Accounting Intern (Summer 2025) - St. Louis, MO

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. 
 

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
• Contributing to the following projects: conversion to SAP, warehouse and plant visits to evaluate operational effectiveness, engineering project investment analysis, fixed asset verifications, and fixed asset investment analysis
• Perform other duties as assigned

Detailed roles and responsibilities will be outlined dependent on business Group, location and the project outlined.

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

Expectations: The intern will be expected to work full-time at 40 hours/week and will be compensated on an hourly basis.
Compensation Range: $22.50/hour - $29.00/hour (dependent upon graduation date)