Tax Intern

Overview

The Michaels Organization is a national leader in residential real estate offering full-service capabilities in development, property management, construction, and investment. At Michaels, our teammates strive to fulfill our promise of creating communities that lift lives – ones that jumpstart housing, education, civic engagement, and neighborhood prosperity. With this passion at the forefront of our business, Michaels teammates can be proud to be a part of the extraordinary, every day.

Michaels is looking for a Tax Intern who is ready to apply their accounting course-work to a real-world experience! The intern will assist the Accounting department with a wide-range of responsibilities during our program. This internship will appeal to proactive and self-motivated students with a genuine desire to learn about the real estate business and industry. During the internship, you will work on real projects and have real responsibilities! Michaels aims to help candidates build strengths, gain skills that can be transferred to any workplace, and stand out from the crowd!

Work Schedule:

• Monday through Friday from 9 AM – 5 PM for a total of 35 hours
• Based out of our Camden, NJ headquarters (5x a week)

Highlights of the internship include:

• Working alongside other interns and recent college graduates
• Learning from our more experienced team members and best-in-class leaders in the real estate accounting community
• Participating in company-wide and departmental meeting and events and a variety of social, professional and networking opportunities
• Applying accounting theory from college course-work to real-world transactions at a leading provider of real estate in Camden, NJ

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of federal and state tax returns and extensions for a variety of Partnerships, S corporations and C corporations
• Gather data as needed to respond to notices
• Assist with K-1 preparation and distribution
• Conduct tax research to apply relevant tax laws in jurisdictions where the company operates
• Maintain organized tax files and tracking of tax return due dates for over 400 entities
• Prepare elections as needed
• Review entity organization documents to determine filing requirements and set up initial tax returns for newly created entities
• Assist the finance department with posting journal entries and performing reconciliations on an as needed basis

CLICK HERE to hear from last years' interns on their experiences!

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong mathematical and accounting skills are required
• They should be professional, motivated, highly organized and able to work well alone or with a team
• They should be able to follow instructions and be adept at general office skills such as typing and filing
• Working knowledge of MS Excel and Word required
• Knowledge of Realpage & Lacerte tax software not required but useful

Salary Range Information

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Salary Range

$19.00- $21.00/hour