Accounting Intern, Private Equity Accounting

LS Power Development is seeking an Accounting Intern for its Private Equity Accounting team in East Brunswick, NJ. The role involves supporting core accounting workflows, organizing investment documents, and assisting with financial reporting tasks. Ideal for students interested in finance or energy infrastructure, this internship offers a chance to gain hands-on experience in investment operations while developing technical skills. Compensation is $20.00/hr with comprehensive benefits.
Overview
About LS Power:


Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure.


Our Purpose, Mission, & Values:


Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world


Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem


Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership


Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset. We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences.


Benefits


We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more.


Compensation


The salary for this role is $20.00/hr. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New Jersey. This salary range may also be modified in the future.


About the Role:


We are seeking an Intern to support the Private Equity Operations Accounting team. This role is designed for students interested in finance, accounting, private equity, or energy infrastructure. You will assist with core accounting workflows, reporting tasks, and operational support across multiple entities. This is an excellent opportunity to observe how investment operations function end‑to‑end while developing essential technical skills.


Responsibilities
What you will do:



Assist with saving and organizing NAV statements and investment documents


Support weekly booking of cash and credit card transactions across entities


Help prepare monthly and quarterly workpapers for internal review


Assist in posting journal entries under supervision


Support preparation of capital call and distribution files


Participate in investor communication workflows (capital notices, account statements, K‑1 support)


Contribute to special projects and process‑improvement initiatives


Perform data cleanup, document management, and quality checks as assigned

Qualifications
We want you on our team because you…



Are pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field


Are organized, detail‑oriented, and eager to learn in a fast‑paced environment


Demonstrate strong communication and problem‑solving skills


Are proficient in Excel (basic formulas required; willingness to learn pivot tables & lookups)


Can handle confidential information with maturity and discretion


Are curious about the alternative investments and private equity sector

Ideally, you have



Familiarity with accounting or finance coursework (introductory level)


Exposure to or interest in QuickBooks Online or other accounting systems


Interest in learning tools such as Investran/FIS, JP Morgan Access, CitiBusiness Online


Interest in AI tools (Copilot, ChatGPT) for productivity


A desire to explore career paths in accounting, private equity, or investment operations