Accounting Internship Program

Job Description

Summer ’27 Intern – Accounting | Welltower™ Inc. (NYSE:WELL)

The Tone:
This is a summer internship at Welltower Inc. Welltower, now the world’s largest real estate company by market capitalization, is transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. The company creates vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge, driven by a collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement. This role offers students the opportunity to apply their quantitative skills across various Accounting teams, gaining broad exposure to the financial operations that drive the business. Interns are immersed in high-priority work from day one, collaborating directly with teams to evaluate opportunities, design creative solutions, and help deliver long-term value, directly contributing to critical corporate accounting functions. This internship is designed for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge and embrace complexity, aiming to develop extraordinary skills in just ten weeks.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Team: Accounting teams
• Mission: This role is dedicated to immersing an accounting student in high-priority financial operations, enabling them to apply quantitative skills across various functional areas. The intern will gain broad exposure to the financial operations that drive Welltower’s business, understanding how the Accounting team plays a critical role in planning, directing, and coordinating all corporate accounting functions, while helping deliver long-term value.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reconcile Accounts: Accurately prepare and post journal entries, and perform thorough account reconciliations to maintain financial integrity.
• Manage Vendors: Support effective vendor management by tracking relationships and ensuring accurate record-keeping.
• Assist Decisions: Provide assistance with daily line of credit balance decisions, contributing to treasury operations.
• Ensure Compliance: Contribute to compliance monitoring efforts, including information gathering and systematic workpaper organization.
• Improve Processes: Participate actively in process improvement initiatives, identifying efficiencies within accounting functions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a major in Accounting, seeking practical, high-impact experience within the real estate and wellness infrastructure sector.
• Experience: While not strictly required, previous internship or relevant work experience is preferred, demonstrating a foundational understanding and early commitment to professional development in accounting or finance.
• Skills: Proficiency in applying core accounting principles and practices; Capability to prepare accurate journal entries and conduct thorough account reconciliations; Strong quantitative aptitude for financial analysis and data interpretation; Understanding of regulatory compliance processes and financial record-keeping best practices.
• Bonus: Demonstrated ability as a bold, independent thinker who thrives on challenge and embraces complexity, ready to disrupt an industry through creativity.