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The Charities Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has part-time, paid opportunities available for graduate accounting students. This position is located in the New York City office.
The Bureau registers and monitors over 60,000 not-for-profit organizations, and its accountants are responsible for ensuring that these organizations’ financial information complies with the Internal Revenue Code in preparing their Internal Revenue Service forms 990 and 990PF. The accountants in the bureau are also responsible to ensure that the organizations’ audited and reviewed financial statements comply with the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
Accounting Intern will assist the accountants in the Charities Bureau’s with the following:
- Reviewing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form 990 and form 990PF forms for compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and IRS instructions;
- Reviewing auditors’ work papers for compliance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards;
- Assisting the Bureau’s accountants with research projects involving the AICPA’s auditing clarity standards;
- Participating in various litigation support projects;
- Creating spreadsheets in Excel to report on information gathered from reviewing financial documents; and
- Other duties/projects as assigned.
Applicants must be majoring in accounting or taxation at an accredited college or university, proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, as well as being organized, detailed-oriented, and able to work independently as well as a member of a team.
This is a paid position for 15 hours per week. The candidate selected for this position must be eligible to be employed in the U.S. and a full-time graduate student in good academic standing, as defined by their school. The selected candidate will be hired as a student assistant at the hourly rate of $15.28. Candidates must be available to work during the spring semester for a period not to exceed 12 weeks.
Applications are being received online. To apply, please click on the link: CHA_ACC_ NYC_PUGS_SPR_2020
Applicants must be prepared to submit a complete application consisting of the following:
Cover Letter (You may address to Legal Recruitment)
- You may address to Legal Recruitment.
- Indicate in your cover letter whether there are any deadlines related to your candidacy.
- Please indicate your availability.
Resume
List of three (3) references with contact information and email addresses
- Only submit professional (i.e., supervisor or professor) references.
- Indicate your professional relationship to each reference.
- Include contact information and email addresses for each reference.
Writing Sample
- Submit any piece of writing that demonstrates your ability to communicate and analyze information in a clear and concise manner, as well as your grammatical skills.
Please note: Failure to submit a complete application will delay the consideration of your application.
If you have questions regarding a position with the OAG and the application process or you need assistance with submitting your application, please contact the Legal Recruitment via email at recruitment@ag.ny.gov or phone at 212-416-8080.
For more information about the OAG, please visit our website: www.ag.ny.gov.
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