Control & Compliance Intern

Job Description

Financial Assurance Intern | Ahold Delhaize USA

The Tone:
This is an internship at Ahold Delhaize USA, located in Carlisle, PA, operating in a hybrid work environment that requires a minimum of three days a week in the office. Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of a global food retailer, supports a family of leading omnichannel grocery brands including Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop, providing a wide range of services such as Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, and Technology. This paid internship offers an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry, focused on developing relevant business, technical, and leadership skills geared towards enhancing your career. It is an opportunity to help drive business results within an environment designed to promote and reward diversity, innovation, and leadership, through meaningful project work, learning and development sessions, and mentorship opportunities.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary (approximate 12-week session, May 24, 2027, through August 13, 2027)
• Location: Hybrid – Carlisle, PA
• Pay: $18.10–$37.80 hourly
• Team: Risk & Controls department, working as a member of the Control Assurance team.
• Mission: Ensure business processes align with internal control framework requirements and support end-to-end monitoring methods within the US Risk & Control function.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Internal Control Alignment: Ensure business processes are meticulously designed and operate in alignment with the Internal Control framework requirements, supporting the US Risk & Control function by rationalizing assurance for more complete end-to-end monitoring methods.
• Process Testing & Analysis: Develop and establish business process testing efforts, analyzing business process and system requirements to formulate and define testing scope and objectives, specifically including SAP related processes.
• Defect Tracking & Improvement: Track defects and fixes within business systems and applications, devise improvements to current testing and review procedures, and participate in special projects to ensure internal controls are built into new processes.
• Assurance Support & Recommendations: Work as a member of the Control Assurance team to ensure standard quality practices and processes are followed, resulting in reasonable assurance over the control framework, and recommend well thought out process improvements.
• Data-Driven Control Insights: Utilize analytical skills to evaluate financial and IT control procedures, end-to-end assessments, and overall internal control design, employing data analytics, data visualizations, and process flow tools to identify control deficiencies, unusual trends, and operating deviations for better compliance insight.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level position for individuals currently pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, IT, Process Improvement, or a similar relevant field.
• Experience: Must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States and available for the approximate 12-week internship session, specifically from May 24, 2027, through August 13, 2027.
• Skills: Proficient with Excel and the Microsoft suite; possessing strong action-oriented tendencies to initiate tasks and achieve success; demonstrating effective collaboration by understanding relationships, adapting personal style, and listening to ensure positive group outcomes; clear communication skills through verbal and non-verbal means, presenting information engagingly and understandably.
• Bonus: Submission of your cumulative GPA with your resume (transcripts may be requested at a future date).