Student Internship Opportunity - Allison Preston

Job Title
Small Business CPA Intern

Position Type
Internship/Part-time Job

Company Introduction
Allison Preston, CPA, is a 2015 graduate of the Auburn MAcc program. After a short stint in public accounting and a few years in business management, Allison is now a
stay-at-home mom of 4 with a small business CPA practice. Through her own boutique accounting practice, she typically is responsible for all business bookkeeping tasks, which includes a monthly reporting package to clients so that they know their numbers for the period. She takes care of their sales tax, payroll, 1099 filings, annual tax filings, as well as cash flow monitoring and budgeting. However, each client is unique so the services provided are tailored to fit their needs. She provides expert guidance to handle her clients' financial complexities while empowering them to focus on their passions. Her goal is to arm her clients with all of the information they need to make informed, smart business decisions.

Her business is also unique in that she works from home less than 10 hours a week. Her office attire is commonly sweatpants or jeans. She has flexible work hours so that she can focus on her family first, while also providing a supplemental income for her household. Allison is in love with the flexibility and balance her career provides through a non-traditional accounting path, and hopes to encourage others in those paths as well.

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Website: Allison Preston, CPA

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Job Description
Allison Preston, CPA is a small business accountant looking for an intern to help with
accounting and bookkeeping tasks as the business grows. The intern job would be extremely valuable for a female looking for a flexible career in accounting. It would show her how you can balance a dynamic, interesting career, alongside a family, all while being your own boss! The skills learned on this internship could someday enable the intern to start a small business accounting firm of their own, and already have all of the key skills in place to be successful at it.

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Intern Responsibilities:
● Approximately 5-10 hours of work a month
● Pay at $25/hour
● Bookkeeping for specific clients, including:

1. 1. Accounting for bank and credit card transactions
   2. Reconciling bank and credit card accounts
   3. Reviewing monthly general ledger for accuracy and completeness
   4. Sending reviewed general ledger to CPA for further review, and edits, if
      applicable

Key Characteristics for an Intern:
● Able to train and work independently and remotely
● Ability to think through questions and problem solve
● Efficient worker, skilled at time management, knowing when to continue working
on a problem, and when to stop and pass it on to their superior
● Organized and disciplined to complete work independently by deadlines

Intern Requirements:
● Accounting major, late Sophomore or above.
● Ability to use their own personal laptop for this job
● Knowledge of Excel and Google Suite
● Quickbooks Online experience is a bonus, but not required

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Please submit a cover letter and resume to allison@allisonprestoncpa.com