Finance Transformation and AI Strategy Intern

Toast • Boston, MA

14h • $25 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage customers, and keep employees happy.
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Finance Transformation Intern who acts as a generalist across Accounting, Strategic Finance, and FP&A, tasked specifically with identifying "manual friction" and applying AI-driven solutions to automate and elevate our financial operations.

Requirements

• The Hybrid Mindset: You are pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics, but you have a "minor" (formal or self-taught) in Data Science, Computer Science, or Business Analytics.
• AI Fluency: You have hands-on experience with LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) and understand how to use them for data extraction, coding assistance, and document summarization.
• Advanced Excel: You don't just use VLOOKUPs; you understand Power Query and data modeling.
• Programming: Proficiency in Python or SQL is highly preferred for data manipulation.
• Visualization: Familiarity with Tableau, PowerBI, or Looker.
• Systems Thinker: You don't just want to fix a cell in a spreadsheet; you want to fix the process that created the error in the first place.
• Adaptability: You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable jumping between a technical accounting task in the morning and a high-level strategic brainstorming session in the afternoon.

Responsibilities

• AI Implementation & Prompt Engineering: Partner with the Accounting and Strategic Finance teams to identify workflows (e.g., variance analysis, contract review, or expense classification) that can be optimized using LLMs and generative AI tools.
• Cross-Functional Generalist Support: Rotate through different finance pillars—from closing the books with the Controllership team to building long-range models with Strategic Finance—ensuring a holistic view of the company’s "financial engine."
• Process Mapping & Automation: Document "as-is" manual processes and design "to-be" automated workflows using Python, SQL, or low-code automation platforms.
• Data Storytelling: Assist in the development of real-time dashboards that move beyond static reports, providing the executive team with predictive insights rather than just historical data.
• AI Research & Evangelism: Stay at the forefront of "FinTech" and AI trends, conducting internal workshops or "brown bag" sessions on how the team can leverage new AI features in our existing tech stack.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern