Summer Accounting Intern
Job in
Downers Grove, DuPage County, Illinois, 60516, USA
Listed on 2026-10-18
Listing for:
Inland Group
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary, Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-10-18
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance, Tax Accountant -
Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance, Tax Accountant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
To provide the intern with a hands-on, structured internship that enhances his understanding of real estate accounting and financial operations, while leveraging his technical expertise to improve efficiency in key accounting processes at Inland Devon.
Onboarding (Week 1-2)- Introduction to Inland Devon and the self-storage financial landscape.
- Training on key systems including Yardi, Xceptor, and Microsoft Excel-based models.
- Mentorship assignment (Senior Corporate Accountant or Property Accountant).
- Shadowing property accountants to understand financial reporting and month-end close processes.
Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Assist with bank reconciliations, accounts receivable/payable reviews, and financial variance analysis.
- Support the month-end close process by preparing key financial reports.
- Leverage Excel and financial models to enhance efficiency in property accounting.
- Assist in automating manual accounting tasks, leveraging Excel formulas, macros, or other tools.
- Support the documentation and streamlining of financial reporting workflows.
- Work on data reconciliation between financial statements and operational reports.
- Assist in reviewing financial statements for errors, discrepancies, and missing entries.
- Work with operations to improve workflow efficiencies in financial reporting.
- Participate in meetings related to financial strategy, budgeting, and compliance.
- Attend internal training sessions on financial reporting, Yardi, and industry-specific accounting principles.
- Engage in networking opportunities with Inland leaders and finance professionals.
- Gain a deeper understanding of real estate financial operations and asset management.
- The intern will present his key learnings, contributions, and recommendations for process improvement.
- Feedback session with the CFO and mentor to discuss career aspirations and potential future opportunities.
- Evaluation of potential for future employment at Inland Devon.
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Ability to work 40 hours per week in our Downers Grove, Illinois corporate headquarters
- Strong interest in pursuing a career in real estate accounting
- Demonstrable working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, and Power Point
- Knowledge or desire and aptitude to learn other software such as Yardi
- Attention to detail and analytically minded
- Self-motivated, diligent, outstanding communication skills
- You must be a junior in college at time of application.
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