Finance Internship - Summer 2027

Location: Mendota Heights, MN

Posistion Type: Part-Time

Compensation Grade: Hourly Grade

Department: Accounting/Finance

Category: Office

Cemstone® has become synonymous with high quality products and unparalleled service in the ready-mix concrete industry in the upper midwest. Our reputation is reflected in the structures we've helped create and our long-held and long-practiced commitment to our core values. Here's your opportunity to join an amazing family-owned business that has been around for nearly 100 years!

What You'll Do:

The Corporate Accounting Intern position will be responsible for performing special projects directed towards enhancing ERP integrity. The successful candidate will have a positive, professional demeanor, excellent interpersonal skills and will be able to work as a team player. The nature of the work will require that the candidate demonstrate initiative, responsibility, and be flexible/adaptive to a fast-paced and fluid business environment. Candidate must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the department and organization. Basic understanding of general accounting principles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Special projects assigned to enhance ERP reporting and analytical capabilities (e.g. dashboard for vehicle maintenance expense tracking and analysis).
• Perform business case analyses to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and recommend process improvements. (e.g. small market ready mix plant profitability).
• Support management staff as needed.

Qualifications and Requirements: *To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.*

• Quality Management – Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.
• Change Agent – Helps drive change in processes and generates ideas for process improvement.
• Company Focus – Possess the ability to look beyond the detail to determine the impact on the entire organization.

Education and/or Experience:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret financial statements and work with data-visualization platforms such as Microsoft Power BI.
• Ability to work in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups or employees of the organization.

Keyboard Skills:

• Ability to type both text and figures quickly and accurately.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages and volume.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving complex data and data-visualization tools.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of accounting software, spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Pay: $18.00 per hour