciplines over the term of the internship and will attend educational workshops with leaders in other accounting and business administrative disciplines to develop a comprehensive knowledge of accounting, finance and general business practices.

Responsibilities:

• Accounts Payable: Review electronic invoices for correct vendor information using automated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
• Assist in processing weekly Accounts Payable disbursements.
• Review vendor statements for accuracy.
• Accounts Receivable: Develop an understanding of how to retrieve information from a lockbox to apply payments to the correct customer or account.
• Assist in reconciling designated Accounts Receivable balance sheet accounts.
• Return tickets as credits on account.
• Review and resolve discrepancies in an Accounts Receivable Aging report.
• Business Transformation: Work with the Accounting Information Systems (AIS) team and learn about the financial systems used at Kings Dominion.
• Assist the Business Transformation team in gathering data for report generation and decision making.
• Practical experience in this area will lend visibility to participating in projects and fostering the future vision of the financial systems to be used.
• Financial Accounting: Assist staff accountants, supervisors, and managers in writing journal vouchers, reconciling general ledger accounts and observing the relations between accounting and operational departments.
• Financial Planning and Analysis: Take a deep dive into how the company budget is developed and then follow how this team connects with park leaders in trend analysis and forecasting.
• Assist in ad-hoc financial analysis to help park leaders make informed strategic decisions.
• Capital and Project Accounting: Learn how capital investment projects and budgets are developed, how this team tracks adherence to budget and how construction in progress (CIP) is transacted to a fixed asset in the general ledger.
• Payroll: Observe how multi-state/multi-national payroll is compiled and completed in a timely manner for thousands of associates and how associated government reports are completed and filed.
• Revenue Accounting: Become proficient in completing the daily revenue accounting process by importing and validating data between Point of Sale (POS) systems and accounting systems.
• Compile, review, and distribute daily operational reports to park leadership.
• Treasury: Assist in identifying and reducing fraud related to Treasury Services where response time is critical and assist in daily credit card reconciliation and balancing to the bank statement and internal systems.