What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Accounting Intern position at Wrapped Accounting?
Contract | Full-Time | In-Person — San Francisco, CA | Some Remote Flexibility
Do you want to work with rapidly scaling tech startups and see how modern finance operates from the inside?
We’re looking for a Financial Accounting Intern who is excited to work in a fast-paced, tech-forward environment where finance, automation, AI, and startup growth intersect. This role is ideal for someone who wants hands-on experience, real responsibility, and exposure to the financial operations that help startups scale.
As a Financial Accounting Intern, you’ll support the preparation and analysis of financial statements, assist with bookkeeping and accounting workflows, organize financial data, and help ensure reporting accuracy across multiple finance functions. You’ll work closely with team members, contribute to process improvements, and gain experience using modern accounting tools, financial systems, and AI-enabled workflows.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to grind, learn quickly, and grow vertically in a startup environment. You’ll be expected to take initiative, communicate clearly, move fast, and bring a detail-oriented mindset to everything you do.
What You’ll Work On
You will assist with preparing and analyzing financial statements, reports, and accounting records. You’ll help manage bookkeeping tasks, organize financial data, support month-end and operational finance processes, and work with accounting software and modern finance tools.
You’ll also gain exposure to how startups manage financial operations during periods of growth, including reporting, data accuracy, process automation, and cross-functional collaboration. This role is designed for someone who wants to build practical finance skills while working in a high-growth, startup-driven environment.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with a strong interest in accounting, finance, startups, and technology. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, eager to learn, and willing to take ownership of detailed financial tasks.
Qualifications
- Experience or coursework in preparing and analyzing financial statements and reports
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate data and identify inconsistencies
- Familiarity with accounting software, finance tools, or modern bookkeeping platform
- Understanding of basic finance and accounting principles
- Interest in tech startups, modern finance operations, automation, and AI-integrated workflows
- Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate with team members
- Detail-oriented, organized, and proactive when solving problems
- Currently pursuing or holding a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
- Prior internship, bookkeeping, accounting, or finance coursework is a plus
Ideal Fit
- You’ll thrive in this role if you’re excited by startup speed, comfortable with ambiguity, and motivated by growth. We’re looking for someone who wants more than a traditional internship — someone who wants to build, learn, contribute, and grow in a modern finance environment supporting rapidly scaling companies.
Hourly Rate: 25 - 35 per hour depending on proficiency