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Finance Summer Intern

Location: Hayward, CA
Department: Finance
Reports to: Finance Department

Summary: This is a 10 to 12-week summer internship providing a college student the opportunity to support the accounting operations of Arcus Biosciences, Inc. This position will join a small 5-person finance team with the opportunity to interact with various functions in the organization. The ideal candidate is someone with an interest in biotech, on a path to major in finance or accounting, has work experience, and an independent worker who is detailed oriented, eager to learn, systems-savvy, and not afraid to roll-up their sleeves and learn about key activities within an accounting operation of an exciting recently public company. The candidate will be supervised by the department’s experienced Staff Accountant, who will direct most of the day-to-day activities.

Responsibilities:
• Provide support throughout the Company’s accounts payable cycle to facilitate timely vendor payments:
 o Enter vendor bills in the Company’s ERP system, NetSuite
 o Assist with vendor invoice filing and organization
 o Match invoices with supporting documentation to authorize payment
 o Review open purchase orders and assist with proper adjustments or closure
• Provide support in Company’s fixed assets tagging and annual inventory process
 o Assign asset tags to company’s key assets, including laboratory equipment
 o Confirm existence and functionality of assets on record
 o Help determine need for any asset write-offs
• Provide general assistance during month-end close, including spreadsheet builds
• Support other ad-hoc projects for finance department, as necessary

Qualifications:
 • College student studying finance, accounting, or equivalent coursework
 • Detail-oriented and capable of working independently
 • Systems-savvy and familiar with Microsoft Excel