Internal Audit Intern
About The Position
As an Internal Audit Intern, you’ll gain hands on experience supporting Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance as part of a public company’s Internal Audit function. This role provides direct exposure to how Internal Audit delivers assurance for Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) while partnering closely with Accounting, Finance, IT, and External Audit. You’ll assist with documenting and testing internal controls across key business processes such as Revenue, Inventory, Fixed Assets, SEC Reporting, Taxes, Payroll, AP/AR, and IT. This includes participating in walkthroughs, evaluating control design, testing operating effectiveness, and ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and audit ready. In addition to SOX compliance work, you’ll support select operational audit activities. This may include assisting with risk assessments, process walkthroughs, and operational reviews focused on efficiency, effectiveness, and risk management. You’ll help Internal Audit evaluate processes outside of SOX scope that support broader business objectives. You’ll also support quarterly certifications, issue tracking and remediation, and SOX administration within Optro, gaining practical exposure to how Internal Audit manages compliance and audit activities throughout the year. In addition, you’ll contribute to process improvement and AI initiatives within Internal Audit to help identify opportunities to streamline workflows and improve audit quality.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
- Comfortable using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Strong attention to detail with an organized and dependable work style
- Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to ask questions and learn
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and support multiple audit and project workstreams
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and participate in SOX walkthroughs with process owners
- Document and test SOX controls, including design and operating effectiveness
- Assist with Entity‑Level Control (ELC) testing and documentation
- Support quarterly certifications, deficiency tracking, and remediation activities
- Update SOX process narratives and flowcharts to reflect current‑state processes
- Use Optro to manage testing, evidence collection, and reporting
- Assist Internal Audit with SOX project management and External Audit coordination
- Support operational audits through risk assessment, process walkthroughs, control evaluation, and documentation of observations
- Help identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and opportunities for improvement
- Contribute to Internal Audit initiatives related to automation, AI, and process improvement
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
