Accounting Intern - Digital Finance & Data Ops (Summer)

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company in Metairie, LA, is offering a full-time Summer Internship in Accounting running May 17 through July 23, with possible extension to mid-August and a Final Internship Presentation on July 22 in New Orleans. The program seeks students pursuing an Accounting degree eager to gain hands-on experience in a corporate IT/Accounting environment.

The Accounting Intern will support daily operations, assist with reconciliations, reports, and data integrity, and participate in

Qualifications

• Progress toward an Accounting degree; rising senior or advanced coursework preferred.
• Minimum preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0.
• Understanding of fundamental accounting concepts (debits, credits, journals, ledgers).
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data cleanup).
• Experience with databases, Power BI, or reporting/coding tools is a plus.
• Detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working with structured and unstructured data.
• Ability to learn new systems and collaborate with multiple departments.
• Be a highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Possesses critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent basis. Gulf Coast Bank & Trust will not provide immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support daily accounting operations, including entering and updating financial transactions and assisting with reconciliations.
• Help prepare routine reports and basic financial analyses by compiling, reviewing, and validating data.
• Maintain and organize financial documents for audits, compliance reviews, and internal reporting.
• Assist with accounts payable/receivable tasks and verify transaction accuracy.
• Clean up and streamline documentation, spreadsheets, and workflows across systems and shared drives.
• Participate in process reviews and contribute to efficiency improvements.
• Support ad-hoc projects involving data analysis, reconciliation, or operational reporting using Excel and other tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Team communication

Education

Accounting degree progress

Tools

Power BI

Databases

Reporting tools

Job description

Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company in Metairie, LA, is offering a full-time Summer Internship in Accounting running May 17 through July 23, with possible extension to mid-August and a Final Internship Presentation on July 22 in New Orleans. The program seeks students pursuing an Accounting degree eager to gain hands-on experience in a corporate IT/Accounting environment.

The Accounting Intern will support daily operations, assist with reconciliations, reports, and data integrity, and participate in