Description
Disney Tax is a fast-paced environment offering opportunities to build skills and contribute to the tax profession. We seek innovative graduate students who thrive on change, discovery, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
This internship is a full-time, six-month commitment in the Orlando, FL area from January 2027 – June 2027. Placement within a specific tax area will be determined by the recruiting and hiring teams based on your skills, experience, academic background, interests, and current business needs.
Responsibilities may include:
- Gathering and analyzing financial, tax, and operational data; performing calculations; and preparing workpapers for tax returns, provisions, forecasts, audits, and special projects.
- Assisting with federal, state, Canadian, property, sales and use, and/or gross receipts tax estimates, extensions, returns, payments, and related compliance activities.
- Researching tax compliance matters, monitoring relevant tax law or regulatory developments, and helping prepare responses to tax notices or audit requests.
- Reconciling tax activity to the general ledger and generating reports to support accurate and timely tax reporting.
- Collaborating with Tax, Technology, Finance, Controllership, Accounting, and Financial Systems partners to gather requirements, obtain data, resolve issues, and support business initiatives.
- Identifying and supporting process improvements, automation opportunities, data solutions, and documentation, including standard operating guidelines and user materials.
- Providing responsive support for requests involving tax data, reports, systems, and special projects.
Required qualifications and skills:
- Strong interest in tax, finance, and process improvement.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and organization.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing business needs.
- Initiative and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a willingness to ask questions and learn.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint; ability to learn new systems and tools quickly.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with advanced Excel functionality, such as PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, or similar features.
- Previous coursework or experience in tax compliance, accounting, or financial analysis.
- Working towards and/or interested in pursuing your CPA.
Education:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited MBA or graduate degree program in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Data Analytics, Economics, or related field.
Eligibility requirements:
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a degree taking at least one graduate-level class at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Possess unrestricted work authorization.
- Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program.
Additional information:
- Candidate must be fully available to work full-time hours (approximately 40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship.
- This internship is an on-site position, but also requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated workspace for the days you may work from home.
- Able to provide your own housing and reliable transportation for the duration of the internship program.