Accounting Summer Intern

Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

Job Summary

The Kairos Power Controllership team is looking for a highly motivated Accounting Intern for Summer 2026. This is an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world setting, building professional networks, and gaining practical skills with a dynamic organization.

The Kairos Power Controllership team is responsible for the proper accounting, compliance and internal control environment for Kairos Power.  The successful candidate will find himself/herself surrounded by sharp professionals with diverse backgrounds, operating in a fast-paced, intellectual, and team-oriented environment.  

Responsibilities

• Prepare account reconciliations to support accurate financial reporting.

• Process invoices in accordance with established accounting policies and procedures.

• Support month-end close process, including data preparation and analysis.

• Assist with projects to improve accounting processes, performance, and operational efficiencies.

• Provide support for external audits, including general ledger extracts and variance analyses.

• Support evaluation of new tools and technologies to improve accuracy, scalability and efficiency within the accounting function.

• Assist with maintaining accounting documentation and supporting compliance with internal control requirements.

• Support data validation, accuracy checks, and basic financial analysis under supervision.

• Participate in team meetings and training sessions to develop accounting and business knowledge.

• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• Experience and proficiency using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

• Experience using Excel functions such as pivot tables, formulas, or data analysis tools is desirable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Precise and detail-oriented with strong analytical skills

• Hands-on team player with willingness to pitch in where necessary

• Effective problem-solving and issue-resolution skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to work successfully with teams across the organization

• Have a learning mindset and take ownership of your own development

• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others

• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues

• Basic knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or willingness to learn under supervision.

• Ability to handle confidential financial information with discretion and professionalism.

Physical Demands

• Communicating with others to exchange information

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment.

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs

• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes, etc.

Travel

• Some travel may be required (5%)

The salary range for this position is $26/hour to $45/hour for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that maybe used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, ability and the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role. 

About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full-time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• Competitive compensation packages

• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents

• Paid Vacation

• 401(k) and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E-Verify.

Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list (link below) are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810