Accounting Summer Intern

Looking for a summer 2026 opportunity that builds your resume and gives you real-world experience in finance and accounting? Join the Montana Board of Investments (BOI) as an Investment Accounting Intern and see how your classroom learning connects to managing billions in public investments.

At BOI, you’ll work alongside accounting professionals from a variety of backgrounds—governmental, private, public, investment, and banking. You’ll play an active role in supporting our mission of managing approximately $28 billion in investments and overseeing $75 million in bonds that fund low-interest loans for Montana’s state and local governments.

This is more than a traditional internship—you’ll gain valuable technical skills, learn from experienced mentors, and see the inner workings of institutional investment accounting.

What You’ll Do

• Attend daily accounting and investment team meetings.
• Learn how our investment operations work from both the investment pool and participant perspectives.
• Help with monthly and annual financial close processes.
• Prepare journal entries, account analyses, and reconciliations.
• Collaborate on the annual financial statements.
• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies with guidance from senior accountants.
• Work with multiple accounting and bank systems, including the Statewide Accounting, Budgeting, and Human Resources System (SABHRS).
• Use Excel daily for projects, such as\:
  • Financial reconciliations.
  • Cash and investment reviews.
  • Preparing information for reports and statements.
  • Loan payment and funding tracking.

No two days are the same—you’ll be given meaningful projects that develop your analytical, problem-solving, and financial reporting skills.

Why It’s Worth It

• Gain hands-on experience in public-sector investing and accounting.
• Build relationships with experienced accounting professionals.
• Add valuable technical and analytical experience to your resume.
• Contribute to projects that have a real impact on communities across Montana.

Who You Are

• A full-time student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
• Sophomore, junior, or senior standing in the fall of 2026.
• Previous accounting or finance coursework.
• A motivated self-starter who’s ready to learn and contribute.
• Someone who enjoys working with numbers, analyzing data, and solving problems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with large data sets.

• Interest in pursuing a professional designation, such as CPA or CFA preferred.

This position requires the successful completion of a background check prior to employment.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online through the State of Montana careers website by January 31, 2026, or until the position is filled. Please include a resume and cover letter explaining your interest in finance and the Montana Board of Investments.

The State of Montana has a decentralized human resources (HR) system. Each agency is responsible for its own recruitment and selection. Anyone who needs a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the agency's HR staff identified on the job listing or by dialing the Montana Relay at 711. Montana Job Service Offices also offer services including assistance with submitting an online application.

State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not related to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant.