Corporate Audit Intern – Financial, Operational & Compliance Audit

Job Description

2027 Summer Intern: Corporate Audit | PepsiCo

The Tone:
This is a summer internship role at PepsiCo, located in Plano, TX. PepsiCo is one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, known for beloved brands like Gatorade, Lay’s, and Quaker, which create smiles with every sip and bite. This Corporate Audit internship offers a unique opportunity to grow your career and make an impact by enabling governance leadership and maintaining operational excellence. You will contribute to a global team that provides objective insights into risks and challenges, helping to shape the future of the business.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Summer Intern
• Location: In-person Plano, TX
• Pay: $34.30–$44.00 hourly
• Team: Global Corporate Audit team, working with associates across various geographies.
• Mission: Provide objective insights into today’s risks and tomorrow’s challenges to support governance leadership and operational excellence.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Risk Identification: Learn to identify risks and assess the effectiveness of mitigating activities using PepsiCo’s internal control framework.
• Audit Execution: Support operational, compliance, financial, and IT audits to identify control breakdowns that may impact financial integrity or business objectives.
• Controls Testing: Perform comprehensive testing of assigned audit areas, including Financial Reporting, Operational, Compliance, and IT General Controls.
• Financial Analysis: Build a foundational understanding of financial statements, controls, financial analysis, budgeting, cost management, and investment analysis.
• Strategic Project: Complete a project-based assignment aligned with Corporate Audit’s Strategic Capability Plan and corporate objectives, culminating in a presentation to function leadership.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing a CPA-eligible Accounting Program (Master’s, PPA, or Bachelor’s depending on state), Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Management of Information Systems (MIS), or a related business discipline, or an MBA. Must have a graduation date within one year of internship completion. This is an entry-level role.
• Experience: Fundamental understanding of financial statements, controls, and core business processes within a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment or comparable industry. Basic awareness of IT general control concepts and how technology supports financial and business processes. No specific years of experience are required.
• Skills: Fluency in written and spoken English, strong people and communication skills for information gathering, and strong organizational abilities. Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team environment, interact with varying levels of individuals, and build trusting relationships with business partners while managing conflict and embracing change.
• Bonus: Eligibility and intent to complete one or more of the following certifications upon graduation: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Institute of Internal Auditors Certified Internal Auditor (IIA CIA), or ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Familiarity with data analysis, visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and/or generative AI is also preferred.