Finance AI Solutions Intern: Automate Finance with AI

CarGurus Early Careers; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

CarGurus Finance is seeking a curious, analytical student to join us as a Finance AI Solutions Intern for an 11-week Summer Internship. You will own a high-impact project with a Finance partner while gaining exposure to Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Finance Operations, and Procurement.

The program runs June–August 2027 with a hybrid model and 60% Boston office time (roughly three days per week). You will build prototypes using LLMs and tools like Excel or Google Sheets, and work on AI-driven process

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, CS, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Eligible to complete a full-time summer internship.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to understand how processes work before improving them.
• Proficient in Excel or Google Sheets and comfortable working with structured data.
• Curious about AI and automation and applying them responsibly in a business setting.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain analysis to technical and business audiences.
• Organized, detail-oriented, self-directed, and comfortable working through ambiguity with guidance.
• Interest in finance, accounting, operations, or data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Map a manual or data-intensive workflow and identify AI/automation opportunities.
• Build and test a scoped prototype using LLMs and tools like Excel, Sheets, SQL, or workflow platforms.
• Research and analyze use cases such as reconciliations, variance analysis, spend analysis, data extraction.
• Validate outputs with process owners; document assumptions, steps, limitations and impact.
• Support guardrails for AI-assisted workflows including human review and audit trails.
• Collaborate with Finance and other teams to understand data flows and improve processes.
• Present outcomes and measured business impact to Finance leadership at internship end.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Excel

Google Sheets

AI curiosity

Clear communication

Detail oriented

Self-directed

Education

Bachelor’s degree candidate (Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, CS, IS)

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Job description

CarGurus Finance is seeking a curious, analytical student to join us as a Finance AI Solutions Intern for an 11-week Summer Internship. You will own a high-impact project with a Finance partner while gaining exposure to Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Finance Operations, and Procurement.

The program runs June–August 2027 with a hybrid model and 60% Boston office time (roughly three days per week). You will build prototypes using LLMs and tools like Excel or Google Sheets, and work on AI-driven process