Accounting Intern (Summer 2025) - Portsmouth, NH

Job Overview

The Hubbell Summer Internship Program is a 10 to 12-week program providing students the opportunity to gain corporate experience, learn about all aspects of our business, and prepare students with the kind of experience needed to have a rewarding career at Hubbell.

Benefits of a Hubbell Internship:

• Apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to on-the-job experiences
• Comprehensive, value-added project(s) to help develop technical skills specific to your major
• Opportunity to work in teams and with colleagues in a professional environment
• Opportunity for professional development by building relationships and learning about other parts of the business
• Build presentation skills with end-of-program summer presentation to the local management team

The Finance/Accounting Intern position offers a variety of opportunities including supporting the organization in the development and implementation of their current plans. Opportunities can vary from working in Tax, Corporate Accounting, Payroll, Investor Relations, or more. 
 

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Student must be enrolled in an accredited university working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related degree
• Basic understanding of accounting and finance principles
• Minimum GPA requirement of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment

A Day In The Life

Finance/Accounting Interns will typically support one or more experienced Finance/Accounting teams in performance of assignments, spend time shadowing actual operations, and have unique assignments that support larger projects as well as the day-to-day operations of the Finance and/or Accounting department. Interns may perform and/or participate in additional activities/events which will help them build a strong network within the Hubbell community. 

Roles and Responsibilities will vary by Hubbell business location, but may include the following:

• Review current program activities to make recommendations for changes/improvement opportunities
• Apply your knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles and Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls in a large corporate environment. 
• Work alongside our staff accountants and accounting supervisors to learn how the accounting principles are applied in our day-to-day activities as well as our monthly financial close responsibilities, perform account analysis, prepare journal entries, and reconcile accounts.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Detailed roles and responsibilities will be outlined dependent on business Group, location and the project outlined
  • Expectations: The intern will be expected to work full-time at 40 hours/week and will be compensated on an hourly basis.
• We will also have several special projects at this time we anticipate you will be very involved including a conversion to SAP, warehouse and plant visits to evaluate operational effectiveness, engineering project investment analysis, fixed asset verifications, and fixed asset investment analysis for their return on investment.

Compensation Range: $22.50/hour - $29.00/hour (dependent upon graduation date)