Accounting Intern – Audit Experience

Job Description

Intern – Audit (Accounting Majors) | Simon Property Group

The Tone:
This is a full-time summer internship with potential for part-time work during the school year at Simon Property Group, located in Corporate Indianapolis. Simon Property Group is a major corporation that requires robust financial oversight, evidenced by the need for both internal and external audit functions. This role is crucial as it offers a unique hands-on opportunity for an accounting major to gain practical experience directly supporting both the company’s external audit firm and its internal audit team, directly applying academic knowledge to real-world financial controls and audit processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time (Summer), Part-time (School Year)
• Location: In-person – Indianapolis, IN

• Team: Internal Audit Services, collaborating with external auditors (EY)
• Mission: To provide crucial support to both external and internal audit functions, contributing to financial control testing and audit project execution within a corporate environment.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Word

What You’ll Actually Do
• Assist the external auditors (EY) in their comprehensive testing of Sarbanes-Oxley controls, the annual financial audit, and specific individual partnership audits, contributing to the integrity of financial reporting.
• Support the internal Audit Services team in their core responsibilities, including the performance of Sarbanes-Oxley testing and various internal audits, by executing tests of control.
• Document detailed findings from audit procedures and internal control tests in audit workpapers, adhering to professional documentation standards and ensuring clear communication of results.
• Aid Audit Services staff in the planning and execution phases of diverse audit projects, applying learned technical skills such as developing risk assessments and understanding audit methodologies.
• Apply and develop crucial communication skills through direct interaction with the external audit firm, internal clients, auditees, and co-workers, fostering effective collaboration and information exchange.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level, pursuing a degree in accounting with a foundational understanding of auditing and accounting coursework.
• Experience: Working knowledge of Excel and Word.
• Skills: Strong computer skills, ability to manage multiple priorities, self-starter, ability to work independently, excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Bonus: Pursuing a degree in finance.