Intern - Finance Administration

City of West Hollywood • Santa Monica, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable, practical accounting experience that will prepare you to work in local government and provide you with invaluable insights into the operations of a city government finance department. The Finance Intern will directly assist the Department of Finance and Technology Services with a wide range of projects and responsibilities related to local government finance. The internship provides cross-functional exposure to city governance across the department’s various divisions and allows you to put your education to use in a professional setting. Supporting the finance team to implement best practices and efficient workflows in the new enterprise resource planning (ERP), tasks related to current state/future state workflows including preparing accounting invoices, processing accounts payable, cash receipts/revenue collection, payroll, and purchasing. Additionally, you will gain experience with data analysis for enterprise resource planning (ERP), creating and scrubbing through Excel spreadsheets, preparing periodic reports, updating financial reports, and general administrative support such as scheduling and tracking tasks. The successful Intern will be flexible, is a self-starter yet is comfortable seeking guidance, is able to meet deadlines, determine project priorities, able to take direction while working independently, and provides great customer service to multiple levels of the organization. Experience using computer programs and financial software such as Excel, Word and Acrobat is essential. Deadline to apply is Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. Please plan accordingly to meet the application deadline. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline. If you have problems creating a user account or submitting your online application, please contact NEOGOV applicant support directly at 855.524.5627. (Please note: Applicant Support Hours are Monday through Friday, 8am - 5pm Pacific Time and, depending on call volume, may be an automated voicemail system or live support).

Requirements

• Applicants must be currently enrolled and/or pursuing a graduate degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Development or Leadership, OR have junior or senior status pursuing an undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management, Economics, or a closely related field.
• Eligibility to remain in the program is contingent upon school enrollment.
• Students must be able to work approximately 20 hours per week during normal business hours.
• Experience using computer programs and financial software such as Excel, Word and Acrobat is essential.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism in interacting with the public, business community, City officials, staff and other department representatives.
• An ability to think creatively, work independently, and meet deadline while handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to analyze and organize data using Microsoft Excel and Acrobat.
• Ability to learn/use the City's enterprise resource planning software, Tyler Eden Financial System.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Discretion regarding sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

• Students who are interested in a six-month commitment or longer are required.

Responsibilities

• Researching policies and best practices regarding city governance and financial management.
• Assisting with updates to the: Finance Policies & Procedures and updates to current processes in preparation for implementation of a new financial software.
• Processing accounting/financial information for the organization, including coordinating various billing processes; collecting and coding revenues; prepares and adjusts journal entries; assists in year-end functions related to accounting/financial operations; analyzes reports; creates, maintains and/or updates computer database information, related spreadsheets charts, and graphs using Microsoft Excel.
• Assisting with drafting and edits city council staff reports, policies and training materials.
• Research, analyze, compile and summarize financial and non-financial information.
• Other duties as required and related to internal services provided by the Finance & Technology Services Department, including general accounting, revenue management, and information technology.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree