Accounting Intern (Remote Opportunity)

The American Marketing Association is looking for an Accounting Intern for the Summer of 2025! 

Who We Are 

As the leading global professional marketing association, the AMA is the essential community for marketers. From students and practitioners to executives and academics, we aim to elevate the profession, deepen knowledge, and make a lasting impact. The AMA is home to five premier scholarly journals including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. Our industry-leading training events and conferences define future forward practices, while our professional development and PCM® professional certification advance knowledge. With 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, the AMA fosters a vibrant community of marketers. The association's philanthropic arm, the AMA’s Foundation, is inspiring a more diverse industry and ensuring marketing research impacts the public good. 

AMA views marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. You can learn more about AMA’s learning programs and certifications, conferences and events, and scholarly journals at AMA.org. 

What to know about this role

• This is a ten (10) week, 30-hour per-week internship from Monday, June 9th, 2025 to Friday, August 15th, 2025. 
• The hourly rate for this position is: $18.00 per hour
• We are a fully remote organization with team members across the country. Work from the comfort of your home, a local coffee shop, or wherever in the U.S. brings you joy! Please note that you MUST live in one of the following states to be considered for this temporary role:
  • Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin
• Due to the high number of applicants for this role, please note that only applicants who apply officially will be considered in this process. We appreciate the candidates who apply and express interest but cannot circumvent the recruitment process for any candidates, regardless of their relationship to the AMA or our team members. Please refrain from personal outreach to AMA team members.

The impact of this role

You will help our Accounting team prepare our books for a fiscal year-end audit. Our accounting team is responsible for recording and reporting our financial flow, claims, and disbursements. This is a seasoned team with a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with someone who is looking to learn. 

You’ll get a wonderful introduction to using a general ledger at a nonprofit organization, a working knowledge of the accounts payable and accounts receivable process, and an introduction to the year-end close process and audit. 

You’ll learn the technology that our Accounting team uses: Sage Intacct, Salesforce, WooCommerce, Concur, Winvoice, and Braintree.

What you’ll be doing 

• Data Entry:  Entering AMA details in supplier Forms
• Fixed Asset Transactions: creating files for Fixed Assets and depreciation schedules
• Accounts Receivables:  You’ll assist with processing accounts receivable invoices weekly
• Calculate chapter dues and record Journal Entries
• Assist with month-end close and meet deadlines according to month-end close calendar
• Accounts Payable: Data Entry for new vendors, update names and banking information for existing vendors
• Assist with year-end audit reconciliations and schedules

What you bring to the table

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. This role works with everyone, so you must be comfortable talking to people! 
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). You’ll be a working member of the team so this is key to your success.
• Experience with Excel
• Strong desire and willingness to learn
• Ability to collaborate with a team and at times work independently
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

What you may also have

• Experience with automated accounting systems (we use Sage Intacct)

What to expect from the interview process

• Hiring Manager resume review
• One-way video interview on Spark Hire (We promise this isn’t scary! Our questions are well thought out and we wanted your answers to be as well. So you have unlimited think time for each of the five questions we ask!) that will take 15-20 minutes.
• 30-minute phone interview with a member of AMA’s People and Culture team 
• Virtual Interview with the hiring manager and the role’s mentors who you’ll work closely with.

What we offer

• An inclusive work environment with monthly culture club events.
• Rewards and Recognition program through Bucketlist. See more about this here!
• Free AMA membership and free access to the following professional development opportunities:
• A variety of AMA professional development content
• AMA’s Professional Certified Marketer - Marketing Manager certification exam 
• Remote work-life balance 
• College credit (if available through your institution)

The American Marketing Association is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, reproductive health decisions, family responsibilities, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. AMA is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

For more information about us, visit our website at AMA.org.

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