Intern, Accounting & Finance

Job Description

Intern, Accounting & Finance | USA Baseball

The Tone:
This is a full-time internship at USA Baseball, located primarily in Cary, NC, with required domestic travel. As the national governing body for baseball in the United States, USA Baseball works to lead the growth of the pastime’s future. This role supports the organization’s financial operations and event execution, playing a critical part in ensuring accurate financial tracking and analysis across the organization. You will contribute to the efficiency and integrity of financial information flow in a demanding yet rewarding environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Cary, NC
• Team: Reports to and works alongside the Assistant Director.
• Mission: To support the organization’s financial operations and event execution by ensuring the smooth and accurate flow of financial information.
• Tech Stack: Financial software platforms, point-of-sale systems, ticketing platforms, inventory management, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Policies: Assist in executing accounting policies and procedures to ensure accurate financial tracking and analysis.
• Controls: Help design and implement record-keeping systems and internal accounting controls.
• Operations: Support accounts payable and receivable operations to maintain precise and timely financial workflows.
• Reconciliation: Contribute to accounting tasks related to merchandise, ticketing systems, and inventory reconciliation.
• Events: Oversee on-site financial operations, including deposits, audits, and reconciliations, during national events in Arizona and at the National Training Complex in Cary, NC.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related business field.
• Experience: No prior experience is explicitly required for this internship; however, the role involves gaining hands-on experience with accounting systems, internal controls, and event-based financial management.
• Skills: Detail-oriented, organized, committed to accuracy in financial processes, adaptable, capable of balancing multiple responsibilities, professionalism, integrity, strong work ethic, and weekday/weekend availability for events.
• Bonus: Prior experience with accounting systems, bookkeeping, or financial reconciliation; familiarity with point-of-sale systems, ticketing platforms, or inventory management; strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis.