Accounting Intern - Shared Services (Summer 2027)
Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you worked with a large amount of detailed data. How did you stay accurate?
What they are checking: Their attention to detail on repetitive work where small mistakes matter.
Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once.
What they are checking: How they organize time and communicate when their workload is heavy.
Why are you interested in accounting, and what do you hope to learn this summer?
What they are checking: Whether they have clear goals and motivation for the internship.
Tell me about a time you asked for help when you were stuck.
What they are checking: Whether they know when to ask questions instead of guessing or losing time.
What would you do
You find an error in work someone else did. How do you raise it?
What they are checking: Whether they speak up respectfully about errors instead of ignoring them or embarrassing others.
How would you suggest improving a repetitive process you were asked to do?
What they are checking: Whether they notice inefficiencies and offer ideas, which shared services teams value.
About the work
What does a shared services accounting team do, and why would a company set one up?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how centralized teams handle payables, receivables and other transactions for many units.
Walk me through the steps of the accounts payable process.
What they are checking: Their basic grasp of the transaction work that shared services interns usually support.
How would you reconcile a bank account, and what would you do if it did not balance?
What they are checking: Whether they understand reconciliation logic and will dig into differences rather than force a match.
How comfortable are you in Excel? What functions do you use most?
What they are checking: Their practical spreadsheet skill, which most accounting tasks rely on.
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