Green Home is offering accounting internships!
Who: Green Home (www.greenhome.com), an online retailer of environmental products
What: Offers a non-paying internship in accounting with training in Excel, FileMaker and QuickBooks.
When: Summer, 2008. 15 hrs/week, 225 hrs total (exact dates are flexible)
Where: 850 24th Ave., San Francisco, CA
Why: Build your resume and get practical experience doing accounting and related activities for a real company. Work with one of the top environmentally aware businesses in the Bay Area.
Duties:
-Manage accounts payable, enter invoices and write checks
-Track shipments of goods sold via our website, enter database data as products ship
-Reconcile bank statements including invoices and credit/financial statements
-Generate profit and loss statements and other financial reports from QuickBooks and our database
-Track fees/percentages in merchant accounts
-Enter spending data to create books for PowerPoint presentations
Requirements: A good head for numbers, basic accounting skills, familiarity with software including Excel, a strong desire to learn, good communication skills, an ability to keep cool under pressure, an interest in making the world a better place and a sense of humor.
Contact Green Home Internship Coordinator at green@greenhome.com or 415.282.6400
Green Home is OFFERING
Green business internships (Marketing)
Green business internships (Marketing)
Who: Green Home (www.greenhome.com), a leading provider of environmentally friendly products and a practical resource for people and institutions wanting to go green + you!
What: An internship in green product approval, marketing and procurement. Website and Database updating with continuous involvement in customer service and supplier negotiations.
When: Summer, 2008 (15 hrs/week, 225 total hours, dates are flexible)
Where: 850 24th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121
Why: Switching our patterns of consumption is the most important thing we can do to save the planet. Green Home is making it easier for consumers and businesses to find truly green products. Help us source, qualify and educate people about these products.
MORE: Get practical training in green business by working with one of the top environmentally-aware companies in the Bay Area. Join us as we locate and reach out to green product manufacturers and service providers to list their products on Green Home’s Web site. Learn the ins and outs of Green Home’s Product Approval Policy and what makes a product green. In addition to offering products, Green Home provides services, assessments and information to individuals and organizations looking to reduce their environmental impact. Green Home has been trusted to "green" such events as: The Green Festival, LOHAS, Reggae on the River, Bioneers, and many more.
Work with us this spring as we make real progress in continuing to capitalize on the market for eco-products and services.
Get specific training in how market transformation is possible by:
Using the Web to research cool eco-products (Product Sourcing)
Working in MySQL to organize products by attributes (Database Management)
Writing product descriptions that are clear and understandable (Communications)
Revising, upgrading our Product Approval Policy (Product Screening)
Preparing information for our customers (Education & Customer Service)
Working with suppliers to understand how they make products available (Supply Chain Mgmt.)
Requirements: Excellent writing and communication skills, good computer experience (the more experience the better), a strong desire to learn, an ability to keep cool under pressure, a keen interest in making the world a better place, a sense of humor, and 15+ hours a week.
Contact Green Home Intern Coordinator at green@greenhome.com
or call 415.282.6400
