Accounting Intern Job Richmond Virginia USA,Accounting

8901 - Corp Office West Crk - 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia, 23238

Car Max, the way your career should be!

Car Max Accounting is seeking a talented individual with a passion for business and a desire to develop into a strong business leader. This
10-week,project-based summerinternship at our Home Office in Richmond, Virginia is designed to expose current college students to a corporate accounting environment and provide valuable hands‑on experience.

Why Car Max?

At Car Max, we are the nation’s largest retailer of used cars with stores from coast to coast, and we are still growing. We’re rethinking the way people buy cars - and it’s our associates that help us do just that. We believe work should feel meaningful and rewarding, with opportunities to make an impact every day. This is where innovation meets passion - be inspired and supported to take us to the future.

WHAT

YOU’LL DO
- ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The work our interns perform is consistent withthe work performed by our full-time associates, including real‑time projects and issues that our teams are actively trying to solve. There will be opportunities to contribute to projects across a variety of accounting functions,which may include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, corporate accounting, fixed assets, financial reporting, etc. Responsibilities will include a mix of independent work and collaborative, cross-functional projects, and may include interactions with customers and/or vendors.

PURPOSE

OF

THE ROLE:

This internship is designedtoassist the Car Max Accounting Department through a variety of tasks ranging from special projects to recurring monthly and quarterly tactical items. Ideal candidates are those who are interested in:

Obtaining hands‑on experience that will provide exposure to the different functions that combine to form a corporate accounting department
Contributing to the goals that support our accounting initiative
Contributing ideas and opinions to support our continuous improvement environment
Developing technical and business acumen
Building relationships with leaders and associates across the organization

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

A rising junior or rising senior in a 4-year business degree program (accounting preferred but not required) with an understanding of basic accounting terminology

A history of achievement and aptitude demonstrated by a strong GPA, and/or other recognition such as scholarships, awards, or honor societies

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required (e.g., filtering, v-lookups, subtotals, shortcuts, etc.)

Requires mathematical skills that would be gained from a typical undergraduate accounting or business curriculum

Familiarity with Oracle is a plus, but not required

Work Authorization:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Sponsorship will not be considered for this specific role.

Work Location:

Associates will work from our Corporate Headquarters located in Richmond, VA, which has a Hybrid work arrangement in office4 days a week.

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$23.00 - $35.00

Benefits:

Except as otherwise required by state law, Car Max Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.

Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible:

To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company.
For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.

Associates considered full-time salaried are entitled to paid time away with no specified limit as needed for sick, vacation, bereavement, jury duty, holidays, floating holiday, etc. subject to manager approval.

For more details about benefits, please visit our Car Max Benefits website.

Upon an applicant's request, Car Max will consider reasonable accommodation to complete the Car Max Job Application