Payroll Accounting Intern, 2025 Summer U.S.

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Atlassian's software powers teams in every industry to collaborate, ideate, and innovate.
The Role
As a Payroll Accounting Intern at Atlassian, you'll assist with the global payroll accounting month-end close process. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, support audit requests, and engage in process improvement efforts. This role provides hands-on experience and an opportunity to develop skills in accounting and payroll.
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Working at Atlassian
Atlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.
We are looking for a Payroll Accounting intern the United States who will join us for the summer to assist with the global payroll accounting month-end close process.
What you will gain:

  • Hands-on experience in payroll accounting and GL processes
  • Exposure to real-world financial reporting and payroll operations
  • A chance to develop skills that can kickstart your career in accounting and payroll
  • Learn and utilize various accounting systems


You will be part of a fun, global team who engage with one another and have many opportunities to grow in our roles. We're looking for someone to bring their whole self to work that helps makes our TEAM great!
Not eligible for Visa sponsorship. Unfortunately, we do not offer U.S. work visa sponsorship to F-1/OPT, J-1/TN, or H-1B student graduates at this time. Candidates must have less than 1 year of corporate experience (not including internships).
Your future team
Our Payroll Team is comprised of people with backgrounds in Accounting and Audit. We are responsible for Payroll Accounting including monthly journal vouchers and account reconciliations to fulfill an essential company need. We're hiring a Payroll Accounting Intern, reporting to the Payroll Accounting Manager.
What you'll do:

  • Learn about the business and gain hands-on experience using our top-notch Atlassian products
  • Work in a fast-paced, high growth and dynamic environment
  • Assist in monthly/quarterly worldwide accounting close activities
  • Provide support in preparing audit requests for the Company's external and internal auditors
  • Engage in continuous process improvement efforts to streamline business processes for efficiency and accuracy
  • Assist with ad hoc accounting and payroll projects as needed.
  • Commit to at least a 12 week full-time (40hrs/week) remote internship during Summer 2025


Your background

  • Currently enrolled in 4 a year full-time degree program and returning to the program after the completion of the internship, graduating by May/June 2026
  • Pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance or similar program
  • Basic knowledge of accounting principles and GL reconciliations
  • Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Conditional Formulas etc.); experience with ERP is a plus
  • Desire to facilitate impact, and demonstrate vitality with projects big and small.
  • Comfort operating independently in a constantly evolving environment and with multiple teams relying on your work.
  • Pride in your work and view what you do as a part-owner and builder of Atlassian.
  • You understand that organizations are made up of very different parts. You relish influencing others and co-piloting cross-team programs.


Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $33-37
Zone B: $29-33
Zone C: $27-31
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
Our perks & benefits
Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits to learn more.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .

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Year Founded: 2002

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Atlassian builds software that empowers everyone from small startups to government and education to the who’s who of tech. We build tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello, and OpsGenie to help teams across the world become more nimble, creative, and aligned — collaboration continues to drive the heart of every product we dream up.

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At Atlassian, we believe we can accomplish so much more together than apart — which is why everything from our tooling — to our distributed workforce — to how our teams are structured is rooted in collaboration. Come join us and help unleash the potential of every team.

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