Accounting Intern - Spring/Summer 2025 at Lynden Incorporated in Anchorage, Alaska

Job Description:

Lynden Incorporated is seeking an Accounting Intern for a Spring/Summer 2025 internship to work as part of our Anchorage based team.  Join Lynden Incorporated for a fun learning experience, our summer internship program offers many opportunities to network and learn about Lynden operations and careers. This is a paid internship; you will generally work 40 hours per week for a period of 10-12 weeks during the summer. This position is not safety sensitive.

Who we are: 

Lynden is a family-owned transportation and logistics company that allows our customers to balance speed and budget by shipping via air, land, or sea. As a corporate office with about 200 employees, we support 20 sister companies with over 2,500 employees.

We encourage you to apply and bring your expertise to:

• Reconcile accounts and financial records by performing research, documenting account and record status, and correcting entries, if needed.


• Complete various journal entries as needed. 


• Research or enter information on the computer to assist various departments, inquire on or update accounts, facilitate replies to customers or vendors, prepare bills, receipts, checks, or other documents.


• Provide phone support, interacting with other operating company personnel, customers, and vendors.


• Map and document business processes.


• Assist with projects on an as-needed basis such as organizing information, presenting information, creating documents, working on company’s SharePoint sites, developing training modules or training documentation, etc.


• May be required to facilitate meetings, gather information from various personnel and summarize information in a clear, logical format.

What we need from you:

• Currently enrolled in undergraduate accounting or finance program and have at least one year of college with some course work in accounting, business, or finance.


• Must have strong Excel skills and be familiar with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Teams.


• PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Tableau experience is appreciated.
  
   

What’s in it for you:

• 401(k) with 50% of the first 6% contributed matched + additional annual retirement contribution.


• Employee assistance program – at no cost to you.

Fine Print:

All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background and pre-employment drug screen, excluding marijuana where prohibited by law.  Random drug testing is required for all Lynden Incorporated employees, excluding marijuana from non-safety sensitive positions in Washington.

 

Lynden Incorporated is an equal opportunity employer. 

Lynden does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, citizenship or immigration status, age, national origin, the presence of any physical, mental, or sensory disability, gender identity, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, political ideology, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Veterans and underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

Job description available upon request.