Controllership AI & Automation Intern

Axon • Seattle, WA

7h

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

Benefits

• Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit https://www.axon.com/careers.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern