Accounting Internship with ABC Supply

About ABC Supply Co. Inc.

ABC Supply Co., Inc. is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and one of the nation's largest distributors of siding, windows and other select exterior building products, tools, and related supplies. Since our start in 1982, we've grown to become a national organization with more than 1,000 branches and other facilities in 49 states United States and Canada. ABC Supply is proud to be an employee-first company. In fact, we have won the Gallup Great Workplace Award every year since its inception in 2007, and Glassdoor has named us one of the best places to work in the country. Be part of a company that recognizes your talents, rewards your efforts, and helps you reach your full potential. At ABC Supply, we have YOUR future covered.

Indirect Tax:

The Indirect Tax Department of ABC Supply is responsible for numerous areas of responsibilities including Sales and Use Tax, Personal Property Tax, Business Registrations, Unclaimed Property Compliance and Recovery, and jurisdictional audits related to each of these areas.  An Intern in this department will gain insight to Indirect Tax via assistance with customer exemption certificate review, jurisdictional research, and/or audit assistance. 

Corporate Income Tax:

The Corporate Tax Department of ABC Supply is responsible for handling all of the corporate income tax research, planning and compliance for ABC Supply and its affiliates.  The Department is also responsible for all jurisdictional audits that arise related to income taxes.  An Intern in this department will gain insight to corporate income tax via involvement with various research/planning projects and assistance with tax return and related workpaper preparation.

Transaction Services:

The Transaction Services group provides world-class direct support to our branch associates and customers.  Our branch support team is the first point of contact for a wide array of transaction processing and system-related solutions for both internal and external stakeholders and provides expert-level new store integration and training services.  Our accounts payable teams are responsible for ensuring that vendor payments are properly authorized and processed timely and accurately in a cost-effective manner.  Our accounts receivable teams ensure timely and accurate posting of customer payments and drive resolution of payment discrepancies so that ABC Supply fully realizes the revenue we’ve contractually earned.  An intern with the Transaction Services group will have an opportunity to support and gain exposure to the operations of each of these teams. 

Auditing:

The Auditing group provides general accounting and project support to the General Accounting, Shared Services, Internal Audit and Corporate Accounting Departments. Their key responsibilities are:

• Perform routine accounting duties including account analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and creating journal entries.
• Assist Internal Audit with fieldwork (travel required).
• Reconciling monthly vendor statements.
• Support the payables function by matching inventory receipts to vendor invoices to determine appropriate treatment.
• Support the cash application function by researching aged cash to determine appropriate disposition.  Disposition may include application, recovery, refund, or escheat.
• Support the dispute management function by following up on aged receivables.
• Research vendor terms to obtain and ensure the best available.