Audit Intern

Job Description

Audit Intern | Focus Loom

The Tone:
This is a hybrid internship at Focus Loom, a company that offers assurance services. Focus Loom helps businesses gain a deep understanding of their operations and leverage accounting knowledge to solve complex financial challenges. This role is crucial for supporting accounting, financial reporting, and data analysis, providing an essential foundation for a career in finance, whether within the company or in a C-suite position. It also contributes significantly to protecting capital markets and the investing public through reliable auditing services.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: Hybrid
• Pay: $37.50–$48.08 hourly
• Team: Finance & Accounting
• Mission: To support accounting, financial reporting, and data analysis while providing definitive auditing services that uphold the integrity of capital markets and client trust.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Identify: Identify potential audit issues or unusual relationships in financial statements through detailed analytical trend analysis.
• Provide: Demonstrate professionalism while working in clients’ environments and providing exceptional service.
• Operate: Operate effectively in a regulated environment, with a primary focus on protecting the capital markets and the investing public.
• Develop: Develop and maintain relationships with the company’s clients to provide definitive auditing services that both the capital markets and the client can rely upon.
• Share: Share the story of value-added insights discovered through data analysis with the company’s clients.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Candidates should be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting.
• Experience: A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required. Candidates must meet the minimal educational requirements for CPA licensure in the state their base office is located prior to beginning full-time employment and have a demonstrable plan for passing the CPA exam.
• Skills: Excellent English language communication skills are essential. Candidates must demonstrate the ability and willingness to travel and work beyond standard hours when necessary, coupled with access to reliable transportation. Additionally, candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship, now and in the future. For roles within the Government & Public Sector industry, U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher are mandatory.
• Bonus: A cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher is preferred. An interest in working with the company’s team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model is a plus, and a driver’s license is strongly recommended.