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
CBIZ & MHM
Minneapolis, MN
Internships offered: All Year
Requirements: Junior, Senior or graduate student with a 3.4 GPA or higher.
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, May-August
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.
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
Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor
St. Paul, MN
Internships offered: May-August
Requirements: To be considered, a candidate must:
- Submit a cover letter.
- Be a third- or fourth-year student currently enrolled at an accredited college or university obtaining a Bachelor''s or Master''s degree in Accounting.
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
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
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
