Accounting Intern

Job Description

Accounting Summer Internship 2027 | PBMares, LLP

The Tone:
This is an internship at PBMares, LLP, a public accounting firm with offices across Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina. PBMares is a perennial top-100 firm, over 300 strong, offering comprehensive tax, assurance, and accounting services to diverse clients. This role supports client engagement teams by developing foundational accounting capabilities, applying analytical thinking, and contributing to efficient service delivery. The intern plays a key part in producing accurate workpapers and leveraging firm technologies to meet high quality standards.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal (10 weeks, Early June through mid-August)
• Location: In-person (various PBMares offices across VA, MD, NC)
• Pay: $25.5 hourly
• Mission: Support client engagement teams by developing foundational tax, assurance, and accounting capabilities to deliver accurate and efficient client service.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), QuickBooks, AI-assisted tools, audit/tax software, digital platforms, workflow tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Support: Support engagement teams in delivering timely, accurate work that consistently meets client expectations, communicating proactively and observing client meetings to build professional awareness.
• Technical Application: Apply developing knowledge of tax law, accounting principles, and auditing standards to perform analytical procedures, testing, and documentation with precision.
• Technology Utilization: Use PBMares-approved AI tools appropriately, ensuring all AI-assisted output undergoes human review for accuracy and compliance, and demonstrate increasing proficiency with firm technology.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with team members by communicating clearly, meeting commitments, and actively seeking and applying feedback to strengthen capabilities and professional behaviors.
• Efficiency Contribution: Manage time effectively to support efficient engagement execution and meet billable hour goals, producing accurate work that minimizes rework and contributes to overall engagement efficiency.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, on track to meet CPA exam eligibility, and must be a rising junior, senior, or recent graduate.
• Experience: Ability to work 25-30 hours per week for 10 weeks (Early June through mid-August) and reliable transportation for client site visits.
• Skills: Minimum 3.0 GPA, proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel), strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bonus: GPA of 3.5 or higher, exposure to QuickBooks or similar accounting software.