Are you passionate about turning data into insights? Curious how Fortune-level companies ensure financial accuracy while driving innovation? As a Finance Data Scientist Intern, you won’t just observe — you’ll actively shape how financial data is validated, governed, and transformed into powerful business insights inside a SOX-controlled enterprise environment.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with industry-leading systems like Oracle Fusion, Workday, and Salesforce, while working alongside Finance Systems, Accounting, IT, and Business Operations leaders. This role blends financial acumen, data science, enterprise technology, and compliance — a rare opportunity to build a uniquely powerful skill set.

Position Responsibilities

Financial Intelligence & Reporting

• Help prepare and validate core financial reporting (GL, P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow).
• Analyze financial data flows across ERP systems.
• Support journal entry validation and reconciliation processes.
• Assist in preparing audit-ready documentation within a SOX 404 framework.
• Contribute to real internal and external audit cycles.

Data Integration & System Validation

• Support data validation across enterprise platforms (ERP, HRIS, CRM).
• Assist in reconciliation testing between legacy and modern systems.
• Perform data quality assessments across subledgers and consolidated reports.
• Contribute to ERP migration and transformation initiatives.

Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Help monitor automated financial controls and exception reporting.
• Document reporting workflows and internal control frameworks.
• Collaborate with IT and Internal Audit to strengthen reporting integrity.
• Learn how financial compliance operates in a public-company environment.

Analytics & Business Insights

• Build interactive dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or Oracle Analytics.
• Perform variance analysis and investigate data anomalies.
• Support scenario modeling and forecasting exercises.
• Translate financial data into strategic insights for leadership.

Cross-Functional Impact

• Partner with Finance, HR, Sales, and Operations to streamline reporting.
• Support automation initiatives across ERP, HRIS, and CRM ecosystems.
• Contribute to initiatives that improve enterprise data governance.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Comfortable working with SQL and/or Python (class projects absolutely count!).
• Familiar with BI tools like Power BI or Tableau.

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

• Curious about how enterprise systems power financial decision-making.
• Detail-oriented and analytical, with strong problem-solving instincts.
• Interested in internal controls, audit, and how companies ensure financial integrity.
• Strong communicator who can explain insights clearly and professionally.

What You’ll Gain

• Real-world experience inside a SOX-controlled finance organization.
• Exposure to enterprise ecosystems (Oracle Fusion, Workday, Salesforce).
• Hands-on experience with financial reporting, audit support, and data governance.
• Experience supporting ERP transformation and automation initiatives.
• Mentorship from Finance Systems and Accounting leaders.
• A powerful combination of accounting, analytics, compliance, and enterprise systems experience — highly valued in consulting, tech, finance, and corporate leadership tracks.

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard (Frequent)

Position pays a competitive hourly rate

Clearance Level

No Clearance

The salary range for this role is: $0 - $0

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits: AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.

About AV:

AV isn’t for everyone. We hire the curious, the relentless, the mission-obsessed. The best of the best.

We don’t just build defense technology—we redefine what’s possible. As the premier autonomous systems company in the U.S., AV delivers breakthrough capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From AI-powered drones and loitering munitions to integrated autonomy and space resilience, our technologies shape the future of warfare and protect those who serve.

Founded by legendary innovator Dr. Paul MacCready, AV has spent over 50 years pushing the boundaries of what unmanned systems can do. Our heritage includes seven platforms in the Smithsonian—but we’re not building history, we’re building what’s next.

If you're ready to build technology that matters—with speed, scale, and purpose—there’s no better place to do it than AV.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.

ITAR

U.S. Citizenship required

AV is a global defense technology leader delivering battlefield proven systems and next-generation capabilities across air, land, sea, space, and cyber. From loitering munitions and autonomous robotic systems to counter -UAS, loitering munitions, directed energy, cyber, and mission command systems, AV’s proven solutions are based on learnings from over 50,000 autonomous systems delivered to battlefield to meet evolving threats head on. For more information, visit www.avinc.com.