• The Investment Strategy Intern supports the CEO in designing and refining xPL's venture selection criteria, capital structure decisions, and investor-facing strategy. • You will work at the intersection of venture studio economics, market analysis, and capital markets, producing analysis that directly informs decisions on new venture launches and fundraising structure. • Research and score candidate industries and verticals against xPL's studio-fit criteria (fragmentation, regulatory complexity, moat depth, buyer concentration) • Build and maintain venture screening models: market sizing, competitive landscape, unit economics benchmarks • Support design and refinement of studio-level capital structures, including equity retention models, carry pool mechanics, and fund structuring logic • Assist in preparing investor-facing materials: fundraise decks, capital layer documentation, and return scenario models (conservative, base, optimistic cases) • Track and synthesize comparable data from venture studio peers, fund-of-funds structures, and relevant public benchmarks • Maintain source discipline on all figures used in strategy work: every number must be tagged by origin (confirmed input, industry-standard benchmark, or external reference data) and unsourced figures must be flagged, not assumed • Draft internal memos and decision briefs that surface open strategic questions requiring CEO or IC decision, rather than resolving ambiguity by assumption

• Coordinate day-to-day operational activities across Finance, Procurement, Banking and BPO processes, including maintaining trackers, preparing materials, capturing meeting outputs and ensuring follow-up actions are completed on time • Produce process insights, operational summaries and analysis to support governance reviews, compliance activities and continuous improvement discussions • Monitor offshore BPO workload distribution, SLA/KPI performance and queue trends, escalating risks, backlogs and recurring issues for prioritisation and resolution • Develop and maintain process maps, SOPs, RACIs and work instructions, ensuring all documentation is accurate, version-controlled and aligned to global standards • Ensure all documentation is audit-ready and aligned to governance and compliance requirements at all times • Support the ongoing maintenance of the ServiceNow framework by updating workflows, ticket structures, categories and service catalogue flows to accurately reflect Finance, Procurement and BPO operational processes • Manage IT Change Requests end-to-end by coordinating impact assessments, tracking progress and ensuring all governance and documentation requirements are met before sign-off • Engage stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, BPO and IT teams through workshops, governance forums and regular touchpoints, ensuring process updates and changes are clearly communicated and understood across all groups

Role Description This is a pro-bono volunteer position. Under the direction of organization leadership, the Head of Finance will: - Plan, organize, direct and manage financial activities including budgeting, cash flow, expense reimbursement, matching gift management, and corporate/local sponsorship. - Advise volunteers and organization leadership on finance-related issues. - Develop, coordinate and implement financial policies and procedures across the organization. Responsibilities include: - Ensure timely and accurate budget analysis and financial review for the management team. - Recommend and develop policies, procedures, and systems to meet objectives. - Provide strategic financial leadership and support on the evaluation of financial issues affecting the organization. - Recommend and lead new efforts to improve ROE/ROA performance. - Work to optimize the handling of bank and deposit relationships and initiate needed strategies for improvement. - Build, develop and manage a finance team capable of carrying out needed initiatives. - Stay abreast of trends and regulations to ensure effectiveness and compliance for the finance and information technology functions. - Align financial policies and procedures with organization objectives. - Establish financial reporting systems and controls to ensure compliance with organization expenditure requirements and to meet customer needs. - Define and manage organizational structure. - Manage the finance team and participate in recruiting new volunteers. - Attend monthly management meetings and hold weekly department meetings. - Ensure organization and all volunteers follow proper finance procedures as set forth by you and your team. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in accounting, business administration or related field. - Professional experience, with specific experience in finance and accounting management (i.e., controller, assistant controller, finance/accounting manager). - Management or team leader experience. - Skilled in managing a team of volunteers. - Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. - Comfort working virtually and managing a remote team. Requirements - Must be a New Jersey Resident. Benefits - Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week. - Includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. - K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit. - This is a Virtual Opportunity, with no fixed address. - 5-7 hours/week, 12 months minimum commitment.

• Support daily accounting operations, including reconciliations, invoicing, cash/payment applications, and journal entries • Assist with AP & AR processes, aging reports, data entry, documentation, and month-end close activities • Deliver accurate, complete work on time while meeting quality standards and SLAs • Maintain low error rates and ensure minimal need for supervisor corrections • Build client trust through reliable support and contribute ideas to improve workflows • Collaborate with team leads and peers in meetings, check-ins, and shared projects • Develop technical expertise in accounting fundamentals, AP/AR processes, Excel, and ERP systems