Internal Audit Intern (Summer 2025)

The Internal Audit Intern will perform audit work under the supervision of the VP of SOX Compliance. This position is a full-time internship opportunity for Summer 2025 (May though late July/early August) with flexible start and end dates that align with your school semester. Hopeful application timeline: application will be open until early October with interviews occurring on a rolling basis throughout September and October and candidate selected by late October.

About us:

Phillips Edison & Company takes PRIDE in creating great omni-channel grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving communities, one center at a time. PECO’s culture is fueled by the ENERGY our team brings to work every day – to find creative solutions and create value for our centers, our investors, our communities and the greater world around us. PECO’s culture is driven by our team’s CONNECTION to each other and the communities in which we live and work. PECO embraces the OPPORTUNITY to source and implement creative and sustainable programs to create a positive impact on the environment.

Phillips Edison’s operating platform provides retail services including acquisition, redevelopment, leasing and management of grocery-anchored retail centers.

What you’ll learn:

• The Internal Audit Intern will perform audit work under the supervision of the Senior Internal Auditor. Throughout the internship term this role provides the student with the following:
• Develop skills required to interact with other professionals at varying levels throughout the company.
• Develop time management skills and the ability to be responsible for more than one project at a time.
• Learn the process of documenting work performed on projects and communicating effectively with supervisors and other company personnel.
• Practical application of accounting and audit techniques on actual work assignments.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in testing the design and operating effectiveness of business and IT Internal Controls.
• Assist the team with updating Internal Control documentation based on changes in processes and controls.
• Assist with performing planned operational audits and special projects as needed.

What we’re looking for:

• Current student actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minimum GPA of 3.5.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced team environment.
• Ability to multi-task various projects to hard deadlines, including prioritizing and time-managing recurring duties and ad hoc tasks as they arise.

Why PECO?

With consistent recognition as one of Cincinnati's top workplaces for 7 consecutive years, PECO's success as one of the nation's largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers is driven by a strong employee culture and a small company feel. PECO values diversity, equity, and inclusion through various employee resource groups, and offers numerous wellness programs – including an on-site fitness facility and fitness classes. At PECO, associates enjoy meaningful interactions with one another, creating an energetic, high performing, yet relaxed work environment where individuals truly enjoy being a part of the team.