An O'Reilly Auto Parts corporate accounting internship offers students the opportunity to gain valuable experience in and learn about non-public, industry accounting. Interns will build upon their current skillsets to develop professionally by strengthening their soft skills while assisting with daily tasks and participating in intern program specific activities.
This internship has been established to run for the length of one school semester and takes place in the spring and fall semesters. Generally, spring semester internships run from mid-January to early-May, and fall semester internships run from late-August to early-December. The internships require students to consistently work 22 hours per week (Monday - Friday) through the entirety of the semester.
HOW YOULL CONTRIBUTE
• Assist with team's day-to-day responsibilities. • Demonstrate excellent service to customers, vendors, and team members. • Follow team procedures and learn company databases. • Review, validate, and prepare data updates for entry. • Perform clerical duties and organize documents. • Fulfill customer requests provided by senior team members. • Scan and index files to meet record retention requirements. • Provide suggestions and opportunities for process improvements. • Attend team and department meetings, including observation of a budget to actual meeting. • Shadow a staff accountant. • Participate in team building activities. • Meet with department leaders and engage with corporate accounting and tax team members. • Listen to quarterly earnings calls. • All other ad hoc tasks and projects, as assigned.
WHAT YOULL GAIN
• Understanding of the overall company concept and culture values, including brand, customer, and service. • Open feedback and mentorship. • Professional development and connections with O'Reilly team members and leadership.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Junior or senior accounting major at an accredited college or university. • Ability to work well independently and within a team. • High level of accuracy and attention to detail. • Effective time management and multitasking skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
COMPANY INFORMATION
O'Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O'Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.
TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE
• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off • Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs • Tuition Educational Assistance Programs • Opportunities for Career Growth
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
O'Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: rar@oreillyauto.com or call (800) 471-7431 option , and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.
It started with a father and son - Charles Francis "C.F." and Charles H. "Chub" O’Reilly. Together they had the courage and confidence to venture out on their own. Along with 11 others who shared the same desire to offer great customer service and auto parts availability, the doors of O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. opened on December 2, 1957.
Now, more than 61 years later, the 77,000-plus team members at O’Reilly Auto Parts are proud of the company’s achievements over the years.
During our early years, we focused on sales and slow and steady growth. At the end of our first year, sales totaled $700,000, and by 1961 volume reached $1.3 million. For the first seven years of operation, there was one store in Springfield, MO, until the second opened in July 1964. In March 1975, annual sales volume rose to $7 million and a 52,000 square-foot facility was built in Springfield for the O’Reilly/Ozark warehouse operation. By that time, the company had nine stores, all located in southwest Missouri.
The long range plans and stability of the company were solidified by a public offering of company stock in April 1993. Since that time, the Company has grown through new store and distribution center openings, as well as numerous mergers and acquisitions. O’Reilly currently operates stores in 47 states, including Alaska and Hawaii, and distribution centers in 27 locations.
Dramatic changes in technology, inventory control, facilities, and sheer size mark the O’Reilly growth and success story. But, it is our spirit of teamwork - how important it was then and how important it remains - that drives our performance. The company’s values and culture that started with the original 13 employee/owners remain evident and strong as we expand and develop Team O’Reilly.
We serve two distinct customer bases - the professional (installer) customers who provide auto repair services to their customers (DIFM - do it for me), and retail "walk-in" customers (DIY - do it yourself). Our dual-market strategy continues to differentiate us from the competition and is a major factor in our ongoing success. Depending on a store’s professional versus retail customer mix, more than 95 percent of our locations have team members dedicated to our professional customers, offering them separate counters, phone lines, and a delivery fleet that totals 18,455 vehicles. We also have a professional sales team, consisting of territory sales managers and in-store sales specialists, responsible for calling on our professional customers and building sound business partnerships to ensure O’Reilly is the First Call for their auto parts needs.