Accounting Intern – Audit and Tax

Job Description

2028 Spring Internship Opportunities | Doeren Mayhew

The Tone:
This is an internship at Doeren Mayhew, a top 36 U.S. tax, assurance, and advisory firm with headquarters in Troy, Michigan and over 25 offices across the country and abroad. Founded in 1932 and consistently named among the 50 best-managed firms, Doeren Mayhew is positioned for successful future growth. This internship offers hands-on training and responsibilities mirroring those of first-year associates, providing an authentic look into a public accounting career.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal, Full-time
• Location: Various offices (dependent on service group selection)

• Mission: Provide hands-on support across audit or tax service groups, learning professional procedures and software to gain practical public accounting experience.
• Tech Stack: Audit software programs, Tax software programs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Training & Development: Participate in a hands-on training program during the first one to two weeks, learning to utilize professional software programs and developing an understanding of audit or tax procedures.
• Client Engagements: Work on numerous engagement teams, collaborating closely with Principals, Managers, Associates, and other interns to complete audits, reviews, compilations, or an array of tax returns.
• Financial Analysis: Compile and analyze financial information, or assist with the preparation of corporate and individual tax returns, including personal property, partnerships, C-Corp, and S-Corp returns.
• Documentation & Testing: Test and document business transactions, prepare and review financial statements, or conduct tax research and work on tax projections using provided information.
• Professional Exposure: Gain exposure to 8-12 client engagements across diverse industries such as manufacturing, construction, non-profit, auto dealership, retail, hospitality, credit unions, and community banks, including travel to client sites.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Accounting; Entry-Level career seeking; 3.0 GPA (cumulative and in accounting major).
• Experience: Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to take initiative via work experience and/or extracurricular activities.
• Skills: Excellent oral and written communication; Proven time management skills and ability to manage multiple responsibilities; Strong drive, curiosity, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for a career in public accounting.
• Bonus: Completion of at least one intermediate accounting course by winter 2027; Ability to commit to 40+ hours per week from January 4, 2028, to no later than April 15, 2028 (consideration for part-time available depending on office location and service group); Prior work experience (related or unrelated to accounting).