Audit Intern

Job Description

Audit Intern | KPMG Financial Reporting View (FRV)

The Tone:
This is an Audit Intern position at KPMG, located in Nashville, TN, for the Winter 2027 term. KPMG is at the forefront of business evolution, leveraging AI and digital innovation to deliver intelligent, data-driven solutions that help clients navigate change and transform their competitive edge. This role is crucial in contributing to the accuracy and reliability of financial information, upholding professional integrity, and supporting the firm’s people-first approach to talent development.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal
• Location: Hybrid, Nashville, TN

• Team: Audit and Assurance team
• Mission: Conduct financial statement audits and serve the capital markets by helping ensure accuracy and reliability of client financial information while upholding the principles of objectivity and independence.
• Tech Stack: AI, Excel, Alteryx, SQL, Power BI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Audit Engagement: Play an integral role in conducting financial statement audits, ensuring accuracy and reliability of client financial information and upholding professional integrity.
• Risk Assessment: Develop an understanding of client-specific risks through review of financial results, external information, current business trends, and client transactions.
• Documentation: Prepare clear and well-structured audit documentation regarding client processes and technology systems, translating complex findings into actionable insights.
• Control Testing: With appropriate guidance, execute and document testing of client controls and financial statement account balances using appropriate standards and terminology.
• Data Analysis: Utilize a range of technologies and data analysis tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), Excel, Alteryx, SQL, and Power BI, to support the data-driven audit.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university, pursuing a Bachelor of Accountancy, Master of Accountancy, or equivalent program. This is an entry-level position.
• Experience: Completion of at least one college-level accounting course is required at the time of application. Must have additional academic credits to complete after the internship before obtaining a degree and/or CPA eligibility.
• Skills: Pursuit of CPA licensure in the principal place of business for this position; knowledge of technical accounting and financial reporting standards, including U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); ability to leverage common business technologies including MS Office (with emphasis on Excel) and AI, and quickly learn KPMG Audit tools; strong technical, business acumen, critical thinking, and agility skills; strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to apply professional judgment and skepticism, and manage priorities.
• Bonus: Preferred GPA of 3.0 or above; coursework or minor in information systems, software engineering, computer science, or data and analytics; experience with data analysis tools such as Alteryx or Power BI.