Co-Op, Finance

The role

This co-op will work across the Finance organization to identify high-impact AI use cases and prototype working tools. You will partner with finance stakeholders to build proof-of-concept tools with LLM APIs and measure their impact.

What you will do

• Ramp quickly on the Finance team's existing tech stack
• Partner with FP&A, Procurement, Accounting, and Strategic Finance to identify high-value AI use cases
• Prototype tools using LLM APIs against Finance workflows and internal data sources
• Measure time savings, accuracy gains, and adoption impact of each prototype
• Scope ambiguous problems into shippable proof-of-concept tools
• Document what works and capture best practices for broader Finance team adoption
• Support the rollout of successful pilots from prototype to team-wide use

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience using an LLM API (Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar) to build something beyond chat
• Finance or business coursework sufficient to partner credibly with FP&A, Procurement, and Accounting stakeholders
• Comfort ramping quickly on unfamiliar business software and integrating against it
• Strong written communication
• Ability to scope ambiguous problems into shippable prototypes
• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree
• Available for the full January to June term

Nice to have

• Exposure to forecasting, variance analysis, or financial reporting workflows
• Prior hands-on use of ERP, FP&A, expense, or procurement platforms
• Experience working with internal datasets or data pipelines
• Familiarity with evaluating and measuring AI tool impact

About the company

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence to solve humankind's greatest challenges. The company combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory instruments into an operating system for science.