Student Intern I - Finance Operations Support

ETAS Inc. has an upcoming opportunity for a Finance Operations Support Internship position at our office in Lexington, KY. This role is designed to provide a comprehensive look at federal financial operations. Open to students pursuing degrees in Finance, Accounting, or Economics. However, we also welcome candidates focused on Business Management, Contract Management, and Procurement who have a strong interest in financial operations and data analysis.

Company Description:

Enterprise Technical Assistance Services, Inc. (ETAS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Professional Project Services, Inc. (Pro2Serve). ETAS was formed and dedicated to support the Department of Energy (DOE) Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) with technical and management services contributing to the safe and cost-effective implementation of environmental remediation and decontamination and decommissioning of the nation's Cold-War-era uranium gaseous-diffusion plants in Ohio and Kentucky.

The parent company, Pro2Serve, is a nationally recognized environmental, technical, and engineering services firm dedicated to providing critical environmental management services to reduce the Nation's environmental liabilities and infrastructure engineering services in support of national security. It supports the energy, defense, and science markets through responsive, cost-effective execution of critical environmental, facilities and infrastructure, and nuclear defense and nonproliferation projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Works under close ETAS supervision in performance of tasks supporting administrative or technical divisions including the following areas:

• Budgetary Support & Shadowing: Shadow the finance team in daily operations and assist with routine budgetary tasks to gain exposure to federal project accounting.
• Contractor Spend Plans: Assist with the collection and organization of spend plans from various contractors to ensure all data is tracked and accounted for.
• Cost Modeling: Support the update of internal cost models by inputting contractor data and assisting with the visual display of financial information.
• Finance Operations: Assist with routine financial administrative functions, including the organization of contract files and maintaining SharePoint structures.
• Data Verification: Assist in cross-referencing and validating financial information from multiple sources to ensure data consistency and accuracy.
• System Compliance: Aid in maintaining documentation to support approved accounting, procurement, and earned value management systems.
• Professional Collaboration: Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with the team, and other key stakeholders.

Qualification 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.

Education/Experience:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree and have completed a minimum of two (2) semesters or three (3) quarters of academic course work towards a specified degree relevant to ETAS' scope of work.
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret written documents such as regulations, standards, operating and maintenance instruction and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Mathematics Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

Other Skills/Abilities:

Ability to make mathematical calculations with reasonable speed and accuracy. Ability to operate office copier, fax, calculator, and computer are required.

Required Contingencies:

• Pre-Employment Physical (office or field work)
• Drug Screen
• Background Check
• Any site required training

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is required to sit for the majority of the day. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; and drive.

• Ability to perform primary office duties including heavy computer usage. In some cases radiological training may be required.
• The intern must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This job description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform job-related duties, as requested by management. All requirements are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Works in typical office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Federal Government Clearance:

This position may require the ability to obtain a government clearance. This position may require reviews and test for absence of any illegal drugs along with a background investigation by the Federal government in order to obtain an access authorization prior to employment, and may require subsequent reinvestigations may be required.

EEO Employer:

Affirmative Action Employer-M/F/Vet/Disab/LGBT

Benefits:

ETAS benefits package is not available for student interns.

Job Location:

Lexington, KY area

Please submit resumes via the web page link.

If you meet the above requirements/qualifications, please click the Apply Now button to submit your resume to be considered for this position, as well as added to our national database. We look forward to talking with candidates who have the requisite skills and experience level.