Internal Audit Intern
Supports risk-based internal audits across IT, SOX, or financial crimes compliance by testing controls, analyzing data, documenting findings, and presenting recommendations. Requires current pursuit of a bachelor’s degree and experience with analytics tools such as SQL, Tableau, Power BI, or Python.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Own assigned audit work end-to-end with guidance from the Internal Audit team, and present observations to leadership in clear, actionable terms.
- Build accurate, detailed workpapers documenting work performed, testing results, and conclusions.
- Analyze datasets using SQL or other analytics tools to test control populations, identify exceptions, and support data-driven audit conclusions.
- Apply professional skepticism to evaluate evidence, challenge assumptions, and identify control design gaps or operational deficiencies.
- Map complex business processes into structured process flows and control narratives through walkthroughs with process owners.
- Explore and prototype how AI and emerging technologies can improve audit processes and outcomes.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree with coursework in accounting, finance, data analytics, or risk management.
- Exposure to internal controls, audit frameworks, or risk management concepts through academic or project experience.
- Critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills, including evaluating evidence, identifying patterns and anomalies, challenging assumptions, and drawing independent conclusions.
- Ability to document complex workflows as process flows, control matrices, and risk assessments.
- Intermediate experience with at least one data analytics or visualization tool, such as Tableau, SQL, Power BI, or Python.
- Experience documenting audit findings, control observations, or analytical conclusions and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Ability to use generative AI responsibly with appropriate human oversight.
Compensation
- Hourly rate: $40 USD.
Skills
SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Python, Internal Controls, Risk Management, Audit Frameworks, Data Analytics, Process Mapping, Generative AI
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