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As an Intern in Deloitte's Audit & Assurance practice, you'll have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience working alongside professionals and directly with our clients across diverse industries while building your professional skills in a variety of project experiences. Our Deloitte Audit & Assurance practice helps organizations effectively navigate business risks and opportunities-from financial risks to operational and regulatory risks-to gain competitive advantage.

Recruiting for this role ends on September 23, 2026.

Work You'll Do

As an Intern, you will work on multiple projects leveraging your business-related degree to help our clients more confidently make key decisions to drive efficiencies and overall performance. You will help our clients embrace change, grow their business, accelerate performance, and navigate periods of crisis or controversy and emerge resilient.

You'll have the opportunity to work across our Audit and Assurance offerings - including Audit, Specialized Assurance, Accounting & Reporting, Controls, and Internal Audit - bringing together diverse skills, leading-edge technology, and a global network to deliver high-quality audits, assurance reports, and insights that shape how organizations report and operate. You will build adaptable, transferable skillsets that are critical for future leaders as the profession evolves

Specific areas of work could include:

• Help clients advance transparency, relevance, and the quality of information disclosed to the markets and investors so that they can meet regulatory and attestation requirements
• Create internal control documentation for the engagement including narratives, process and data flows, and other supporting work papers
• Develop, plan, and perform specialized audit services on external audit engagements related to business process controls that mitigate financial statement risks
• Drive client engagements by helping plan the audit approach and scope, preparing the audit program, determining auditing procedures, seeing the audit process through completion, and applying internal audit standards in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors
• Demonstrate understanding of business processes, internal control risk management, and related regulatory and compliance standards
• Perform internal audit assurance activities (internal audits over financial, operational, compliance, and strategic risk areas as well as execution of SOX-related activities and Engagement Quality Reviews), consult with engagement leadership and clients on strategic plans and other business matters, and help to anticipate emerging risks for our clients
• Exercise professional skepticism, judgment and adhere to the code of ethics while on engagements

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor 
• Ability to meet deadlines 

The Team

Launch your career where curiosity meets impact. At Deloitte Audit & Assurance, you'll join a collaborative team that fuels your growth through real, hands-on experience from day one. You'll have the opportunity to work across Audit, Specialized Assurance, Accounting & Reporting, Controls, and Internal Audit - bringing together diverse skills, leading-edge technology, and a global network to deliver high-quality audits, assurance reports, and insights that shape how organizations report and operate. Our client-centric, multi-disciplinary approach makes us the premier choice in audit and assurance, and our continued investment in innovation means you'll be building the future of the profession alongside the best in the business. Together makes progress - and it starts with you.

Want to learn more about our Audit & Assurance business? Click Here!

Qualifications

Required:

• Pursuing bachelor's or master's degrees in one of the following majors:
  • Accounting, finance, or related business degree
  • Other majors will be considered with a concentration in accounting or a related area
• Strong academic record, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• You should reside within a commutable distance of your assigned office with the ability to commute daily, if required
• You can expect to co-locate on average 3 times a week with variations based on types of work/projects and client locations
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of employment

Preferred:

• Meets minimum educational requirements for CPA licensure (which may differ from the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam) in the state of your assigned office location prior to beginning full-time employment
• Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above
• Relevant work experience or work experience in a professional environment (e.g. internships, summer positions, school jobs)
• Demonstrated recent leadership role(s), such as in a campus club, society, sports teams or other activity

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $28.23 to $56.67.

As an Intern in Deloitte's Audit & Assurance practice, you'll have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience working alongside professionals and directly with our clients across diverse industries while building your professional skills in a variety of project experiences. Our Deloitte Audit & Assurance practice helps organizations effectively navigate business risks and opportunities-from financial risks to operational and regulatory risks-to gain competitive advantage.

Recruiting for this role ends on September 23, 2026.

Work You'll Do

As an Intern, you will work on multiple projects leveraging your business-related degree to help our clients more confidently make key decisions to drive efficiencies and overall performance. You will help our clients embrace change, grow their business, accelerate performance, and navigate periods of crisis or controversy and emerge resilient.

You'll have the opportunity to work across our Audit and Assurance offerings - including Audit, Specialized Assurance, Accounting & Reporting, Controls, and Internal Audit - bringing together diverse skills, leading-edge technology, and a global network to deliver high-quality audits, assurance reports, and insights that shape how organizations report and operate. You will build adaptable, transferable skillsets that are critical for future leaders as the profession evolves

Specific areas of work could include:

• Help clients advance transparency, relevance, and the quality of information disclosed to the markets and investors so that they can meet regulatory and attestation requirements
• Create internal control documentation for the engagement including narratives, process and data flows, and other supporting work papers
• Develop, plan, and perform specialized audit services on external audit engagements related to business process controls that mitigate financial statement risks
• Drive client engagements by helping plan the audit approach and scope, preparing the audit program, determining auditing procedures, seeing the audit process through completion, and applying internal audit standards in accordance with the Institute of Internal Auditors
• Demonstrate understanding of business processes, internal control risk management, and related regulatory and compliance standards
• Perform internal audit assurance activities (internal audits over financial, operational, compliance, and strategic risk areas as well as execution of SOX-related activities and Engagement Quality Reviews), consult with engagement leadership and clients on strategic plans and other business matters, and help to anticipate emerging risks for our clients
• Exercise professional skepticism, judgment and adhere to the code of ethics while on engagements

The successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor 
• Ability to meet deadlines 

The Team

Launch your career where curiosity meets impact. At Deloitte Audit & Assurance, you'll join a collaborative team that fuels your growth through real, hands-on experience from day one. You'll have the opportunity to work across Audit, Specialized Assurance, Accounting & Reporting, Controls, and Internal Audit - bringing together diverse skills, leading-edge technology, and a global network to deliver high-quality audits, assurance reports, and insights that shape how organizations report and operate. Our client-centric, multi-disciplinary approach makes us the premier choice in audit and assurance, and our continued investment in innovation means you'll be building the future of the profession alongside the best in the business. Together makes progress - and it starts with you.

Want to learn more about our Audit & Assurance business? Click Here!

Qualifications

Required:

• Pursuing bachelor's or master's degrees in one of the following majors:
  • Accounting, finance, or related business degree
  • Other majors will be considered with a concentration in accounting or a related area
• Strong academic record, cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• You should reside within a commutable distance of your assigned office with the ability to commute daily, if required
• You can expect to co-locate on average 3 times a week with variations based on types of work/projects and client locations
• Ability to travel up to 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Candidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of employment

Preferred:

• Meets minimum educational requirements for CPA licensure (which may differ from the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam) in the state of your assigned office location prior to beginning full-time employment
• Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or above
• Relevant work experience or work experience in a professional environment (e.g. internships, summer positions, school jobs)
• Demonstrated recent leadership role(s), such as in a campus club, society, sports teams or other activity

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $28.23 to $56.67.