Assurance Associate

Job Description

Audit Intern | Stratagem One

The Tone:
This is an internship at Stratagem One, a company operating within the Finance & Accounting sector, specifically through its Assurance practice. The company focuses on accounting, financial reporting, and data analysis. This role is crucial as it helps clients solve complex financial challenges, provides definitive auditing services, and ultimately contributes to the protection of capital markets and the investing public. It also serves as a foundational launchpad for a significant career in finance, whether within the company or in C-suite leadership.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Location: Hybrid
• Pay: $37.50–$48.08 hourly
• Team: Part of the Finance & Accounting department, contributing to the Assurance practice within a team-led hybrid model.
• Mission: Identify financial issues, provide essential auditing services, and deliver value-added insights to protect capital markets and serve clients reliably.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Audit Issue Identification: Pinpoint potential audit issues or unusual relationships in financial statements through detailed analytical trend analysis.
• Client Service: Demonstrate professionalism while working in clients’ environments and delivering exceptional service.
• Regulatory Compliance: Operate effectively within a regulated environment, focusing on protecting the capital markets and the investing public.
• Relationship Management: Develop and maintain professional relationships with the company’s clients to provide definitive auditing services that both the capital markets and the client can rely upon.
• Insight Communication: Share the story of value-added insights discovered through data analysis directly with the company’s clients.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A predicted undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, supported by a strong academic record, is required for this entry-level internship.
• Experience:
• Meet the minimal educational requirements for CPA licensure in the state your base office is located prior to beginning full-time employment and have a demonstrable plan for passing the CPA exam.
• An interest in working with the company’s team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model, with an expectation for most external, client-serving roles to work in person 40-60% of the time.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary, with travel potentially required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.
• Access to reliable transportation to and from the company office and client sites.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship, now and in the future.
• For candidates interested in the Government & Public Sector industry, U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher within a designated timeframe.
• Skills: Excellent English language communication skills. Proficiency in analytical trend analysis for identifying financial statement issues. Demonstrated professionalism for client engagement. An understanding of operating effectively within a regulated financial environment.
• Bonus: A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) is preferred. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride-share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations.