Accounting Intern

Hoping to apply your Finance and Accounting skills to a company with a mission? Come to PEM! Our Finance team is seeking an intern to assist with day to day tasks and multiple strategic projects during the Summer of 2026.

Summer is a great time to join the finance team  are optimizing multiple new systems and closing our fiscal year. An intern in our department will get exposure to the daily life of the Finance team and will get first hand experience working in the nerve center of a nonprofit that reaches Salem, New England, and beyond!

• Undergraduate or graduate accounting students are encouraged to apply.
• Must be ready to learn new systems.
• Organizational and communication skills sufficient to perform necessary tasks of the position.

Please note, this position is located in Salem, MA and requires reliable transportation;
Salem is conveniently served by the MBTA Commuter Rail on the Newburyport/Rockport Line.

The Summer Internship Program will run from June 11 to August 24, 2026, or an agreed upon end date with the hiring manager. A mandatory in-person orientation will be held at the museum on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Interns are also required to participate in professional development sessions, held on Thursdays through August 13th. Please note that session times are subject to change, and some sessions may be conducted in a hybrid format.

This internship provides a $2,000 stipend and requires the completion of 180 hours, which includes participation in professional development programming. This equates to approximately 18 onsite hours per week over the course of ten weeks. All internships are fully in person and take place on site. Please note the location where each internship will take place.