The opportunity
Keep Baker Tilly financially healthy as a mid-level Controller responsible for accuracy across every ledger. An internship Controller role that values ownership over busywork, pays $68,000 - $102,000, and invests in your long-term growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Lean on Power BI and Tax Compliance to automate what used to be manual
- Lead the Baker Tilly audit preparation and serve as primary contact for external auditors
- Reconcile payroll liabilities so the MO filings never bounce
- Close the books each month without letting deadlines slip at Baker Tilly
- Forecast headcount cost as Baker Tilly scales through Columbia, MO
- Read covenant terms closely enough to keep the lender calm
- Keep the internship commission calc transparent enough to survive a dispute
What You'll Bring
- Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
- Hands-on familiarity with CPA Certification, sharpened by Payroll Processing side projects
- Comfort with internship arrangements and the rhythms of a flexible workplace
- Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
You can trace a lot of MO's finance momentum back to a fast-growing little team called Baker Tilly in Columbia. We swap Tax Compliance and Liquidity Management tips over lunch because nobody here pretends to know it all.
The whole offer in one line: $68,000 - $102,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexible internship hours that respect the life you have in MO.
We are prioritizing Tax Compliance talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.
Your Liquidity Management deserves a stage bigger than your current one, and Baker Tilly has it.
What we're looking for
- External Audit
- Power BI
- ACA
- Liquidity Management
- CPA Certification
- Revenue Recognition
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Compliance
- Variance Analysis
- Teamwork
- Creativity
- Interpersonal Skills
What you'll get
- Floating holidays
- Fully remote position
- Backup childcare assistance
- Certification reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Free therapy and counseling sessions
- Lactation support and nursing rooms