Finance & Accounting Intern (Summer 2026)

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Appleton, WI
In-Office
18-37
Internship
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Computer Vision • Machine Learning • Agriculture • Defense • Manufacturing
Oshkosh Corp. designs, builds and manufactures some of the industry’s toughest specialty trucks and access equipment
The Role
The intern will support finance processes, assist with inventory and month-end closing, review vendor/customer statements, and improve processes.
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About Pierce, an Oshkosh company

At Pierce Manufacturing, we build trucks that protect people and communities around the world. To our team, there is no room for anything less than providing the absolute best. Since 1913, building truck bodies on Model T Ford chassis in an old converted church has evolved to creating highly customized, carefully designed and engineering pumpers, aerials, tankers and rescue units that have no equal. Today, you'll find more than 30,000 Pierce apparatuses on the road that are making a difference in people's lives, every day. To us, every step in the process of building our trucks is personal. From innovation and expertise, to the customization and service. Our trucks are designed to perform under the toughest conditions.

SUMMARY

Supports the business through completion of various reports and analytical projects. Support operational analysis, sales & marketing analysis, or financial accounting, and helps accomplish critical tasks and implements process improvements. Internship to start April 2026.

YOUR IMPACT

  • Assignment of tasks that support the business through finance processes.
  • Supporting inventory closing processes.
  • Reviewing/verifying vendor/ customer statements and performing follow-up.
  • Become familiar with truck invoicing.
  • Assist in the process of costing trucks and preparation of month-end reporting.
  • Assist with Fixed Asset accounting.
  • Assist with various reports (eg. Fuel Tax) & reviewing/verifying employee expense reports.
  • Create Excel files, business metric information, & analytical needs for Lean/Six Sigma projects.
  • Improve processes by eliminating non-value-added work and enabling the use of technology.
  • Other projects and assignments as agreed upon with your leader.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Student working toward a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ability to work full time (40 hours per week) throughout the summer.
  • Strong ability to communicate effectively.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Basic Microsoft Excel, Access, and Word knowledge.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude preferred.

WHY OSHKOSH?

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the ~15k+ team members around the world who embody them.

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together.

Pay Range:

$18.00 - $37.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

Certain positions with Oshkosh Corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

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Microsoft Access
Excel
Microsoft Word
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The Company
Hagerstown, MD
15,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1917

What We Do

Oshkosh Corporation is an industrial technology company that builds some of the industry’s toughest specialty trucks and access equipment. We serve our everyday heroes – soldiers, firefighters, people working at great height, environmental and refuse workers – through incredible technology. And with a portfolio of leading brands, we can uniquely take innovation from one brand and apply it across our portfolio.

Why Work With Us

We make equipment that moves the world forward. With ~15,000 team members united under our People First culture, a career at Oshkosh is an opportunity to do more than just impact industries -- it's an opportunity to make a difference in the world around you, protecting those who protect us.

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