Accounting Intern

Axos Bank•San Diego, CA

10d

About The Position

Axos Bank’s immersive 12-week Summer Internship Program provides hands-on experience, opportunities to contribute to enterprise initiatives, and professional development in a fast-paced, technology-driven financial environment. Interns also participate in a capstone project, sessions with business leaders, financial literacy training, Corporate Finance Institute training, and a volunteer day. Interns choose one of two sessions: May 25–August 13 or June 14–September 3. The Accounting Intern gains experience and working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting rules and best practices. The intern develops the ability to analyze and interpret accounting guidance, manage multiple priorities, solve problems, and produce accurate, professional work under time constraints. The role supports accounting operations such as investor reporting, procedures, ACH returned collections, and other clerical tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

Gain exposure to Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX) documentation for accounting and other business units.
Learn best practices and assist in maintaining and updating documented accounting policies, procedures, and process documents.
Prepare periodic, month-end, and quarter-end journal entries.
Execute the month-end close process and perform month-end reconciliations for general ledger accounts and month-end roll-forward schedules.
Gain exposure to and assist with preparing financial reporting schedules to U.S. GAAP standards for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and federal regulator filings.
Prepare support for independent public accounting auditors, federal regulators, and internal auditors.
Improve efficiency by implementing reports that minimize manual reporting and reconciliation, and by improving organization and coordination processes.
Support accounting operations tasks, including investor reporting, procedures, ACH returned collections, and other clerical tasks as assigned.