We will work with your school schedule. Summer internships start the first week of June.
Merit Advisors, LLC is a growing tax consulting firm that is looking for students eager to learn and develop their technical, analytical, and soft skills. This summer internship will include an opportunity to learn in a team environment with hands-on interaction on various state and local tax (sales and use tax, property tax, and business tax incentives) projects.
Merit Advisors, LLC is a tax consulting practice focused on sales and use, property tax, severance, and business tax incentives. We have been in business for over 25 years. We have offices in Houston, Dallas (Uptown), Gainesville, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa.
Opportunities:
- Fast-paced work environment in the exciting energy sector.
- Gain firsthand State and Local Tax knowledge by working with real clients.
- Learn from, and collaborate with, respected Industry leaders with over 30 years’ experience.
- Enhance your technical skills by using our state-of-the-art software systems.
- Flexible work hours to accommodate your school schedule.
- Earn competitive pay.
- Be a part of the Merit team where knowledge sharing and employee development are key to our success.
Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, Engineering Economics, Information Technology, Business or other related fields.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s students
Additional Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics
- Excellent organizational skills and strong self-motivation.
- Ability to communicate clearly both written and orally.
- Willing and able to work effectively in a team environment.
- A basic understanding of Microsoft Office with a greater emphasis on Excel.
- History of high achievement.
- Conscientious individual committed to producing high-quality work.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, Engineering Economics, Information Technology, Business, or a related field
- Bachelor's or Master's student
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong self-motivation
- Clear written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
- History of high achievement
- Commitment to producing high-quality work
What We Do
Merit Advisors provides our partners in the energy industry with the best financial solutions and vision to uncover overlooked savings. The team at Merit is built on decades of experience and insight throughout the entire energy value chain. Our strategic approach combined with our expertise, proprietary technology and data makes Merit Advisors the best at extracting trapped value and improving cash flow for our partners. When you partner with Merit Advisors, you get experienced energy professionals who are focused on delivering results so you can stay focused on your business. Initially founded in 1998 as an appraisal and property tax consulting firm based in Gainesville, TX, Merit is constantly evolving to better serve its clients. This client-focused nature is demonstrated by various service lines and offices in geographically strategic locations (Dallas and Houston, TX and Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK). Our 350+ clients range from publicly traded corporations to individual small business owners and are serviced by a team that combines engineers, appraisal and valuation experts and seasoned tax and consulting professionals that bring together the perfect balance of high quality and diverse solutions of a larger firm while not foregoing the “high level touch” customer service of a boutique firm.
