Accounting Intern

Founded in 1925, Festo Corporation is the leading worldwide supplier of automation technology and the performance leader in industrial training and education programs. For many years Festo has been providing impetus for factory automation and offers a wide product and service portfolio - from individual components to complex customized solutions and system. As a family-owned company, we act from a holistic perspective. We take responsibility for our actions globally and locally, we want to contribute to the quality of life and conservation of resources where we operate with new technologies, knowledge and education.

At Festo, we hire people who continuously live our five core Values:

• We are Ambitious
• We are Determined
• We are Visionary
• We Value Each Other
• We are Dependable

This internship is a unique opportunity to work with experienced professionals in an innovative and fast-paced engineering environment. We are committed to providing our interns with hands-on, practical experience that will provide a solid foundation for continued growth in their careers.

We are seeking an intern to support our Accounting Department with various tasks related to our Sales Tax Project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Releasing Customer Debits/Credits related to sales tax requests
• Assisting with the backlog of Customer Debits/Credits
• Manually pushing through Debits/Credits to ensure that they are not bulked together
• Outreach to customers for missing Exemption Certificates
• Assist in updating CertifyTax when missing Exemptions are received
• Cross Checking Vertex and CertifyTax to make sure Certificates are properly updated
• Assist with other tasks as they arise related to the Sales Tax Project

Festo is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the best way to attract and retain a diverse workforce is to encourage a culture of inclusion within our organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.