IT Audit Intern - Summer 2027

AmTrust Financial Services • Cleveland, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Audit Intern will work closely with AmTrust North America’s IT Audit Team to build foundational knowledge of the organization’s lines of business and the internal audit process. The internship offers opportunities to work with stakeholders, gain professional skills, and contribute to meaningful projects. The intern will have an internship supervisor and professional mentor, along with tools and resources to support the experience. This role is based in the Cleveland, Ohio office and works four days in the office and one day remotely.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree; Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, and/or Internal Audit are preferred areas of study.
• Computer skills using Microsoft Office, such as Excel and PowerPoint.
• Clear and concise written communication with minimal grammatical or spelling errors.
• Professional demeanor with clients and teammates.
• Demonstrated integrity and respect.
• Willingness to learn and enhance internal audit concepts and techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree studies in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, and/or Internal Audit.

Responsibilities

• Assist with process walkthroughs to identify key activities, risks, and controls.
• Apply basic risk and control concepts to assess control design and develop a testing approach for key controls.
• Test the effectiveness of identified key controls.
• Develop audit, accounting, and technical knowledge.
• Discuss and report control-design deficiencies and controls that are not operating as designed.
• Validate the resolution and implementation of corrective action plans with management.
• Perform direct assistance, including substantive testing, on behalf of external auditors.
• Perform special projects as deemed necessary by management.
• Maintain organizational and professional ethical standards and ensure internal audit activities comply with the Standards.
• Complete workpapers with direct supervision and document them clearly and comprehensibly.
• Ask questions to better understand assigned tasks, communicate status regularly, and meet deadlines or inform the supervisor of roadblocks.
• Listen to peers, managers, and clients, and put in additional effort to help the department meet milestones and deadlines.
• Perform other functionally related duties as assigned.
• Proactively seek additional tasks when additional assignments are necessary.

Benefits

• Internship supervisor and professional mentor support.
• Tools and resources to support success.
• Opportunity to work on meaningful projects, collaborate with teams across the business, build professional skills, and make an impact.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern