Accounting Intern

At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste.

Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation.

When you join us, you'll find:

• Purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe.

• Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential.

• A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive.

Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.

The Badger Meter Internship Program provides hands-on, real-world experience to students through projects that make a difference! In addition to your projects, you will be given the opportunity to participate in our robust Intern program focused on Badger Meter Culture, professional development, community outreach, and a final capstone project.

Badger Meter is hiring an Accounting Intern responsible for supporting the Accounting Department, providing assistance, and performing varying tasks for all projects within the functional area.  This position is supervised directly by the Accounting Manager who will provide direct guidance to learn the accounting process through hands on training in various job tasks and projects. The Accounting Intern will assist with collecting, documenting, and assessing data obtained through reports, queries or programs used by the department.

Essential Job Duties:

• Learn ERP system as it relates to accounting, prepare and post journal entries i.e. actual, budget, and forecast.  Update various general ledger account reconciliations
• Work with the accountant to audit fixed assets.  Use the fixed asset report to find the asset and verify tags on the equipment
• Review the quarterly project management listing and contact project managers for updates regarding expected close dates or authorization to close projects.  Review all older inactive projects to determine whether they can be closed
• Review consolidating work papers from the previous year end to ensure all support is included and create a document listing
• Learn the chart of accounts to understand how the accounts are laid out in groupings i.e. assets, liabilities, income statement
• Review the audit work papers from the previous year end to ensure all support is included and account analysis balances match the general ledger trial balance
• Update daily cash movements in tracking sheets and follow up on open items as needed.
• Support price testing and/or warranty testing to validate the data accuracy
• Review vendor banking changes
• Research unusual transactions and assist in cleanup of miscellaneous AR/AP/Prepaid reconciliations
• Balancing Intercompany Reconciliations and miscellaneous invoicing
• Prepare and file our annual Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR)
• Assist the Accounting and Finance groups with ERP transition items as needed
• Additional projects, tasks, and/or assignments as assigned

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related degree (Junior Year/Standing preferred)
• Intermediate computer/technical skills in Microsoft products

This internship provides meaningful, project-based work with defined deliverables, hands-on learning opportunities, and ongoing coaching and mentorship.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.  

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