NEAR Tax Intern | Winter 2025 | Houston, TX

Description & Requirements

Remote Opportunities Available

25 to 40 hours a week required working with your school schedule

Forvis Mazars are actively seeks students who are motivated, curious, and eager to take the first step in their career. Interns gain real-life experience, develop strong technical and interpersonal skills, and have access to unparalleled mentorship opportunities.

Forvis Mazars Next Evolution of Assurance Resourcefulness (N.E.A.R.) is a Remote opportunity and is comprised of individuals who have obtained two or four-year accounting degrees. The NEAR Tax team provides a centralized group of resources to assist assurance and advisory teams by performing tasks that are more low-risk, repetitive, administrative, and non-judgmental in nature. In addition, the group provides assistance with substantive testing in certain low-risk audit areas and attribute testing in certain higher-risk audit areas. NEAR Tax Interns will work on portions of a client's tax return and work with client personnel to reconcile account differences and analyze financial data; prepare individual, corporate, partnership, or other tax returns; calculate tax extension or estimate payments

As a NEAR Tax Intern at Forvis Mazars, you will gain valuable experience that may help you decide whether you want to start your career in audit or tax, or even whether public accounting is right for you. You will work on client engagements like those assigned to our entry-level associates, gaining exposure to a variety of industries, and testing out your technical know-how. You will work alongside our senior staff and management personnel, learning from their experience as you develop your skillset.

Depending on local office needs, internships are available in audit, tax, or a combination of the two and can be part-time or full-time. Generally, spring semester internships run from mid-January through April 15th, and summer internships can typically run from June through mid-August.

How you will contribute to assist our NEAR Tax Team:

• Work with client personnel to reconcile account differences and analyze financial data
• Prepare individual, corporate, partnership, or other tax returns
• Calculate tax extension or estimate payments
• Participate in client meetings alongside Forvis Mazars partners and managers

We are looking for people who have Forward Vision and:

• Makes team/client service the #1 priority. Builds effective working relationships with teams across the firm
• Responds in a timely manner to calls and correspondence
• Ability to exercise sound judgement, take initiative, follow through on commitments
• Ability to work well, both independently and collaboratively, with team members
• Understand and demonstrate the qualities identified in the firm's Code of Conduct
• Flexibility and adaptability in the face of change, communicating effectively and managing disagreements

Minimum Qualifications:

• An Associate degree is required, preferably in business or accounting
• A high degree of computing acumen is preferred
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication skills are

Applicants for positions with Forvis Mazars must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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