Finance Transformation and AI Strategy Intern
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world helping business owners operate increase sales engage customers and keep employees happy.
Location: Boston MA
Duration: Summerweeks
(MUST BE LOCATED IN BOSTON FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM BEGINS JUNE 8TH AND ENDS AUGUST 21ST)
Role Overview
Were looking for a Finance Transformation Intern who acts as a generalist across Accounting Strategic Finance and FP&A tasked specifically with identifying manual friction and applying AI-driven solutions to automate and elevate our financial operations.
Key Responsibilities
- AI Implementation & Prompt Engineering: Partner with the Accounting and Strategic Finance teams to identify workflows (e.g. variance analysis contract review or expense classification) that can be optimized using LLMs and generative AI tools.
- Cross-Functional Generalist Support: Rotate through different finance pillarsfrom closing the books with the Controllership team to building long-range models with Strategic Financeensuring a holistic view of the companys financial engine.
- Process Mapping & Automation: Document as-is manual processes and design to-be automated workflows using Python SQL or low-code automation platforms.
- Data Storytelling: Assist in the development of real-time dashboards that move beyond static reports providing the executive team with predictive insights rather than just historical data.
- AI Research & Evangelism: Stay at the forefront of FinTech and AI trends conducting internal workshops or brown bag sessions on how the team can leverage new AI features in our existing tech stack.
Qualifications & Skills
- The Hybrid Mindset: You are pursuing a degree in Finance Accounting or Economics but you have a minor (formal or self-taught) in Data Science Computer Science or Business Analytics.
- AI Fluency: You have hands-on experience with LLMs (ChatGPT Claude Gemini) and understand how to use them for data extraction coding assistance and document summarization.
- Technical Toolkit:
- Advanced Excel: You dont just use VLOOKUPs; you understand Power Query and data modeling.
- Programming: Proficiency in Python or SQL is highly preferred for data manipulation.
- Visualization: Familiarity with Tableau PowerBI or Looker.
- Systems Thinker: You dont just want to fix a cell in a spreadsheet; you want to fix the process that created the error in the first place.
- Adaptability: You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable jumping between a technical accounting task in the morning and a high-level strategic brainstorming session in the afternoon.
What Youll Gain
- Direct impact on the digital transformation of a growing finance organization.
- Mentorship from leaders who value innovation over the way its always been done.
- A portfolio of AI-driven projects that demonstrate your ability to bridge the gap between finance and technology.
AI at Toast
At Toast one of our company values is that were hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster more independently and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; its a core part of our culture.
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The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime bonus/commissions if eligible) benefits and equity (if eligible).
How Toast Uses AI in its Hiring Process
Throughout the hiring process our goal is to get to know you. We use AI tools to support our recruiters and interviewers with tasks like note-taking summarization and documentation of interviews to ensure they can be fully focused on your conversation. All hiring decisions are made by people.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast our employees are our secret ingredientwhen they thrive we restaurant industry is one of the most diverse and we embrace that diversity with authenticity inclusivity respect and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally check out: today!
Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process please contact .
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Required Experience:
Intern
About Company
Toast is a restaurant point of sale and management system that helps restaurants improve operations, increase sales and create a better guest experience.
