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

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Date: Nov 21, 2024

Location: St. Louis, MO, US, 63146

Company: Hubbell Incorporated

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)

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.