WGL - Accounting & Finance Internship Program
Are you looking for an exciting paid summer internship experience? Washington Gas is seeking several super Accounting & Finance Interns to join our team this summer!
As an Accounting & Finance Intern at Washington Gas, you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced and talented team of Finance professionals and take part in interesting and challenging work assignments. Building on your classroom studies, you will develop and enhance your skills while working with mentors to ‘kick-start’ a successful career in Finance!
If you are curious about the energy industry and ready to make a real impact, apply today!
What You’ll Do:
Be assigned to one of WGL's exciting Finance teams, such as Utility Revenue Accounting, Regulatory Accounting, Internal Audit, Billing & Collections, Income Tax, Property & Technical Accounting, Corporate Accounting, General Ledger Accounting or FP&A.
Receive hands-on experience with work that is valued by our leadership team.
Be exposed to senior leadership.
Participate in networking events to help build professional relationships throughout the Company.
Collaborate with other interns to provide a formal presentation about your experience at WGL to our senior finance leadership team.
Who You Are:
Current undergraduate student at an accredited institution with a major in Accounting or Finance. Preference will be given to rising juniors and seniors. Accounting majors strongly preferred for accounting internships.
Energetic and ready to tackle new projects and ideas.
Attention to detail is critical, as are strong analytical skills, a strong work ethic, and effective communication skills.
Interested in learning more about the energy industry and gaining real-life experiences.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office product suite; notably Excel, including the ability to manipulate data sets, and perform analysis using formulas and pivot tables.
Location & Other Key Details
This is an 8-week internship from June 8 – July 31, 2026. Offices are closed on July 3rd and June 19th.
Internships are located at our Springfield, VA or Washington, DC Wharf corporate office depending on team assignment. The current in-office requirement is 3 days per week.
Hours of work are a standard 40-hour work week, Monday-Friday.
Learn more about what you can look forward to as an intern at Washington Gas at WGL Intern Recruitment (youtube.com)!
Please indicate your anticipated graduation (MM/YY) on your resume.
Why work at AltaGas?
AltaGas is a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provide clean and affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL, SEMCO, and Petrogas. Our talented team, nearly 3,000 strong, leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.
We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers’ homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities across four jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team, vision, and strategy.
For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy. We also have paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role.
U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Top Skills
What We Do
We are a leading North American infrastructure company connecting customers and markets to affordable and reliable sources of energy.
Every day, we leverage the strength of our people and our assets to connect our customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers, to the doorsteps of homes and businesses, to markets around the world.
With a strong portfolio of assets in some of the fastest growing energy markets, including a prominent position in the Montney basin and Utilities in key U.S. jurisdictions, we are developing an integrated footprint capable of delivering sustained value to shareholders and customers for many years to come.
