Finance & Accounting Intern

Position Title: Finance & Accounting Intern
Requisition ID: [TBD by HR]
Position Location: Fairfax, VA
Position Reports To: Senior Director, Finance

At Trident Systems, we believe that strong engineering principles are fundamental to driving innovation and solving complex problems. We promote a culture characterized by rigorous engineering practices and a commitment to continuous improvement. This is achieved by leveraging our organization's collective expertise through collaborative development processes, which include thorough design and peer reviews. We can deliver innovative, high-performance solutions that meet our customers' evolving requirements by integrating our specialized knowledge in aerospace electronic systems with appropriately scaled development methodologies.

We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.

Position Summary

The Finance & Accounting Intern will support day-to-day financial operations, reporting, and analysis across the organization. This role provides hands-on experience in program finance, accounting, and billing, while working closely with finance leadership and cross-functional teams to support accurate financial reporting and business processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support program finance activities, including project tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Assist with accounting processes such as journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close
• Support customer billing, including invoice preparation and tracking billed vs. unbilled amounts
• Maintain and update financial reports, models, and datasets
• Perform data analysis and assist with ad hoc reporting requests
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial data across systems
• Collaborate with internal teams to support financial processes and data collection
• Assist with process improvements and other finance-related initiatives
• Ability to support travel within the Northern VA area
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Required Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Strong academic performance with demonstrated interest in finance or accounting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with financial modeling or data analysis is a plus
• Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial statements
• Must be geographically located within a commutable distance to the Trident location 

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment
• Exposure to ERP systems, Power BI, or other data tools is a plus

Trident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. 

Trident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@tridsys.com.

Pay Transparency: The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)