Performance Audit Intern- Summer 2027

Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury•Nashville, TN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Comptroller of the Treasury's Audit Internship Program is a 10-week paid educational and experiential learning opportunity that offers undergraduate students a chance to observe and actively participate in the office's audit operations. Interns will spend the summer building skills through their active audit experience and audit-specific training. Interns will also have opportunities to build relationships with each other through shared experiences. The Performance Audit Intern will have the opportunity to actively participate in an audit of a state government entity receiving public funds and will be part of an audit team that evaluates management’s mission and operational practices by conducting management interviews and reviewing management’s records and reports. Interns may also have the opportunity to evaluate the following: the design, implementation, and effectiveness of management’s internal controls; the efficiency and effectiveness of an entity's operations and systems; and compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements. At the end of the 10-week internship program, Performance Audit Interns will have gained experience in making government work better by determining whether the state entity met the mission and goals that it was created to accomplish. In addition to collaborating daily with the Performance Audit team and engaging with Office leaders and staff, interns participate in meaningful professional development activities. These include Business Etiquette Day, a full-day experience focused on professionalism, emotional intelligence, and cultivating a strong professional brand, complete with an etiquette lunch led by COT staff. Interns also take part in fun and interactive engagement opportunities such as speed networking with full-time employees, a guided tour of the Tennessee Capitol to explore the state’s rich history, and weekly cohort check-ins to build connection and share progress. The internship concludes with a final cohort presentation that showcases what they’ve learned and accomplished.

Requirements

Rising juniors, seniors, or enrolled in graduate accounting programs.
Interested in applying classroom knowledge to governmental auditing.
Successfully completed at least 6 credit hours of accounting coursework.
Adaptable.
Able to think critically.
Work well both individually and as part of a team.
Willing to learn and grow.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Strong verbal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong writing skills.
Apply classroom knowledge to meaningful audit work.
Commit to delivering exceptional work that helps us make government work better.
Provide information about criminal history if required.

Nice To Haves

Completed intermediate or advanced accounting classes.

Responsibilities

Actively participate in an audit of a state government entity receiving public funds.
Be part of an audit team that evaluates management’s mission and operational practices by conducting management interviews and reviewing management’s records and reports.
Evaluate the design, implementation, and effectiveness of management’s internal controls.
Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of an entity's operations and systems.
Evaluate compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements.
Gain experience in making government work better by determining whether the state entity met the mission and goals that it was created to accomplish.
Collaborate daily with the Performance Audit team.
Engage with Office leaders and staff.
Participate in meaningful professional development activities.
Participate in interactive engagement opportunities such as speed networking with full-time employees.
Take a guided tour of the Tennessee Capitol.
Attend weekly cohort check-ins to build connection and share progress.
Deliver a final cohort presentation that showcases what they’ve learned and accomplished.