Audit Intern

Job Description

Audit Intern – Summer 2027 | Carr, Riggs & Ingram

The Tone:
This is an internship at Carr, Riggs & Ingram, located in Phoenix, AZ. Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) is a nationally recognized accounting and advisory firm, known for its audit, tax, and business consulting expertise, and includes CapinCrouse, which exclusively serves over 1,600 mission-focused nonprofit organizations nationwide. CRI delivers tailored solutions with a collaborative, client-focused approach, acknowledging its commitment to client success within the profession and communities. This Audit Intern role is crucial for supporting the financial integrity and security of these nonprofit clients, offering significant professional growth within an empowered workplace that unites professional passions with individual pursuits.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Location: In-person Phoenix, AZ

• Team: CapinCrouse, serving mission-focused nonprofit organizations within CRI
• Mission: This person contributes to ensuring the financial integrity and security of mission-focused nonprofit organizations by performing substantive auditing procedures and accurately documenting findings.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Office software (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Procedures: Perform substantive auditing procedures in assigned areas.
• Understanding: Obtain an understanding of the work to be performed and the purpose of the work.
• Documentation: Prepare working papers which adequately document the tests performed and procedures followed to substantiate conclusions reached.
• Compliance: Be alert to the proper and consistent application of accounting principles in performing audit procedures.
• Reporting: Identify and document control deficiencies or other matters that warrant the attention of management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• Experience: Two or more years of university education completed by the time of starting the internship. Familiarity with Microsoft Office software.
• Skills: Demonstrated written and oral communication skills, demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team, ability and willingness to work cooperatively with others, high degree of discretion dealing with confidential information.