The local Habitat for Humanity board is looking for assistance with basic accounting services. The successful intern candidate will work closely with the CFO, a member of the agencies Leadership Team, to ensure financials are completed timely & accurately for internal & external distribution.  The successful candidate will have opportunities to liaise with other members of the agency & experience the inner workings of a high level non-profit business.

Overview of areas of involvement

  • Journal Entries – single entity & inter-company
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Job Cost comparisons – Home building
  • Month end assistance

Requirements of candidate

  • Must have completed 1 or 2 subjects in accounting fundamentals
  • Hard working & highly ethical.
  • Willingness to learn & driven to become a professional accountant – whether for a non-profit or a for-profit organization.

Benefits of Internship
The overall benefit offered by an internship with Austin Habitat for Humanity is workforce readiness.  The main goal is to provide a solid accounting foundation, built upon current knowledge, which can be applied at either a non-profit or a for-profit organization.  Apart from learning how to correctly account for business transactions, the candidate will have the opportunity to critically analyze business operations by way of accounting.  The latter being an important tool for today’s accountants.

The internship is unpaid.  Interested applicants should contact Mat King, controller, at mking@ahfh.org.

Submitted by Lindsey Braentner