Finance & Accounting Intern

SwiftX is seeking a Finance & Accounting Intern to support its Finance team during Peak Season. The intern will assist with accounting operations, reconciliations, month-end closing, financial reporting, documentation, Excel-based analysis, and cross-functional resolution of financial questions and discrepancies.

What you'll do:

• Support day-to-day accounting operations, including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), expense review, and payment-related activities
• Assist with preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance
• Support month-end closing activities and help ensure transactions are accurately and timely recorded
• Assist in preparing financial reports, management reports, and supporting schedules
• Review financial records and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy
• Organize invoices, receipts, payment records, contracts, and other financial documentation
• Support data collection, validation, and analysis using Microsoft Excel
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and other Finance projects as business needs arise
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, HR, and other teams to resolve financial questions and discrepancies
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, documentation, and workflows; take on additional responsibilities as needed during Peak Season
• Support day-to-day accounting operations, including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), expense review, and payment-related activities
• Assist with preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and general ledger maintenance

What they're looking for:

• Highly detail-oriented and careful when working with numbers and financial records
• Hardworking and resilient, maintaining focus and accuracy during busy periods
• Able to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Positive, proactive, receptive to feedback, and quick to learn new tasks and systems
• Dependable and accountable, with strong ownership of assigned work
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Resourceful, willing to investigate problems, and ready to help wherever needed
• Professional, humble, and committed to high quality work

Benefits:

• Hands-on exposure to accounting operations and month-end close; AP, AR, reconciliations, and general ledger accounting; financial reporting and analysis; Excel and financial data management; accounting systems and process improvement; and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced operating environment.
• High-performing interns may be considered for a full-time position following the internship, subject to individual performance, a successful performance review, and company business and staffing needs.