Finance & Accounting Careers
You don't need a big break.
You need a small door.
Overlooked finance internships at small firms and boutique banks — plus the cold email that gets a reply.
Finance internships you won't find on job boards
Most openings at small and mid-size finance firms never get posted publicly. We surface them before anyone else — boutique banks, regional CPA firms, independent advisors actively looking to hire.
Cold emails that actually get replies
We read your CV and generate a personalised cold email in under 2 minutes. Short, specific, research-backed — the kind that makes a hiring partner actually write back.
Your first door is the hardest
One real experience — even at a small firm — changes everything. Every subsequent application gets easier. SmallDoor is built to get you that first one.
The process
How to break into finance — even without connections
We find the firms worth approaching
SmallDoor identifies small and mid-size finance and accounting firms — boutique investment banks, independent advisory firms, regional CPA practices — that are actively looking to hire students. These firms almost never post on LinkedIn or Indeed.
You get a personalised cold email in 2 minutes
Upload your CV. SmallDoor reads your background and writes a short, specific cold email for each firm — one that references their actual work and sounds like you wrote it. No generic templates.
Send it. Follow up once. Get replies.
Cold email works when it's targeted and brief. One well-crafted email to a small firm gets more responses than 50 applications on job boards. We track who you've reached so nothing slips through.
“The best opportunities at small firms are never posted. You have to ask.”
SmallDoor gives you the tools to ask well.
Built for finance and accounting students who are ready to start
- →You've applied to the big firms and heard nothing back
- →You have a finance or accounting degree but no connections in the industry
- →You're not sure which firms are even worth approaching
- →You've never written a cold email and don't know how to start
- →You're graduating soon and need your first real experience — fast
SmallDoor was built specifically for this situation.
Questions
Common questions
The fastest path is cold outreach to small and mid-size firms — boutique banks, regional accounting firms, independent advisory shops — that want to hire students but rarely post on job boards. SmallDoor finds these firms and helps you write a personalised email that gets a reply.
It's the 70–80% of finance and accounting roles that are never publicly advertised. Small firms fill roles through referrals or direct outreach before any listing goes up. SmallDoor is built specifically to get you into that market.
Yes — especially at smaller firms where a single partner makes hiring decisions and is genuinely reachable. The key is a short, specific email that shows you've done your research. SmallDoor helps you write exactly that in under 2 minutes.
For a first internship, often more so. You get hands-on work from day one, direct access to senior professionals, and a story to tell. That first experience — even at a small firm — opens every subsequent door significantly faster.
Early access is limited. Join the waitlist to be first in.