Finance & Accounting Internship

New York, United States | Posted on 08/24/2026

Gesture is an AI-driven connection company redefining how people and brands engage through tangibility. We merge technology, data, and emotion to create meaningful, real-world experiences, not just transactions. From our consumer app that lets anyone send something special without needing an address, to Gesture Reach
360, our tangible marketing platform that puts real products directly into the hands of ideal customers, we're turning digital impressions into physical connections that drive real action. Gesture isn't another gifting or marketing company, we're building the world's most powerful Connection Engine, where every product sent, received, or experienced deepens relationships and delivers measurable impact.

Inside our NYC headquarters, you'll find an environment that moves with the pace and precision of Silicon Valley but with the heart of something far greater. We run on cutting-edge tools, creative experimentation, and raw ambition.

Gesture is looking for a Finance Intern to support how we understand and manage the financial health of the business as we scale. This role is primarily finance: reading and building financial statements, tracking cash flow, and helping leadership understand where the business stands and where it's headed. It is not a filing or bookkeeping role. This is a hands‑on opportunity for someone who wants real exposure to how a growing company thinks about money, not just where it goes.

You’ll work closely with the Chief of Staff and finance function day to day, while gaining direct exposure to Gesture leadership more broadly, including how cash flow, the balance sheet, and P&L decisions connect to the bigger picture of running and scaling the business. Candidates currently pursuing or holding an MBA are strongly preferred, though we welcome strong candidates from related backgrounds.

• A hands‑on seat inside how Gesture manages cash, reads its own financial position, and plans ahead
• Direct, regular work with cash flow data, the balance sheet, and the P&L, not just accounting paperwork
• A role where your analysis and observations get used in real financial decisions, not filed away and forgotten
• A chance to build a genuine finance skill set at a growth‑stage startup, with light accounting and ops exposure on the side

Let’s be clear:

• This is not a bookkeeping or data‑entry‑only internship
• This is not a role where you’ll only file invoices and never touch the numbers behind them
• This is not a role for someone who wants to observe finance from a distance rather than dig into the numbers themselves
• This is not a role for someone uncomfortable being asked to explain what the balance sheet or cash flow is actually telling us

• Track and monitor company cash flow, helping identify trends, timing gaps, and areas of risk or opportunity
• Read and interpret the balance sheet to understand the company's assets, liabilities, and overall financial position
• Support cash flow forecasting and scenario modeling to help leadership plan ahead
• Help build pro forma financial statements and projections to support planning and decision-making
• Track and compare financial ratios across departments to help identify what's driving performance in each area
• Assist in preparing and maintaining P&L statements, connecting revenue and expense trends to the broader financial picture
• Help compile financial summaries, variance analysis, and reports for leadership review
• Support month‑end close activities and basic financial reconciliations
• Research and help evaluate financial planning topics as assigned, from burn rate to runway to unit economics

• Support light accounts payable and receivable tasks as needed, including reviewing invoices and monitoring outstanding balances
• Help maintain accurate financial records to keep the underlying data clean for analysis

• Assist with day‑to‑day administrative tasks for the finance function as needed
• Support ad hoc operational requests from the Chief…