Controllership AI & Automation Intern

Axon • Boston, MA

10h

About The Position

As a Controllership AI & Automation Intern, you will support targeted AI, analytics, and automation initiatives that improve the speed, quality, and scalability of Controllership processes. You'll be embedded on a scoped workstream for approximately 3 months — partnering with Accounting, IT/Engineering, and other Finance stakeholders to deliver real, measurable results. This is a hands-on builder role. You'll join meetings with process owners, help map current-state workflows and pain points, contribute to defining requirements, and use AI and automation tools to develop solutions. Depending on the initiative, you may work alongside IT/data teams, enable process owners to build solutions themselves, or get directly hands-on building them with us.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Familiarity with financial accounting concepts (e.g., reconciliations, journal entries, close process, Order-to-Cash or Record-to-Report) and/or hands-on experience with data or AI tools — ideally both
• Comfortable working with structured data; experience with SQL, Python, or Excel is a plus
• Exposure to or genuine curiosity about AI tooling (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor) and how it can be applied to finance workflows
• Strong communicator who can translate between Finance stakeholders and technical teams
• Able to gather context quickly, work independently within a defined scope, and deliver within a fixed timeline

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI workflow tools
• Exposure to ERP or financial close systems (NetSuite, SAP, D365, Oracle, or similar)
• Experience with business intelligence or automation tools (e.g., Power Query, Alteryx, Power Automate)
• Prior internship experience in finance, accounting, or a data/engineering role

Responsibilities

• Support the identification and scoping of AI/automation opportunities within a defined Controllership process area (e.g., Accounting Operations, Revenue Accounting, Financial Reporting, Tax, or Internal Audit)
• Participate in stakeholder meetings to understand current-state workflows, pain points, and requirements — and help translate them into solution options
• Help build documentation that supports SOX/audit readiness: process flows, control mapping, test evidence, and usage guidelines
• Assist with testing, UAT coordination, and rollout support for solutions developed during the engagement
• Present findings, progress, and recommendations to Controllership leadership at the close of your engagement

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern