Accounting Intern

Job Description

Accounting Intern (Summer 2027) | Zipline

The Tone:
This is an internship at Zipline, located in South San Francisco, CA. Zipline designs, builds, and operates the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies like food, medicine, and essential goods globally via drone delivery. This role matters by providing hands-on experience in corporate accounting, supporting the financial operations that keep Zipline’s global mission running smoothly. The intern will learn the foundational aspects of in-house accounting within a technology company focused on real-world impact.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person South San Francisco, CA
• Pay: $34 hourly
• Team: Finance & Accounting team
• Mission: Support critical accounting tasks to ensure Zipline’s global operations run smoothly and efficiently, maintaining sharp, audit-ready systems and records.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Google Sheets

What You’ll Actually Do
• Accounting Processes: Assist in core accounting processes including preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts, and maintaining accurate records.
• Financial Close Support: Support the monthly and quarterly financial close by compiling data, running reports, and preparing schedules.
• System Support: Support data entry, analysis, and cleanup projects related to Zipline’s finance systems.
• Fixed Asset Accounting: Partner with country operations and manufacturing teams to support fixed asset accounting activities, including asset tracking, capitalization, and reconciliation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with the broader Finance, Procurement, and Operations teams to track transactions and streamline processes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Completed the second year of undergraduate studies in Accounting. Masters and PhDs are also eligible.
• Experience: Comfortable working with numbers and eager to apply academic learning to real-world work.
• Skills: Organized, detail-oriented, asks questions, enjoys problem-solving, reliable, resourceful, and motivated to learn by doing.
• Bonus: Familiarity with Excel or Google Sheets (has used formulas or pivot tables). A passion for Zipline’s mission and curiosity about accounting in a global tech startup.