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May 13, 2026
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Accounting Internship

Scottsdale, AZ
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Meritage Homes is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. They are looking for a motivated student for an internship to help them grow and solve business challenges while gaining practical experience in the homebuilding industry.

Responsibilities

  • Preparing daily cash posting entries
  • Monthly cash accounting reconciliations
  • Book HUDS and closing statements
  • Book journal entries
  • Preparing reports and working on quarterly SEC filings
  • Special adhoc projects
  • Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc
  • Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
  • Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship
  • Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges
  • Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy
  • Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic

Qualification

Required

  • Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college
  • Operating with integrity
  • Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
  • Having a desire to 'win' and get stuff done
  • Fostering an inclusive environment
  • Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
  • Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
  • Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never 'settle'

Preferred

  • Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects
  • Experience dealing with ambiguity
  • Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing peers
  • A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative ideas from every level
  • An organization that lives by its core values everyday
  • Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital asset
  • State of the art technology to provide an optimal working environment
  • A competitive pay structure
  • Strong benefits
  • Flexibility in work-life integration
  • Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an integral role in the company
  • Opportunity to further your career in a growing national organization
  • Maintain a competitive drive to be the best
Meritage Homes is an American real estate development company.
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3.9
Founded in 1985
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
https://www.meritagehomes.com
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