Controllership AI & Automation Intern

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast‑paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter. Your Impact As a Controllership AI & Automation Intern, you will support targeted AI, analytics, and automation initiatives that improve the speed, quality, and scalability of Controllership processes. You'll be embedded on a scoped workstream for approximately 3 months — partnering with Accounting, IT/Engineering, and other Finance stakeholders to deliver real, measurable results. This is a hands‑on builder role. You'll join meetings with process owners, help map current‑state workflows and pain points, contribute to defining requirements, and use AI and automation tools to develop solutions. Depending on the initiative, you may work alongside IT/data teams, enable process owners to build solutions themselves, or get directly hands‑on building them with us. What You'll Do Reports to: Director, NPI and AI Lead, Chief of Staff Support the identification and scoping of AI/automation opportunities within a defined Controllership process area (e.g., Accounting Operations, Revenue Accounting, Financial Reporting, Tax, or Internal Audit) Participate in stakeholder meetings to understand current‑state workflows, pain points, and requirements — and help translate them into solution options Help build documentation that supports SOX/audit readiness: process flows, control mapping, test evidence, and usage guidelines Assist with testing, UAT coordination, and rollout support for solutions developed during the engagement Present findings, progress, and recommendations to Controllership leadership at the close of your engagement What Success Looks Like You deliver a scoped, working solution (or meaningfully advance one) within your ~3‑month engagement — something the team can build on or put into production You reduce manual effort or cycle time in at least one targeted workflow, with clear before/after documentation Your work is auditable and control‑safe Process owners and teammates feel equipped to sustain or extend what you built What You Bring Currently pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field Familiarity with financial accounting concepts (e.g., reconciliations, journal entries, close process, Order‑to‑Cash or Record‑to‑Report) and/or hands‑on experience with data or AI tools — ideally both Comfortable working with structured data; experience with SQL, Python, or Excel is a plus Exposure to or genuine curiosity about AI tooling (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Cursor) and how it can be applied to finance workflows Strong communicator who can translate between Finance stakeholders and technical teams Able to gather context quickly, work independently within a defined scope, and deliver within a fixed timeline Bonus Points Hands‑on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI workflow tools Exposure to ERP or financial close systems (NetSuite, SAP, D365, Oracle, or similar) Experience with business intelligence or automation tools (e.g., Power Query, Alteryx, Power Automate) Prior internship experience in finance, accounting, or a data/engineering role Duration: ~3 months Engagement type: Project‑based, scoped to a specific Controllership AI initiative Team: Controllership / Finance, reporting to the Director, Chief of Staff (Controllership) Axon’s hourly pay philosophy is made up of base pay and bonus. The actual hourly pay is dependent upon many factors such as level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit Base Pay Range

$25 - $25 USD

We are committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve. Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment. The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions. Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well‑being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes. #J-18808-Ljbffr Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics