Accounting Intern - Summer 2024 Counce TN (Mill)

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company.  Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds.  Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence.  We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers.  Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People • Customers • Trust

Finance Intern/Co-op – Summer 2024

Job Requirements:

Auditing Capabilities:

Understanding of Contractor Time & Material Billings and markups

Physical Inventories:

Work with others outside the Accounting group to perform physical inventories.

Team Oriented:

Sense of urgency, focus and curiosity

Partner with Operations

Able to take instructions, execute and effectively communicate results.

Able to work with accounting and non-Accounting personnel.

Safety Awareness:

Ability to work safely and adapt to environment when around machinery

Qualifications:

Computer Skills:

Proficient in use of MicroSoft EXCEL

Familiar differences in Mainframe applications vs PC based systems

Undergraduate course work in Accounting:

            Process MFG Cost Accounting

Cost Analysis

Internal controls

Forecasting

Overall GPA 3.0/4.0

Basic Qualifications:

Must be currently enrolled at Mississippi State University, The University of Mississippi, Auburn University, University of Alabama, University of Maine, University of North Carolina State, Texas A&M University, University of Miami Ohio, Tennessee Technology University, or any University of TN and majoring in Electrical Engineering or a related field and have completed the freshman year.  A minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 is required and must be a permanent U.S. resident.  

All qualified applicants must apply at Careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.