2024 Internal Controls Audit Internship
BerryDunn’s Technology Assurance Services Practice has a long history of working collaboratively with clients to provide System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations. We spend time understanding our clients’ goals, compliance needs, operations, and systems in order to provide a thorough audit report. Our goal is to be a trusted business partner for our clients by providing an audit service that also helps our clients increase their internal control maturity.
In addition to SOC examinations, we specialize in compliance assessments, internal controls, and IT security assessments. We also work to support and guide our financial audit team in understanding technical controls over financial reporting as part of financial statement audits. Our Technology Assurance Services Practice provides services to clients in a variety of industries, including Public Gaming and Lotteries, Third-Party Administrators, Insurance Providers, Retirement Plan Administrators, and Technical Service Organizations. Our clients are located throughout the United States with an ever-expanding international presence.
An internship at BerryDunn allows you to gain experience alongside talented and knowledgeable individuals who are focused on development. This opportunity will challenge you, build your communication skills, and enhance your ability to work on a team. It will allow you to work with new and emerging technologies while growing and learning from the best team and clients in the industry.
Our small team environment allows for one-on-one attention that translates to rapid growth and development for new team members. As part of a team that provides services to a wide variety of clients, you will have the opportunity to focus on client industries that appeal to you.
Our small team environment is also very collaborative, and we encourage on-the-job learning through questions and observations to help you grow and succeed.
Our team is seeking interns for the upcoming Summer with the goal to turn the internship into a full-time position after graduation.
A complete application must include:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Transcript
- Writing Sample
Responsibilities
As an audit intern with our group, you will perform the following responsibilities:
- Apply what you have learned in pursuing a bachelor’s degree to real world challenges our clients face
- Participate in staff/team meetings
- Leverage technology to perform engagements remotely
- Learn about and work on a variety of clients in different industries
- Learn and work with a variety of industry best practice frameworks (NIST, ISO, etc.)
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Learn how to assist the engagement lead with the following tasks:
- Planning and preparing for engagements
- Monitoring and tracking project action items, issues, risks, and decisions
- Perform testing during SOC examinations
- Travel within the country and internationally to client sites, as needed
- Work in a fast-paced environment
- Work alongside our team to learn audit processes and procedures
Qualifications
Our ideal candidates demonstrate a drive to learn the auditing profession and have a natural curiosity of how things work. Additionally, our ideal candidate has a willingness to work on a wide variety of clients, enjoys multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment, and works well in teams.
Required
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in relationship building
- Interest in pursuing a career in auditing
- Previous team project experience
- Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree with expected graduation in 2025
- Strong time-management and organization skills
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred
- Degree major being pursued may include Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Information Security, Information Technology or Security and Risk Analysis
- Desire to obtain Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Certification