Accounting Internship

Paylocity
Schaumburg, IL

Job Type

Internship

Description

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

Bring your talent and eagerness to learn to Paylocity, where you’ll discover the skills needed to launch your career!

Benefit from award-winning training and one-on-one coaching as you play a key role Paylocity’s future with an early careers position.

Explore how you can go from the classroom to the conference room with internships and new-grad programs at one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work.

Experience the support that’ll take you from grad to a flourishing career with a position in Paylocity’s early careers division!

Responsibilities

  • Support various members of the Corporate Accounting, Tax, and Accounting Operations teams, including Managers and Directors.
  • Support month-end close procedures, which may include prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, fixed assets, inventory, revenue recognition, billing, accounts payable, and various other accounting-related duties. Work would be related to journal entries, reconciliations, and other ad hoc analyses.
  • Assist with our interim and year-end audit procedures by compiling and organizing requested audit support for Manager review prior to submission.
  • Support our internal controls function, which may include help in updating process narratives and flowcharts, and other special projects, as assigned.
  • Support the External Reporting team to gain exposure to the SEC public company reporting process, including the development of the Company’s Form 10-K.
  • Perform ad hoc financial analyses, reporting, and projects as needed.
  • Additional duties as assigned.


Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a college degree program working toward a Bachelor’s degree with an anticipated graduation between December 2026 through Spring 2027.
  • Accounting major preferred.
  • Strong academic performance, GPA of 3.2/4.0 or higher is preferred.
  • A basic understanding of US GAAP, accounting principles, and the core financial statements.


Soft Skills

  • Experience with MS Office, preferably Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Experience with ERPs (e.g. NetSuite) and Purchase-to-Pay tools (e.g. Coupa), a plus
  • Previous experience working in an office environment is preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal communication, writing, and organizational skills.


Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.
Posted 2025-11-15

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