Spring 2026 Full-Time Tax Intern

COMPANY PROFILE:

Padgett Business Services of NW Ohio is a tax, accounting, and business advisory firm that has served the greater Toledo area for over 30 years. We specialize in helping small businesses make more money while reducing their tax liabilities. We are looking to expand our team over the next few years and we're looking for a motivated, hardworking, and dedicated Tax Intern to help us manage our workflow to achieve the growth.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Tax Intern role is responsible for learning and applying their technical skills and working as part of a team carrying out tasks under close coaching and supervision.

REPORTS TO/ACCOUNTABILITY:

Shelly Croninger, EA

SUMMARY OF PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Develops an understanding of the business and the Intern role.
• Develops technical skills on the job.
• Works as an effective team member to complete project components and assignment tasks.
• Builds working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Seeks to gain knowledge of client businesses.
• As a member of the team, implements solutions for clients.
• Progress through tasks in a timely and organized manner.
• Assists in research gathering as requested.
• Build on knowledge acquired in college to gain a functional level of technical and operational knowledge to proficiently perform assigned tasks
• Prepare assigned tax returns including individual, corporate, partnership and/or non-profit returns
• Prepare assigned basic amended returns, personal tax projections, sales tax, 1099 statements and/or payroll tax returns
• Prepare and maintain financial data and records for assigned clients
• Utilize and develop a functional understanding of various tax programs, tax and research software, and internal workflow/procedures
• Effectively document work
• Accurately report and release billable and non-billable time consistently and understand its importance
• Provide assistance including tax research to managers and owners as needed
• Meet productivity standards
• Ambassador to the Universities.
• Perform other duties as assigned

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Ability to apply technical skills
• Quality of work output
• Integration into the team
• Meeting assignment objectives (timeframes, budgets, outcomes)
• Client satisfaction
• Demonstrates an active interest in the business world by keeping abreast of market trends and business developments.
• A general and growing knowledge of firm services Working toward Degree qualification

CLIMATE:

We are a family-oriented business that understands family/work life balance issues and works to service our clients the way we want to be serviced. We work together as a team and strive for amazing results. We have many team members fully remote, some partially remote, and a few in office staff. The successful candidate should be comfortable in that environment and be able to excel within it.

• Contribute to an environment of trust and mutual respect
• Exercise and model strict confidentiality and information security practices
• Maintain a strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others
• Actively seek growth and learning opportunities
• Maintain a high level of personal responsibility and ownership
• Use effective communication and listening skills
• Maintain a high level of personal accountability and integrity
• Gain an understanding of the importance of networking and business development
• Begin to develop a business network
• Develop an awareness and understanding of the accounting industry and the firm’s standard of ethics and quality control practices
• Dress and act in a professional manner

REQUIREMENTS/PREFERENCES:

• Working toward Degree qualification
• Developing technical knowledge
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Team player with a positive ‘can do’ approach
• Strong communication skills
• Strong technical skills including expertise in Microsoft Excel and the ability to learn accounting applications
• A general understanding of market trends including opportunities, global and local business initiatives
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.