Audit and Assurance Intern

Job Description

Audit & Assurance Intern – Fall 2027 | CCK Strategies

The Tone:
This is an internship at CCK Strategies. The company fosters a collaborative environment where individuals work together to deliver value and provide solutions to clients, offering challenging work, professional development, and generous compensation. CCK’s Audit & Assurance practice partners with clients throughout every stage of their organization’s life cycle, providing essential quality assurance services such as financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, internal audits, SOC examinations, and fraud examinations. This role is fundamental for executing detailed work plans, cultivating strong relationships both within the firm and with clients, and demonstrating an advisory mindset while serving entrepreneurial clients across a wide range of industries.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: Hybrid, On-site with travel
• Team: Audit & Assurance, assisting Staff and Seniors, under supervision of a Senior or Manager.
• Mission: Execute detailed work plans and cultivate internal and client relationships to deliver value through quality assurance services and solutions.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Workpaper Management: Assist Staff and Seniors with the preparation of engagement workpapers, ensuring all documentation is detailed and completed in strict accordance with firm and industry standards.
• Risk Assessment & Application: Proactively identify and communicate potential areas of risk within the engagement team, while consistently applying basic accounting principles to resolve challenges.
• Client Collaboration: Work directly with clients when necessary, effectively managing assigned sections of each engagement to ensure completion within the established budgeted parameters.
• Standards & Security Adherence: Remain current with evolving audit and accounting standards, address review notes in a complete and timely manner, and adhere to all relevant information security policies and procedures to protect sensitive data.
• Team Development & Support: Under the supervision of a Senior or Manager, provide training and guidance to less experienced staff, contributing to overall team growth and knowledge sharing.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level role for individuals actively in the process of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in accounting or another related field.
• Experience: Demonstrated inquisitiveness and a foundational mastery of basic accounting concepts, with a proactive approach to seeking opportunities for improvement.
• Skills:
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective internal and client interactions.
• Effective time management and the ability to adapt to a wide variety of projects, especially in environments with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Critical thinking and the capacity to independently resolve challenges and issues as they arise.
• Willingness and ability to travel to client locations, both locally and occasionally out of state, as needed for engagements.
• Bonus: Possessing an advisory mindset and a genuine enjoyment of working with entrepreneurial clients across a diverse range of industries.