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Accounting Intern Summer 2025

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Join the Neighborhood!

Austin PBS, KLRU-TV, is looking for a talented Accounting Intern to join our organization. If you excel at communicating and collaborating in a fast-paced environment while being highly detail-oriented, please submit your resume today!

About Austin PBS, KLRU-TV

Austin PBS is your locally owned, community-supported PBS station in Central Texas. With thousands of hours of programming across multiple platforms and hundreds of community events each year, Austin PBS has the potential to reach nearly every household daily.

Each year, we broadcast 35,000 hours of free, curated content across our four channels and the PBS app, covering arts, culture, history, public affairs, and both local and national news.

But we are more than just a TV station—we are a mission-driven nonprofit media organization. Our goal is to educate, inspire, and entertain Central Texans through engaging programming and community events. Last year alone, we hosted over 90 events with more than 100,000 attendees.

Visit video.austinpbs.org or download the free PBS app to explore our local programs and learn more about Austin PBS.

Position Overview:

As an accounting intern you’ll help with Austin PBS non-profit donations and accounting activities. Interns get real hands-on accounting experience and are viewed as an integral part of finance. You’ll be seated at the front desk with your mentor/trainer to learn the basics of non-profit accounting and activities.

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Daily cash and check processing
  • Creating Cash Receipts and Accounting entries
  • Reconciliation multiple types of donations received
  • Data entry of merchandise sales
  • Filing, Organizing receipts and other files as needed
  • Pick up or drop off of mail and distribution into mailboxes
  • Answering the phone
  • Keep stock of refreshments for meeting and conference rooms.
  • Notify staff of visitors and incoming packages received

Minimum Qualifications

  • Undergraduate student, must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program for the full duration of the internship
  • Student must be available to commit to a minimum of 9 weeks for this internship
  • Internship will be in-person
  • 15-30 hour weekly commitment, preferably daily
  • Proficiency in Excel, overall familiarity working with Google Drive (G suite)
  • Willingness to learn Accounting software

Other Information:

  • Applications open: March 21, 2025
  • Deadline to Apply: April 11, 2025
  • Internship Duration: June 2 – August 8, 2025
  • Pay rate: $20 per hour

Physical Demands

The working conditions are primarily a general office setting. Some light travels to the Post Office and Bank, when needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Austin PBS believes that diversity is important to our success. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic or basis protected by law.