Tribal Audit-Spring 2028
About The Position
Tribal Audit internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in auditing tribal governments and enterprises. Interns will work alongside experienced professionals to support audit engagements, develop technical skills, and contribute to meaningful client work. This internship is designed to build a pipeline of future talent for Wipfli’s Tribal Audit practice. This role requires an in-person work arrangement. At Wipfli, in-person work is defined as associates regularly working 5 days a week, for full-time interns, or during your working hours, for part-time interns, in a Wipfli office or at client sites. The client sites can vary locally, regionally, or nationally depending on the industry alignment. Scheduled meetings at the client and in the office require in-person attendance.
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelors or Master’s degree in Accounting
- Strong interest in tribal governance, public sector auditing, or nonprofit financial services.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with clients and staff.
- Willingness to travel for client engagements (3–5 days/week during fieldwork).
- Commitment to Wipfli’s values of integrity, service, and community involvement.
- Ability to prioritize work, follow through on requests, take initiative and meet deadlines.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis upon hire.
- Wipfli will not consider candidates for this position who require sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future (e.g., H-1B status).
Nice To Haves
- Experience the Wipfli Way first hand while working side by side with professionals from all levels of the firm.
- Develop experience and skills to become a trusted business advisor for clients and associates.
- Gain hands-on experience in tax and/or audit work, and related software applications.
- Work as an individual contributor and as part of a team to support client engagements.
- Gain exposure to a variety of clients and industries ranging from small businesses to large corporations.
- Develop administrative, professional, and interpersonal skills to the extent of being able to organize, analyze, and communicate with others in a productive and efficient manner.
Responsibilities
- Utilize educational knowledge and experience to perform numerous accounting related responsibilities.
- Respond to client and firm associate requests in a timely, accurate, positive and professional manner.
- Respond to inquiries from client and work with client to gather necessary information for completion of required documents.
- Use data analysis skills to discover useful information and patterns to provide support in recommendations.
- Proactively identify improvement opportunities in processes to enhance efficiency.
- Assist in planning and executing audit engagements for tribal clients.
- Perform audit, review, and compliance testing procedures in accordance with firm and professional standards and as directed by engagement leaders.
- Communicate with engagement leaders regarding open items, testing problems, or other important matters in a timely manner.
- Prepare (or review client prepared) financial statements and footnotes, management reports, and other engagement outputs.
- Develop technical competency with GAAP, especially related to assigned product line.
Benefits
- paid sick leave
- access to free, confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
