Audit Intern

Job Description

Audit Internship – Spring 2028 | Wipfli

The Tone:
This is an Audit Internship at Wipfli, located in a Wipfli office or at client sites. Wipfli is a professional services firm that deeply values its people, focusing on relationships and encouraging individual career paths to achieve exceptional impact and results for its clients. This internship is essential for supporting client engagements by performing critical audit and compliance procedures, ensuring timely and accurate service delivery. The role contributes to the firm’s commitment to making people count and fostering a professional home.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time or Part-time
• Location: In-person Wipfli office or client sites

• Mission: Perform audit, review, and compliance testing procedures to support client engagements and develop technical competency in accounting standards.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Communication: Respond to client and firm associate requests in a timely, accurate, positive, and professional manner.
• Information Gathering: Respond to inquiries from clients and work with them to gather necessary information for the completion of required documents.
• Process Enhancement: Proactively identify improvement opportunities in processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Audit Execution: Perform audit, review, and compliance testing procedures in accordance with firm and professional standards, as directed by engagement leaders.
• Financial Statement Preparation: Prepare (or review client prepared) financial statements, footnotes, management reports, and other engagement outputs.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, with completion of a corporate or individual taxation class required. Working towards eligibility to sit for the CPA exam upon graduation.
• Experience: Above average knowledge in accounting as demonstrated by college GPA; a preferred 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Skills: Ability to think independently and make good decisions based on education and experience; good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with clients and staff; ability to prioritize work, follow through on requests, take initiative, and meet deadlines.
• Bonus: Preferred coursework in Data Analytics or Big Data.