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Minnesota Companies and Accounting Firms that Offer Internships

The following is a list of Minnesota companies and accounting firms that usually seek accounting interns each year. Please check directly with the firm or company for current internship opportunities and position details.

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Abdo, LLP
Edina, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Minimum GPA: 3.0 Accounting Major


ALLETE, Inc
Duluth, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Junior or senior pursuing an accounting degree


Baker Tilly US, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Applicants must be working towards a four-year accounting degree with sufficient course work to become a CPA. Outstanding academic performance with a minimum overall GPA of a 3.0 required with at least a 3.2 GPA preferred.


Ballenthin, Funk & Johnson LLP
St. Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August


Barder Ltd
Plymouth, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Detail oriented and result driven individual.


Barton, Walter & Krier, P.C.
Maple Grove, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Junior or Senior year, 3.0 GPA, preferably completed individual or corporate tax course


BDO USA, P.C.
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Prefer GPA of 3.3 or higher. Junior or Senior majoring in accounting and near completion of their 4 year degree.


Begalka & Swanson PC
North Mankato, MN
Internships offered: All Year


BerganKDV
St. Cloud, MN
Internships offered: January-April, All Year

Requirements: Prefer juniors or seniors with major in accounting for Tax and Audit Internships. We also have internships available in our other Service Groups such as Technology, Wealth Management, Payroll and Accounting Services.


BGM
Bloomington, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August

Requirements: Prefer Junior or Senior majoring in Accounting for Tax Season Internships. Will consider Sophomore majoring in Accounting for Summer Internship. In both cases prefer students intending to graduate with sufficient coursework to become CPA.


Boulay
Eden Prairie, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Applicants must be working towards a four-year accounting degree and be motivated to creatively serve clients.


Boyum Barenscheer
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Juniors or Seniors pursuing an Accounting degree having completed introductory and immediate accounting and auditing classes. Availability to work a minimum of 30 hours per week during the internship, allowing them the best possible experience.


Burdette Consulting, LLC
St Louis Park, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Someone in at least junior year of college, accounting degree program preferred.


Carlson
Minnetonka, MN
Internships offered: May-August


Casey, Menden, Faust & Nelson, P.A.
Edina, MN
Internships offered: January-April


Charles M Bartley, CPA, Ltd
Northfield, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Generally working knowledge of accounting principles, comfortable using computers, Excel, Word, and a desire to make accounting a career.


CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Depends on type of internship


Compeer Financial
Mankato, MN
Internships offered:


Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP (CDS)
Willmar, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Progress towards accounting degree


Copeland Buhl & Company PLLP
Wayzata, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors in a Bachelor's of Science Accounting program. Preferred GPA at or above 3.0. Available to work January through April.


Dana F. Cole & Company, LLP
Montevideo, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Internships available in both our Marshall and Montevideo offices. Minimum 3.0 GPA Accounting major.


Deloitte LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August

Requirements: Interns should have completed their junior year and Intermediate Accounting I&II (or equivalent), planning to graduate with 150 credits less than 1 year after completing internship.


DHA CPAs
Chaska, MN
Internships offered: May-August

Requirements: A summer internship is the perfect time to work on your tax preparation skills and experience the wide variety of other engagements a CPA firm completes for clients. Interested individuals should be pursuing a four-year degree in accounting or a related field and have completed coursework in both accounting and tax. Applicants should be going into their Junior or Senior year of school, and a GPA of 3.2 or higher is preferred. We are willing to work with you to ensure all internship criteria for your program are met.


DSB Rock Island
Mendota Heights, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Tax (February thru April 15) - college junior/senior to recent graduate.


Eide Bailly LLP
Mankato, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Accounting majors well into their program. We recruit for our Interns in September.


Eide Bailly LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: College students majoring in accounting at a four-year college or university.


EisnerAmper
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: The student should be pursuing an Accounting degree. It is helpful if students can have some of their introductory and intermediate accounting and auditing classes underway before the internship begins.


Emmerich & McKnight, LLC
Coon Rapids, MN
Internships offered: January-April, September-December

Requirements: Accounting background-degree, familiarity with taxation theory, comfortable with retained earnings on a balance sheet, knowledge of QuickBooks-Peachtree


Foley, Kalseim & Company, Ltd.
Lake Elmo, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Pursuing or have obtained an Accounting degree; Successful completion of tax courses is preferred; Attention to detail, ability to multi-task, prioritize and work under pressure of deadlines; Strong communication skills, professionalism and a desire to learn; Work independently and in a team environment; Work a minimum of 30 hours per week.


Froehling Anderson
St. Louis Park, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: We believe that internships during our peak season provide the most meaningful work experience, so our internships run from early January through April 15. Upon completion of your internship, you will be considered for a full-time position with Froehling Anderson.

Ideally completed an individual tax course and have at least a 3.0 GPA. Must be able to work full-time from January - April 15.


Geslin Tukey LTD
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Familiar with taxes


Global Tax Network
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Desire to learn global mobility tax, Junior or Senior Accounting or related Business degree.


Grant Thornton, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered:


Hansen House Company
Duluth, MN
Internships offered: January-April


Hawkins Ash CPAs, LLP
Winona, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: We accept seniors or second semester juniors.


J.M. Knoll LLC
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Accounting degree and/or working towards CPA Certification


JackHarvey LLC
Plainview, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Enough credits in college to be a junior and have taken 3 accounting classes.


John A. Knutson & Company PLLP
Falcon Heights, MN
Internships offered: January-April


Johnson & Company, Ltd.
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Tax preparation experience preferred but not required.


Kolquist, Seitz & Goldman, LLC
Duluth, MN
Internships offered: January-April


KPMG LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August

Requirements: KPMG hires interns within our tax, audit, and advisory practices. In Minneapolis we primarily hire accounting majors who will be CPA eligible upon graduation. KPMG does the majority of all hiring in the fall. If you are interested in an internship please work with the KPMG recruiter on your campus. If there are no postings on your campus, you may submit a resume and transcript via email which will be kept on file for future opportunities. Your resume must confirm your graduation date with 150 credit hours.


Land O'Lakes, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
Internships offered: May-August

Requirements: To Be Determined


Lawrence Cumpston & Associates, PLLP
Saint Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August

Requirements: Pursuing Accounting Degree


LB Carlson, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Minimum GPA of 3.0


Lethert, Skwira, Schultz & Co., LLP
Saint Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements:
• Must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Accounting
• Be a sophomore, junior or senior
• Helpful if completed individual income tax class


Lewis, Kisch & Associates, Ltd.
Hastings, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Please submit resume for consideration.


Mahoney
Saint Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Intern must be an accounting major, junior or senior preferred. Positions are full time (includes overtime) during the tax season.


Mair & Associates PLLP
Saint Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Near completion of a four- year accounting degree


Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A.
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April, September-December, All Year

Requirements: Student must be working towards earning a bachelors degree in accounting, in either their junior or senior year of college.


Mattson Gleason CPAs Ltd
Lakeville, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Course covering federal income taxation - completed or in progress.


Mayer Hoffman McCann
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Junior, Senior or graduate student with a 3.4 GPA or higher.


Mazanec, Bauer & Associates, PLC
Eagan, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Must have completed Federal Income Tax course.


Meuwissen, Flygare, Kadrlik & Associates, P.A.
Eden Prairie, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Tax background


Miller Welle Heiser & Co Ltd
St Cloud, MN
Internships offered: January-April


Myslajek Kemp & Spencer, Ltd.
St. Louis Park, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Interest in accounting and/or tax.


Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd.
St. Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Junior & Senior Accounting Majors 3.0 GPA preferred


Olson, Clough & LeBlanc Ltd.
Minnetonka, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Accounting major with 3.0 GPA


Otter Tail Power Company
Fergus Falls, MN
Internships offered: May-August


Parker Hannifin Corp.
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Accounting student close to graduating within a year.


PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Accounting & MIS Majors


Redpath and Company, Ltd.
St Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April


RSM US LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August

Requirements: 90 credit hours completed Working towards B.A. / B.S. degree or equivalent from accredited university Majors accepted: Assurance/Tax - Accounting Consulting - Accounting, Finance, MIS, Computer Science A minimum 3.0 GPA is preferred.


RTO PA
Little Falls, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Some tax classes completed, preferably in senior year of undergraduate


Sampair CPA
Apple Valley, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Pursuing finance, accounting, or similar education with focus on attention to detail, numbers, and investing.


Sarah A. Linder, CPA, Ltd.
Lake Elmo, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: To be determined based on applicant.


Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August

Requirements: Applicants should be within two semesters of graduation


Schlenner Wenner & Co
Saint Cloud, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Enrolled in two or four year college or university, interest in public accounting


Smith Schafer & Associates, Ltd.
Rochester, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: •BA/BS in Accounting or related field or in final year of program •Individual tax preparation experience with a public accounting firm is a plus •Strong technical, analytical and organizational skills •Proficient in Excel •Excellent verbal and written communication skills •Experience with ProSystems Tax software and QuickBooks is a plus •Available for work during the months of January through mid-April


Steven H Mangan CPA LLC
Prior Lake, MN
Internships offered: January-April, September-December

Requirements: A minimum of 2 years of college with emphasis in accounting and business.


Stevens Foster Financial Advisors
Bloomington, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Completion of individual tax course and knowledge of Excel are helpful.


Swanson Hinsch & Co.
Mankato, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: 3.0 GPA


The Miller Group
Prior Lake, MN
Internships offered:


Thrifty White Pharmacy
Maple Grove, MN
Internships offered: All Year


Toppan Merrill
St. Paul, MN
Internships offered: All Year


United Properties LLC
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: May-August


Wendy Rychley, Chartered
Forest Lake, MN
Internships offered: All Year

Requirements: Must have college credits in accounting, and have completed at least 50% of the educational requirements needed for a degree in accounting or finance. Must be available to work at least 25 hours per week from February through April.


Westberg Eischens PLLP
Willmar, MN
Internships offered: January-April, May-August


Widmer Roel PC
Fargo, ND
Internships offered: January-April


Wipfli LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: January-April

Requirements: Junior or Senior in their Accounting degree. Would like to pursue a career in public accounting.


Zabel & Co., LLC
Saint Paul, MN
Internships offered: January-April


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