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Operational Accounting - 2026 Summer Internship
Accounting - Finance
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Job Description
Mutual of America Financial GroupJob Title: Operational Accounting - 2026 Summer Internship
Location: New York City
Duration: 8 weeks (Monday June 8th to Friday July 31)
Pay Rate: $20 per hour
Department Summary:
The Operational Accounting department oversees the financial accuracy and operational integrity of core accounting functions. The team is responsible for reconciling and monitoring liability, suspense, premium, and benefit accounts to ensure all transactions are complete, accurate, and properly classified. This includes identifying and resolving discrepancies, validating system-generated entries, and ensuring timely clearing of outstanding items.
Operational Accounting partners closely with Finance, Operations, and Technology teams to support the monthly and quarterly financial close. The department reviews account activity, prepares reconciliation documentation, and ensures adherence to established General Ledger rules and accounting policies. By maintaining strong controls and consistent oversight, Operational Accounting helps safeguard financial data quality, supports regulatory and audit requirements, and contributes to reliable financial reporting.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare journal entries
• Prepare reconciliations for financial statement accounts
• Prepare monthly financial statement analysis
• Assist in monthly close process
• Assist in preparation of quarterly financial statements (Quarterly Statement)
Required Qualifications:
• Only accepting rising Sophomores (grad year May 2029) and rising Juniors (grad year May 2028).
• Must have a minimum overall 3.4 GPA.
• Must be able to commute to NYC 4 days a week (Monday - Thursday)
Role Summary:
Mutual of America's Summer Internship Program provides college students with hands-on corporate experience working with meaningful projects and assignments. Throughout the 8-week program, interns will not only have direct guidance from experienced leaders in their assigned departments but can have the opportunity to attend training classes and planned events with other interns.
Who Are We:
At Mutual of America Financial Group, we help people build the assets they need to achieve greater financial security. Our Company is built upon a solid foundation of integrity, excellence, and social responsibility. We were founded in 1945 to provide small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations with pension and retirement-related services, along with leading customer support. Today, we provide these services also to for-profit companies, as well as to governmental entities, Tribal enterprises, institutional investors, and individuals. We work diligently to understand the needs of our customers so we can help them achieve their retirement savings goals.
We are committed to bringing talented and motivated people together to help our customers achieve a financially secure future.
Visit www.mutualofamerica.com/careers for additional details about life at Mutual of America. You can also follow us on Twitter: @mutualofamerica Facebook: @mutualofamerica
Mutual of America Financial Group provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law. #LI-DNI
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Location: New York City
Duration: 8 weeks (Monday June 8th to Friday July 31)
Pay Rate: $20 per hour
Department Summary:
The Operational Accounting department oversees the financial accuracy and operational integrity of core accounting functions. The team is responsible for reconciling and monitoring liability, suspense, premium, and benefit accounts to ensure all transactions are complete, accurate, and properly classified. This includes identifying and resolving discrepancies, validating system-generated entries, and ensuring timely clearing of outstanding items.
Operational Accounting partners closely with Finance, Operations, and Technology teams to support the monthly and quarterly financial close. The department reviews account activity, prepares reconciliation documentation, and ensures adherence to established General Ledger rules and accounting policies. By maintaining strong controls and consistent oversight, Operational Accounting helps safeguard financial data quality, supports regulatory and audit requirements, and contributes to reliable financial reporting.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare journal entries
• Prepare reconciliations for financial statement accounts
• Prepare monthly financial statement analysis
• Assist in monthly close process
• Assist in preparation of quarterly financial statements (Quarterly Statement)
Required Qualifications:
• Only accepting rising Sophomores (grad year May 2029) and rising Juniors (grad year May 2028).
• Must have a minimum overall 3.4 GPA.
• Must be able to commute to NYC 4 days a week (Monday - Thursday)
Role Summary:
Mutual of America's Summer Internship Program provides college students with hands-on corporate experience working with meaningful projects and assignments. Throughout the 8-week program, interns will not only have direct guidance from experienced leaders in their assigned departments but can have the opportunity to attend training classes and planned events with other interns.
Who Are We:
At Mutual of America Financial Group, we help people build the assets they need to achieve greater financial security. Our Company is built upon a solid foundation of integrity, excellence, and social responsibility. We were founded in 1945 to provide small and mid-sized nonprofit organizations with pension and retirement-related services, along with leading customer support. Today, we provide these services also to for-profit companies, as well as to governmental entities, Tribal enterprises, institutional investors, and individuals. We work diligently to understand the needs of our customers so we can help them achieve their retirement savings goals.
We are committed to bringing talented and motivated people together to help our customers achieve a financially secure future.
Visit www.mutualofamerica.com/careers for additional details about life at Mutual of America. You can also follow us on Twitter: @mutualofamerica Facebook: @mutualofamerica
Mutual of America Financial Group provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, ****** orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law. #LI-DNI
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
