Accounting Internship
Content + Source + Freshness • 16 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value due to the opportunity for major personal and professional growth, plus strong commitment to inclusivity and leadership development.
- Promising internship with potential for career advancement
- Strong focus on leadership and inclusivity
- Work alongside business leaders in a growing industry
- Requires some in-office presence
Pros
- Established company with a focus on innovation
- Opportunities for personal growth and meaningful contributions
- Ability to network and learn from business leaders
Cons
- May require travel to the Scottsdale office
- Position duration is part-time with challenges in balancing multiple commitments
- Entry-level role could be competitive
Who it's for
Student (Undergraduate) • Hybrid
Good fit
- Business and finance students seeking hands-on experience
- Those willing to travel for internship opportunities
- Individuals keen on improving their skills in a corporate environment
Not recommended for
- Candidates only looking for remote positions
- Individuals not interested in the homebuilding sector
- Students needing absolute flexibility in work arrangements
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Meritage Home’s is a Top 5 builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have some fun, then this is the place for you.
This position will be part-time for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 (December start date) and full-time during the summer 2026 internship program. Will need to come into the Scottsdale, AZ office a few days each quarter, if not more often.
The stuff you will do:
- Work in the corporate accounting department in Scottsdale, AZ
- Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area in accounting/finance
- Preparing daily cash posting entries
- Monthly cash accounting reconciliations
- Book HUDS and closing statements
- Book journal entries
- Special adhoc projects
- 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
Meritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.
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Qualifications
Need to be awesome at:
- 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”
- Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college
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
Relevant College Coursework/Majors:
- Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Operations
- Project Management
Overview
Are you looking for an incredible career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From the homes we build to the careers we offer, we are focused on delivering a Life.Built.Better.®. Meritage is committed to building energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes across the US. We are looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their careers, as well as bringing their authentic self every day to be part of an inclusive organization. Meritage was certified a Great Place To Work for a second year in a row, and is currently ranked on Fortune’s Best Workplaces listings in the categories of Construction, Women and Parents. Meritage has delivered over 200,000 homes in its 40-year history, and has a reputation for its distinctive style, quality construction, and award-winning customer experience. Meritage is looking for professionals who are self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing new and innovative ideas.
When joining Meritage Homes, you and your career can benefit in several ways, including:
- 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
