Accounting AI Innovation Intern

About the Role

The Accounting AI Innovation Intern will support the Accounting organization by combining a strong foundation in accounting with curiosity about artificial intelligence, process improvement, and automation. This role is based in the St. Louis office. The intern will learn core accounting processes, break down repeatable activities into clear steps, and explore how AI-enabled tools and agents can improve efficiency, consistency, documentation, and problem-solving. The ideal candidate intends to pursue an accounting career and can connect AI skills to practical accounting problems. This is an accounting-focused internship, not a software engineering one.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn selected accounting processes, business requirements, controls, and expected outputs.
• Break recurring accounting activities into logical steps, identify manual handoffs or repetitive work, and evaluate simplification or automation opportunities.
• Assist with accounting analyses, reconciliations, schedules, documentation, and project work.
• Apply structured problem-solving to determine where AI may help organize information, summarize documentation, support research, draft process materials, or improve workflow consistency.
• Help design and test proof-of-concept AI prompts, workflows, or agents for accounting use cases.
• Document inputs, decision points, exceptions, controls, required human review, and expected outputs for proposed automated processes.
• Validate AI-assisted outputs against source information, investigate discrepancies, and communicate limitations or risks.
• Prepare presentations and recommendations on the accounting problem, proposed approach, expected value, controls, and lessons learned.
• Own a meaningful summer project and present the work during the internship capstone experience.
• Participate in team meetings, manager check-ins, internship programming, and other development experiences.
• Perform other duties and project work as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Diploma or GED
• Attending an accredited four-year degree-granting institution or an accredited Graduate Master’s or MBA program in the United States.
• Rising juniors, rising seniors, or working toward a graduate degree.
• Pursuing a Business, Business-related, or IT major. Applicable majors include:
• Accounting
• AI
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers.

Internship Details

• Duration: 10 weeks (May 24th – August 6th, 2027)
• Location: St. Louis office
• Travel: Required for two specific weeks in St. Louis:
• Kickoff Week: The week of May 24th.
• Closing Week: The week of August 3rd.
• Transportation and lodging for these trips will be provided.
• Compensation: $23.00 per hour.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Strong prioritization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team building skills
• Well-organized and detail-oriented
• Ability to handle a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to interact in a courteous, helpful, and professional manner