Summer Finance and Accounting Associate Internship
GDIT Summer Internship Program – Summer 2026 Summer Finance and Accounting Associate Internship
Sponsorship is not available for this role.
At GDIT, our people are our business. We pride ourselves on the work our innovators do to support and secure some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the world. We wouldn’t be successful without our ability to attract new talent to join our team.
What sets a GDIT internship experience apart from other organizations in the industry?
GDIT’s Summer Internship Program is designed with you in mind! Our internship provides you the opportunity to be a part of a collaborative team that is helping to solve our clients’ most challenging matters. Throughout GDIT’s 10-week Summer Internship Program, you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Work side-by-side with GDIT professionals delivering work for clients.
- Collaborate with a team of peers to research and propose solutions to a current business challenge.
- Participate in a mentoring circle led by an early career champion.
- Interact with GDIT leaders.
- Participate in professional development.
How You’ll Make this Internship Opportunity Your Own
Our Finance and Accounting Associate Internship is designed to make a direct impact on a broad variety of projects and help to co-create and deliver successful solutions to GDIT’s internal and external clients. As a Finance and Accounting Associate (intern) you’ll play a key part in driving company success by providing support to the GDIT Controller organization. You will be trusted to support various areas of the Controller department teams including financial reporting, technical accounting, internal controls, financial planning & analysis, and international accounting.
A Day in the Life
- Performing accounting research for process and policy improvement, or problem solving
- Support internal audits and assessment of internal controls.
- Use modeling and analytics to understand how financial decisions impact our bottom line.
- Learn how to leverage new tools and technologies.
- Conduct research and analytical services related to financial data.
- Assist in planning and designing financial processes.
- Formulate recommendations to improve and support financial activities.
- Various duties that enhance the productivity and procedures of the company
The Must-Haves
- Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree program economics, finance, statistics, accounting, or related discipline from a United States-based college or university.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Teams)
What You’ll Need to Deliver Your Best Every Day
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
- Experience using Excel, specifically data analysis, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and charts
- Ability to build meaningful relationships with manager and members of your team in a remote environment.
- Intuitiveness with an ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology.
- A sense of genuine, intellectual curiosity and a nimble mindset
What you Offer as a Stand-Out Candidate
- Knowledge of accounting principles, interpreting financial statements, and exposure to quantitative financial analysis.
- Knowledge of project management and data analytics.
- Analytical and quantitative skills: working with and synthesizing big data into actionable insights and assessing processes to identify risks and potential mitigation strategies
- Comfortable using data software to conduct analyses and synthesize findings.
GDIT interns are paid and full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive weeks. Applicants should have a minimum of one semester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes. Take the first step and apply today!