Accounting Intern

Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (“CMEEC”) is a public power entity that provides electric services to several municipal utilities and participating wholesale customers located in Connecticut. CMEEC was established in 1976 as a publicly directed joint action supply agency. Member owners are the Cities of Groton and Norwich, the Borough of Jewett City, South Norwalk Electric and Water, the Third Taxing District of the City of Norwalk, and Bozrah Light and Power Company. The Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority is a participating utility.

The Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC) is seeking a highly qualified individual (who is currently enrolled in or has graduated from a relevant four-college degree program) to serve as a summer intern within the Finance and Accounting Department to assist the department with various data entry and account analysis tasks.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist with various electronic filing tasks associated with voucher packages
• Posts daily cash activity to general ledger accounts
• Prepares and enters certain standard journal entries
• Performs tracking and reporting of prepaid expenses.
• Assists in other tasks as assigned

Position Requirements 

• College course work in accounting, finance, or business administration completed toward a Bachelor’s degree or higher degree
• Experience in the entire Microsoft Office Suite of products including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

Job Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Analytical, reasoning, and practical problem-solving skills
• Integrity, accuracy, attention to detail

Working Conditions

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand at a desk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and to talk or to hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; or to walk and reach with hands and arms.

Location and Timing

Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative is located in Norwich, Connecticut.

The successful candidate for this Temporary Summer Work Opportunity, if any, will be compensated on an hourly basis for a period of up to twelve weeks.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.  Interested applicants should submit a resume, transcript and cover letter on or before March 31, 2025 to: 

Human Resources, 30 Stott Avenue, Norwich, CT 06360 or email to hradmin@cmeec.org

CMEEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other class protected by federal or state law.