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Accounting Leadership Development Program

Dallas, Texas

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It starts with you

The AT&T Accounting Leadership Development Program (ALDP) sets you up for an amazing career with the healthy work-life balance you deserve. Through interactions and networking opportunities with senior accounting professionals, you’ll become part of a community of strong leaders. If you want to thrive and grow in the accounting profession then ALDP is for you!

About the program

Accounting program:

You will work with like-minded individuals and have the opportunity to collaborate directly with our top accounting decision-makers and executives. You will gain insight into how managers lead, inspire and ensure company growth.

Accounting roles:

Program participants will work in diverse roles across corporate accounting in the controller, tax, audit and treasury divisions.

Skills development:

We provide customized curriculum and development plans to help you gain an edge while you learn about the different areas of corporate accounting alongside others who are as driven as you.

Mentorship:

Take advantage of mentoring opportunities, roundtable discussions and leadership learning experiences. Everything you do here will strengthen your ability to contribute to our innovation pipeline.

Accounting Leadership Development Program

Full-Time Experience

If you want to utilize accounting to create real change in an ever-expanding, connected world, this program was made for you. Ready to develop life-changing ideas? It starts with you.

As a full-time participant in the ALDP, you’ll earn $75,000 annually. AT&T also provides health insurance, paid time off, discounts on products and services and other amazing perks.

You are:

  • Working toward a master’s degree in accounting (earned by June 2025).
  • A results-driven self-starter who works effectively in multi-disciplinary environments.
  • A lifelong learner who’s naturally curious about AT&T innovations.
  • This job is located in Dallas, Texas.

You’ll bring:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • The ability to interface with all levels of leadership.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Teams and Outlook.

Accounting Leadership Development Program

Co-Op Experience

Our team is fueled by a passion to provide innovative solutions and driven to connect the world in meaningful ways. Ready to develop life-changing ideas? It starts with you.

ALDP co-ops earn $25 an hour and have access to amazing AT&T perks and benefits.

You are:

  • Working toward a master’s degree in accounting (earned by June 2026).
  • Ready to work at least 20 hours per week.
  • A results-driven self-starter who works effectively in multi-disciplinary environments.
  • A lifelong learner who’s naturally curious about AT&T innovations.
  • This job is located in Dallas, Texas.

You’ll bring:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • The ability to interface with all levels of leadership.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Teams and Outlook.

Accounting Leadership Development Program

Intern Experience

Our team is fueled by a passion to provide innovative solutions and driven to connect the world in meaningful ways. Ready to develop life-changing ideas? It starts with you.

ALDP interns earn $52,000 annually and have access to amazing AT&T perks and benefits.

You are:

  • Working toward a master’s degree in accounting (earned by June 2026).
  • A results-driven self-starter who works effectively in multi-disciplinary environments.
  • A lifelong learner who’s naturally curious about AT&T innovations.
  • This job is located in Dallas, Texas.

You’ll bring:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • The ability to interface with all levels of leadership.
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Teams and Outlook.

Love where you work + play

You will be at our corporate headquarters in the AT&T Discovery District, Dallas’ newest must-visit destination. Situated in the heart of downtown, the thriving Discovery District combines the best in tech, culture and food & drink options. It’s the perfect place to hang out with the new friends you’ll make at AT&T.

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Job Overview

At AT&T, you’ll be empowered to create real change in an ever-expanding, connected world. Your impact will be felt no matter how your work translates to our core goal of serving customers and transforming lives. We’re fueled by a passion to provide innovative solutions and driven to connect the world in meaningful ways.

Joining our Accounting Leadership Development Program means you’re part of a team designed with your potential in mind. You’ll complete two different 12- month rotations, gaining exposure to a variety of accounting disciplines while making an impact through your work in AT&T;’s accounting and finance organizations. We’ll provide the development, mentoring, and networking opportunities you need to gain an edge, while you learn about corporate finance and accounting across our business alongside others who are just as driven as you. In fact, you’ll collaborate directly with our top financial decision makers and executives, gaining experience and insight into how they lead.

As part of our program, you’ll have the opportunity to work in teams to prepare journal entries and reconcile ledger accounts, analyze monthly financial reporting, and effectively communicate results to your managers and senior leaders. You’ll manage the legal entity monthly reporting process and collaborate with other groups (Tax, Treasury, Finance) as well as utilize your accounting and analytical knowledge to implement more effective and efficient monthly processes. In this role you’ll work through complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. In our ever-changing business and industry, you will be involved in providing accounting support for complex Merger & Acquisition activity and the implementation of new applicable ASC regulatory changes. Our organization utilizes Oracle for recording ledger activity and HFM for consolidated reporting.

We’re seeking someone with integrity, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of leadership. We value results-driven self-starters who can work effectively in multi-disciplinary environments and throughout cross-functional teams. A lifelong learner who is naturally curious about the many innovations being fostered at AT&T; every day.

About your skills and experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Analytics, Math, or another quantitively-oriented degree
  • 2+ years of relevant analytics work experience
  • Experience working with extremely large datasets in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and fluid start-up environment
  • Experience leading small team and delegating responsibilities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a demonstrable passion to dig into terabytes of data and quickly construct tools
  • Experience with data visualization and using data to tell a story
  • Preferred: Mastery of SQL and Python (NumPy, Pandas);
  • Proven excellence at formulating, understanding, and solving complex, non-routine problems
  • Outstanding organization and presentation skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

More about you

  • You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower others
  • You like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happen
  • You care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystem
  • You believe in not only serving customers, but also empowering them by providing knowledge and tools

Our Hiring Process

What to expect

*Timeline only applies to Intern and Full-Time positions. Co-Op start dates are flexible throughout the year.

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Relax and enjoy the rest of your semester! What's next? We'll send you info on your program.*Within 90 days from your start, you’ll complete background and pre-onboarding.

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