Intern - Finance Unit

City of New York • New York City, NY

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The New York City Comptroller’s Office works to promote the financial health, integrity, and effectiveness of New York City government, in order to strengthen trust, secure a thriving future for all New Yorkers, and build a more just, equitable, and resilient city. Led by an independently elected citywide official, the comptroller’s office provides checks and balances needed to hold City government accountable for budgeting wisely, investing responsibly, operating efficiently, acting fairly, living up to its obligations and promises, and paying attention to the long-term challenges we face together. The Bureau of Administration is committed to delivering strategic support services to strengthen and empower Office of the New York City Comptroller employees as they work toward ensuring the City's fiscal health. We provide service and support in a manner that promotes communication, transparency, and collaboration. These services include Human Resources, Procurement, Payment, Facilities Management, and Budget Management. The intern will gain hands-on technical experience through task specific office work and a mentoring relationship with senior-level technical staff. The internship will familiarize the intern with the City's Fiscal Management process and focus on Invoice Compliance and Centralization Support Project: the centralization of invoice intake and processing within the Accounts Payable Unit.

Requirements

• Matriculation at an accredited college. Employment is conditioned upon continuance as a student in college.
• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate degree program for the Fall 2026 semester.
• This position is ideal for college students pursuing majors/minors in the fields of Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics or Data/Business Analytics or related field.
• All interns will work in-person in the office, Monday – Thursday, 28 hours per week.
• The employment period will be from June 1 – July 30, 2026.
• As of June of the Program year the prospective intern must be a student matriculated in a college or be a recent college graduate (winter/spring term of the Program year).
• Appointment to this title is only valid for the duration of the Program, June - August each year.

Responsibilities

• Study how invoices currently enter the agency, how they are tracked, reviewed, and approved, and where risks or inefficiencies arise when intake is decentralized across units
• Learn how controls, accountability, and workflow design protect public funds while balancing vendor responsiveness and operational realities
• Design a Centralized Intake Framework:
• Create a visual workflow (as is vs to be)
• Develop a practical intake checklist or tracker template
• Perform other duties and assignments as may be required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed