Finance Intern

Rethink Food is a chef-led nonprofit partnering with restaurants to better feed communities. Through strong partnerships with local restaurants and community-based organizations, we work with a responsive, hyperlocal network that provides culturally celebrated, nutritious meals. Since 2017, we've served over 35 million meals and reinvested more than $157 million into local economies.

Our work falls into three core areas

• Building the Network: We connect restaurants, community-based organizations, and food donors to deliver meals where they're needed most.
• Setting the Example: Through our Sustainable Community Kitchen, we demonstrate what dignified, community-centered food access can look like.
• Advocating for Change: We champion policy and systems change to create a more sustainable, equitable food future for all.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Finance Intern will support the Finance team with invoicing operations for our Medically Tailored Meals (MTM) program — a Medicaid-funded meal delivery program that provides free, dietitian-designed meal boxes to eligible members through NYC's 1115 waiver. The intern will gain hands-on experience processing and reconciling invoices, managing vendor documentation, and supporting the day-to-day financial operations of a growing multi-program nonprofit. Full on-the-job training is provided.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the MTM invoicing cycle: review, process, and track invoices from restaurant partners and service providers.
• Reconcile invoice data against delivery records and meal counts in internal systems.
• Assist with vendor documentation, including W-9s, and ACH banking information
• Flag discrepancies and work with Finance staff to resolve them in a timely way.
• Support other Finance team tasks as capacity allows, including budget tracking and funder reporting preparation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current student in a relevant undergraduate or graduate program, majoring in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, or Non-profit Management.
• Strong interest in nonprofit finance and accounting.
• Comfort working with numbers and spreadsheets (Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel).
• Experience with Google Workspace.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Hard-working, dedicated, and self-motivated.
• Attention to detail and high systems aptitude.
• Flexible and able to adapt to changes.
• Ability to abide by and uphold professional standards.
• Committed to Rethink's mission and values.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

INTERNSHIP BENEFITS

Rethink internships are based on mentorship and skill development. We are dedicated to creating an internship program that provides participants with a thorough understanding of the organization's mission, values, and operations. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in cross-functional team development, peer-to-peer advisement, all staff meetings, and workshops led by the Rethink Team.

This internship presents an outstanding opportunity for those who have an interest in a growing social impact nonprofit.

Compensation: $20.00 per hour

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

Commitment to embodying our values of

Inventiveness: At our core, we are relentlessly curious about solving problems. As our name suggests, we're a team of creative thinkers, but we're also hands-on doers, challenging norms with humility to find practical solutions that can create lasting change.

Vulnerability: Guided by an “always be better” mindset, we are a team that intentionally reflects on what we are doing well and where we need to improve. We hold ourselves and each other accountable, every day. No blame, no shame — we just want to be sure we’re always doing the right thing.

Thoughtfulness: Our vision for a nourished and thriving world starts with nourished and thriving individuals in each of our communities. Our work is centered on the needs of the people that bring our communities to life. We don’t pretend to have all of the answers. We are committed to listening and learning in order to identify and scale solutions that ensure stable and reliable access to healthy food for all so each and every community can thrive.

Kindness: At Rethink, we show up every day with empathy and compassion and believe everyone should be treated with dignity. Kindness goes a long way — we are all about just being kind.

EEO STATEMENT

Rethink Food is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status. The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.