Summer Intern: Accounting Operations

Overview

Formulate Your Future Internship at EyePoint

June 2 – August 8, 2025

Watertown, MA

 

 

Overview

Be Seen and Heard at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

 

At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we’re taking in business fuels our success for: 

  

• preventing blindness through vision-saving medications 

• delivering best-in-class proprietary pharmaceutical technologies 

• transforming ocular drug delivery 

  

We See You. 

  

Your wellbeing 

Your professional worth 

Your future at EyePoint 

  

EyePoint offers a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected. 

 

Formulate Your Future at EyePoint! 

 

Are you ready to turn your passion into experience? At EyePoint, we believe internships aren’t just about coffee runs—they’re about real-world impact, hands-on learning, and meaningful projects that set you up for success. 

 

As an EyePoint Intern, you will: 

   •   Dive into real projects that directly impact our business goals. 

   •   Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve exciting challenges. 

   •   Attend community service events, and mentorship sessions. 

   •   Present your contributions to leadership at the end of your internship. 

Responsibilities

The Summer Intern will be responsible for assisting the Accounting Operations department with various projects and tasks. This internship will provide hands-on experience in core areas such as accounts payable, SEC reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. The role is designed to help EyePoint prepare for its large accelerated filer status, expected by 2025.

 

Primary responsibilities and projects to be completed include the following:

Accounts Payable (AP):

Assist in processing invoices and reconciling accounts as part of procure-to-pay standardization efforts.

Support post-implementation activities for the ZIP system, including troubleshooting and streamlining workflows.

Month-end Close:

Assist in preparing reconciliations for balance sheet accounts at month-end

Assist in preparing journal entries as needed

SEC Reporting:

Work with the team to enhance disclosure processes required for large accelerated filers.

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance:

Support Section 404(b) readiness by assisting in documentation of internal controls.

Help update SOX narratives and perform walkthroughs with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:

• Basic understanding of accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with NetSuite is a plus.

Level of Education Required:

• Must be a student in a Bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college/university
• Undergraduate student with a minimum of Rising <Junior/Senior> status.

 

Preferred Field(s) of Study:

• Accounting, Finance, or related disciplines.

Envision Your Future

 

With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.

 

The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.

 

Transformational Innovation

We exist to change our patients’ lives through the power of sight. We are forward looking, embrace challenges with curiosity, and continuously seek to improve our products and ourselves by learning, problem-solving and pushing the limits of science and technology.

 

Unwavering Integrity

We recognize our responsibility to our patients, employees, and our community, and value the trust they put in us. We set a high ethical bar and expect responsible leadership at every level to ensure we serve those who matter most to us.

 

Compassionate Excellence

We bel