About the Role
Scientech Research is looking for Finance & Fund Accounting Interns to join our team.
This is a project-based internship for students interested in the intersection of fund accounting, finance, investment operations, and automation. Rather than focusing primarily on routine accounting tasks, you will work on real-world projects involving financial reconciliation, controls, public-market data, fund operations, and finance technology.
The goal is to give you hands-on exposure to how Finance operates within a quantitative trading firm while developing the analytical judgment and attention to detail required in a buy-side environment.
What You'll Work On
Reconciliation & Financial Analysis: Rebuild and reconcile financial or holdings data, investigate breaks, and identify the underlying drivers of differences.
Financial Controls: Develop tools to identify potential errors in financial workbooks, such as inconsistent formulas, hardcoded values, broken links, and other control issues.
Finance Technology: Evaluate reconciliation, close management, AP automation, document extraction, and other finance technology solutions.
Fund Tax & Operations Research: Research how investment managers approach tax screening, operational controls, exception management, and coordination with fund administrators, prime brokers, and tax advisers.
Turn your analysis into clear workpapers, process maps, control frameworks, and recommendations that can be reviewed and used by the team.
What We're Looking For
Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or other advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
Strong interest in fund accounting, asset management finance, financial operations, or financial controls
Strong attention to detail and a willingness to investigate when numbers don't tie or something doesn't make sense
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including comfort with open-ended problems
Proficiency in Excel
Ability to independently organize your work and communicate findings clearly
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice to Have
Knowledge of US GAAP, partnership accounting, auditing, investment funds, or fund structures
Previous experience in accounting, audit, asset management, fund administration, or financial operations
Experience with Python, VBA, Power Query, or other data/automation tools
CPA or CFA coursework/candidacy
What You'll Gain
Buy-side exposure: Learn how fund accounting, financial controls, and operations work within a quantitative trading firm.
Project ownership: Work on substantive projects with real deliverables rather than primarily administrative tasks.
Finance × Technology: Gain experience applying data and automation to traditional finance and accounting problems.
Independent problem-solving: Learn how to investigate discrepancies, challenge assumptions, and turn ambiguous problems into structured solutions.