Accounting Intern
About Us
TBD Investors is a private investment firm that backs exceptional searchers and entrepreneurs as they acquire, operate, and build enduring companies. We invest our own capital, often as a lead investor and alongside other investors such as Trilogy, and work closely with entrepreneurs across sourcing, due diligence, acquisitions, and business growth.
We believe enduring businesses are built by people who take responsibility, care about their customers and employees, and make things better every day.
You can learn more about our work, the entrepreneurs we back, and our portfolio companies on our LinkedIn page or on our website.
About the Role
TBD Investors is seeking an Accounting Intern to support financial reporting, transaction accounting, and accounting initiatives across our firm and portfolio companies.
The intern will gain exposure to the accounting work involved in acquiring, operating, and growing privately held businesses. Projects may include financial-statement analysis, monthly reporting, acquisition accounting, account reconciliation, budgeting, cash management, tax-document coordination, and improving accounting processes at portfolio companies.
This role is ideal for someone who wants practical experience at the intersection of accounting, private equity, and business operations.
What You’ll Work On
- Assist with monthly and quarterly financial reporting
- Review income statements, balance sheets, cash-flow statements, and general-ledger activity
- Help prepare account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and variance analyses
- Support accounts-payable, accounts-receivable, payroll, and cash-management projects
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and comparisons of actual performance against plan
- Help organize financial records and supporting documentation for acquisitions
- Support financial and accounting due diligence for potential investments
- Assist with purchase-accounting schedules and post-acquisition opening balance sheets
- Help integrate accounting systems, policies, and reporting processes following acquisitions
- Review portfolio-company financial reporting for completeness, accuracy, and consistency
- Support the preparation and organization of tax documents, K-1s, entity records, and information requested by outside accountants
- Help maintain entity-level financial information and investment records
- Assist with audit, review, and tax-preparation requests
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting controls, reporting timelines, and documentation
- Help develop standardized reports, templates, and accounting procedures for growing companies
- Work with controllers, CFOs, company leaders, investment professionals, and outside accounting firms
Who Should Apply
We welcome applications from undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent graduates studying:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Economics
- Business administration
- Taxation
- Information systems
- Other accounting or business-related disciplines
- Strong candidates will have:
- A solid understanding of basic accounting principles
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational ability
- Comfort working with spreadsheets and financial information
- An interest in private equity, corporate accounting, audit, tax, or financial operations
- Sound judgment when handling confidential information
- The ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- A practical mindset and an interest in understanding how accounting supports business decisions
- Experience with Excel, QuickBooks, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, financial reporting, bookkeeping, or tax preparation is helpful but not required. Students pursuing CPA eligibility are encouraged to apply.
What You’ll Gain
You will gain hands-on experience with the accounting and financial processes behind real companies and investment transactions. You will see how financial information is evaluated before an acquisition, organized after closing, and used to improve operating performance.
The role provides exposure to portfolio-company accounting, acquisition integration, financial reporting, internal controls, tax coordination, and private equity investment structures.
About TBD Investors
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