Winter Tax / Audit Intern

Cray, Kaiser Ltd. offers a paid internship experience to selected college accounting students. We conduct three internship programs:

• Winter (tax season) – January through April
• Summer – May through August
• Fall – August thru December

We are always seeking accounting interns and welcome applications year-round. Kindly specify the preferred internship session while applying.

• Internship opportunities in assurance, tax and consulting services
• Hand-on learning with colleagues and client interactions
• Gain a broad range of knowledge and experience in public accounting
• Participate in firm-wide learning and events
• Explore various business industries in compliance-related topics

You will accomplish these tasks with a variety of software, including: Lacerte Tax, Accounting CS, Advance Flow, QuickBooks, Excel, Word and BNA Fixed Assets.

Depending on the engagement, there may be local travel to clients in the six-county metropolitan area. The work hours are Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm. During tax season, Saturdays are added, to allow team members to connect on various projects.

We offer some flexibility with start times if you have a morning class and flexibility with ending times to accommodate evening classes. SCHOOL is your top priority! CK will be flexible around your academic responsibilities. Should you have additional hours available, we are happy to expand the hours and further enrich your experience.

• Accounting and finance major
• Having completed a tax course, a plus
• Communicate at a high level your schedule and availability as we understand this can be a moving target during the school year
• Optimum schedule for a rich internship is 25-30 plus hours per week
• Open to working on Saturdays as this is when/where the energy and collaboration is found during tax season! We do not work on Sunday
• Required to work in Oak Brook, IL (housing not provided)
• Required to have access to transportation to CK and client offices, as applicable

Since 1972, Cray, Kaiser Ltd. has been serving a diverse client base with a focus on family-owned and closely-held businesses. Besides the standard audit, accounting, and tax programs, we offer our clients a full range of business consulting services to assist with the complete life cycle of the business.

Our team is driven by its mission, vision and core values. As you get to know us, you’ll see that the five core values – education, integrity, people, care and trust – serve as anchors through our work and actions. To learn more about each value, please click here.

Please email your resume and preferred internship session to: joinourteam@craykaiser.com