Spring 2027 Accounting, Finance & Operations Intern

The International Center (Indianapolis); Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor committed to your success

Weekly professional development

Local and international networking

Hybrid work

OPT/CPT, school stipend/scholarship

Job summary

The International Center (Indianapolis) offers a fall/spring internship supporting the Senior VP of Operations & Chief of Staff and the Office Manager. You will handle invoices, financial documents, and participate in budgeting discussions, while gaining exposure to nonprofit financial practices and cross-department projects.

This role emphasizes hands-on experience in accounting, finance, and operations, with a hybrid schedule and a monthly parking stipend.

Qualifications

• Fundamental understanding of accounts receivable and budgeting basics.
• Awareness of US and international business and cultural diversities.
• Ability to organize and logically order financial documents.

Responsibilities

• Maintains financial documents
• Prepares and attends finance meetings
• Assists with financial planning – budgeting and cashflow forecasting
• Special projects to improve financial practices
• Helps prepare and review financial forecasts

Skills

Excel proficiency

Financial summarization

Debits and credits (basic)

Cultural awareness

Tools

Excel

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The selected intern works in direct support of The International Center’s Senior Vice President of Operations & Chief of Staff as well as the Office Manager & CRM Administrator and is involved in all activities relating to accounting, finance, and operations. The intern will also work as a project manager for specific projects assigned by the operations leadership. Main responsibilities will include but are not limited to recording invoices received, maintaining financial documents, attending finance meetings, and assisting with financial planning. The intern will get exposed to non-profit financial practices, inventory budgeting, and different special projects with variety of departments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains financial documents
• Prepares and attends finance meetings
• Assists with financial planning – e.g., budgeting and cashflow forecasting
• Special projects to improve financial practices
• Helps prepare and review financial forecasts

DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understanding U.S. and International business and cultural diversities
• Understanding accounts receivables protocol, budgeting techniques, organizational structure, tracking financial health, and accounting methods
• Ability to gain organizational skills and logically order similar documents

DESIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Efficiency with Excel
• Ability to make financial summaries
• Basic knowledge of debits and credits
• Cultural awareness

EXPECTATIONS

• Be on time, be present, be engaged
• Communicate, participate, support your team and the mission

PAY & SCHEDULE

• $15/hour, plus $80 monthly parking stipend
• The Center’s office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
• Interns work an average of 20 hours per week during the fall and spring terms, and an average of 30 hours per week during the summer term
• Hybrid work possible, based on project needs and availability

BENEFITS

• Mentor committed to your success
• Weekly professional development programming
• Local and international networking opportunities
• Collaborative, respectful, fun work culture
• OPT/CPT, class credit, school stipend/scholarship application support