Accounting Intern

When you work at Daktronics, you’ll be part of something amazing. We design, engineer, manufacture and support bold, eye-catching digital LED display technology and audio systems.

Our products bring excitement to professional, college and high school games. They attract customers for businesses around the world, and even provide direction for people as they travel, work and play.

As part of the Daktronics team, you’ll have interesting, impactful work with flexible opportunities. You can learn and grow at a company that provides competitive compensation and meaningful benefits – and the people are second to none.

Learn more About Daktronics!

Do you enjoy solving customer problems? You will interact with our talented field demonstration technicians, field service engineers, and our sales teams. As you travel the country, you will receive a competitive wage as you explore our industry-leading products and gain professional experiences.  

Internship runs 12 May 2025 to 12 December 2025. 

*If your university quarter/semester doesn't end until after these dates, we may consider an alternate schedule.  

Check out our Daktronics Internship Video. 

Where is this opportunity located?   

In this position you have the flexibility to work remote from a U.S. home office or at the Brookings or Sioux Falls, SD Daktronics campuses.  

Pay and Perks:
The typical hiring range for this position is $18.00/hour to $20.00/hour based on the applicant’s location. The actual offer will consider a wide range of factors, including relevant education, experiences, location, and applicable local legislation.

This position is eligible for a subset of our company benefits including, employee discount program, employee assistance program, community donation program, unpaid time off, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, leaves, disability and accommodations. Information about Daktronics benefits can be found on our website Career Opportunities (daktronics.com). This information is intended to be a general overview and may be modified by Daktronics at any time.

What will work look like for me? 

Our Accounting Intern will work in the finance/accounting department at Daktronics. The finance/accounting team serves Daktronics stakeholders – employees, customers, vendors, shareholders, and community. Our work is focused on enabling Daktronics’ success by being trusted advisors, guiding or supporting company compliance and risk management efforts, being operationally excellent, and developing ourselves and the team. We have the responsibility to prepare accurate financial statements, as well as provide useful financial information to various departments within Daktronics. As part of this responsibility, the accounting department assists in internal control design, subsidiary financial information, and other key business activities.   

Our Accounting Intern may experience the following areas:    

• General ledger accounting and SEC reporting:     
• Assist with month-end financial close processes.    
• Journal entry maintenance.  
• Accounts receivable and accounts payable duties.   
• Preparation of schedules for SEC filings.   
• Financial statement preparation and publication.   
• Assist with financial statement audit and internal control audits.   
• Cost Accounting:     
• Assist with month-end reconciliation process.   
• Maintain and publish key reports for manufacturing and inventory items.   
• Assist in analysis of labor and overhead rates.  
• Prepare analysis by various costing methodologies.   
• Services Accounting:    
• Support monitoring for system and transaction errors and make corrections.   
• Assist with Services Accounting (billing, warranty accounting, and reporting).     
• Other Areas:   
• Sales Tax Filing (monthly/quarterly sales tax return preparation).   
• Project accounting duties (monitoring under billings).   
• Daily cash reporting and internal control testing.   
• Cash flow monitoring and reporting.     

Check out our Daktronics Student and Intern Career Video.  

Academic Requirements:  

• Candidate must be enrolled as a student and registered for at least 12 credits (undergraduate) or 9 credits (graduate) at the time of application. May consider December 2024 graduates. 
• The preferred candidate would be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree program in an Accounting or business related field. 
• Preferred applicant would be of at least junior status in school.   
• Required to take a semester off from school to pursue the internship if not a graduate.  Duration of internship will be a semester and a summer.   
• Ability to work through the Cooperative Education Internship Program with accredited university and Faculty Coordinator to arrange for credit while participating in this 7-month internship, if applicable.   
• Only strong academic performers will be considered, preference to GPA of 3.0 or greater.    
• Unofficial transcripts or web transcripts must be submitted with application to be considered for this internship.  

Other Requirements:  

• Must be able to commit to 40 hours per week.  
• Avid interest in accounting and tax operations.   
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Fluent in English, both written and verbal.   
• Motivated to learn and become proficient in Daktronics specific ERP software.    
• Proficient user of general Microsoft applications, including but not limited to Excel and Word.    
• Self-motivated, flexible, organized, and strong need to work as a team player.    
• Ability to travel by air and ground. Valid driver’s license and good driving record. Motor vehicle records will be checked.   
• Applicant must be 18 years of age or older.
• Daktronics does not sponsor, renew, or extend immigration visas for this position. 

Daktronics is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetics, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or citizenship status. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.