Digital Assurance & Transparency (DAT) Intern

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About the Job: Digital Assurance & Transparency (DAT) Intern

This role at PwC is within the Assurance competency, which is central to building trust and confidence in financial and operational information for various stakeholders. While the Industry/Sector is Not Applicable specifically, this means the work spans across diverse industries, offering broad exposure. This is a Full-time role with Travel Requirements of Up to 20%, indicating that while some client site visits or team meetings may be necessary, the majority of the work will likely be local or remote.

At PwC, professionals in Audit and Assurance are critical in providing independent and objective assessments not only of financial statements but also of internal controls and other crucial information. This work significantly enhances the credibility and reliability of data, which is vital for investors, regulators, and management. A key part of this involves evaluating compliance with regulations and rigorously assessing governance and risk management processes along with their associated controls.

Within the Business Transformation Digital Solutions area, you will play a crucial role in assisting clients through their complex digital transformation journeys. This involves leveraging large-scale digital solutions from leading vendors such as SAP, Oracle, OneStream, Workday, and various Identity and Access Management (IAM) tools, alongside other critical business applications. Your contribution will focus on utilizing innovative solutions to help clients assess and manage risk and controls throughout these transformations. Specifically, you will be involved in evaluating a client’s approach to ERP security, business process controls, and IT General Controls (ITGCs). A significant aspect of this is educating clients on leading practice recommendations, ensuring they adopt robust and efficient systems.

Key characteristics sought for this role:
You are naturally driven by curiosity and are expected to be a reliable, contributing member of a team. The environment at PwC is fast-paced, offering a diverse range of assignments with varying challenges and scope, where every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are strongly encouraged to ask questions, take initiative, and produce quality work that delivers tangible value to clients and contributes to team success. As an intern, you will begin to establish your personal brand within the firm, which is foundational for future career opportunities.

Essential Skills for Success

PwC values a blend of soft and technical skills. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include, but are not limited to:

• Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development: Demonstrates proactivity in acquiring new knowledge and skills, essential for adapting to evolving technologies and client needs.
• Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others: Fosters inclusive teamwork and effective collaboration with colleagues and clients from various backgrounds.
• Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential: Cultivates discipline, efficiency, and resilience necessary for success in a demanding professional environment.
• Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas: Ensures effective communication, reduces misunderstandings, and facilitates clear articulation of findings and recommendations.
• Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback: Essential for continuous personal and professional growth, demonstrating openness to improvement and a commitment to helping others develop.
• Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns: Develops critical analytical skills, crucial for identifying risks, evaluating controls, and making informed decisions in assurance.
• Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness: Enables you to connect your audit findings to broader business implications, providing more valuable insights to clients.
• Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm’s code of conduct and independence requirements: Ensures adherence to regulatory, ethical, and internal guidelines, which are paramount in the assurance profession for maintaining trust and integrity.

The Opportunity: Digital Assurance & Transparency (DAT) Intern

As a Digital Assurance & Transparency (DAT) Intern, you will be immersed in a dynamic environment that is at the forefront of combining traditional assurance with digital innovation. Your primary role will be to support teams in delivering digital assurance services, with a strong emphasis on learning and gaining exposure to PwC’s established methodologies.

This supportive role involves observing and actively participating in projects, which is key to developing your skills and deepening your understanding of the complex audit and assurance landscape. This internship offers an exciting chance to contribute to client support initiatives, where your enthusiasm and eagerness to learn will be highly valued and instrumental to your success.

Within the Digital Assurance team, you will work alongside experienced professionals dedicated to excellence in operational risk management, compliance auditing, and IT controls. This provides an invaluable environment to apply a learning mindset, take ownership of your development, and appreciate diverse perspectives. Through actively listening and asking insightful questions, you will hone your ability to gather information from various sources, analyze facts, and discern critical patterns.

Core Responsibilities of a DAT Intern

Your responsibilities will involve a blend of learning, observation, and active contribution to various digital assurance projects:

• Supporting audit and assurance teams in digital assurance projects: Assisting seasoned professionals in engagements that leverage technology to enhance traditional audit processes and assess digital systems.
• Participating in the evaluation of IT controls and governance frameworks: Contributing to the assessment of automated controls within IT systems (e.g., access controls, change management) and the overarching policies and structures that govern an organization’s IT.
• Assisting in the application of auditing methodologies and compliance standards: Learning and helping to implement PwC’s proprietary audit approaches and industry-specific compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, COBIT).
• Engaging in process reviews to identify areas for improvement and efficiency: Participating in examining client business processes to pinpoint bottlenecks, inefficiencies, or control gaps.
• Collaborating with teams to conduct data quality assessments and validation: Helping to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data used in financial reporting and operational decision-making.
• Utilizing cloud engineering principles to enhance audit processes: Exploring and applying concepts related to cloud architecture, security, and operations to improve how audits are conducted in cloud environments.
• Contributing to cybersecurity risk management and governance strategies: Assisting in identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity threats and helping clients establish robust strategies to protect their digital assets.
• Applying artificial intelligence platforms to streamline assurance tasks: Experimenting with or assisting in the deployment of AI tools for tasks like anomaly detection, pattern recognition in large datasets, or automated document review within audit engagements.
• Observing and learning from client support activities within the assurance sector: Gaining firsthand insight into how PwC professionals interact with clients, manage expectations, and deliver value.
• Analyzing information security governance frameworks for compliance: Reviewing a client’s information security policies and practices to ensure they align with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Conducting compliance auditing to align with regulatory guidelines: Participating in audits specifically focused on ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Gathering feedback and actively listening to improve communication skills: Proactively seeking constructive criticism and practicing effective listening to enhance interpersonal and professional communication.
• Exploring operational risk management techniques to mitigate potential risks: Learning about methodologies to identify, assess, and control risks that could disrupt business operations.
• Participating in testing methodologies to validate data quality assurance: Assisting in designing and executing tests to verify the integrity and accuracy of data.
• Assisting in the development of internal controls for accurate reporting and compliance: Contributing to the design and implementation of internal checks and balances that help ensure financial data accuracy and regulatory adherence.

What You Must Have (Required Qualifications)

To be considered for this internship, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Currently pursuing or have completed a Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields such as Accounting (for foundational financial understanding), Management Information Systems (MIS) (for business and technology integration), Business Analytics (for data-driven insights), Computer and Information Science (for core IT knowledge), or Information Technology (for practical tech applications).
• Before starting full-time at PwC, candidates must meet the educational requirements to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam in their intended state of employment, or the educational requirements for licensure as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). This highlights the firm’s expectation for professional certification in the assurance and IT audit fields.
• A strong academic record with at least a 3.0 overall GPA.
• This position is specifically for entry-level client service interns who are typically in their third year of a four-year degree program or their fourth year of a five-year program at the time of application. This timing aligns with the opportunity for a potential full-time offer upon graduation. Winter internships generally occur during the spring semester preceding the student’s final year, while Summer internships typically take place during the summer before the student’s final year of school.

What Sets You Apart (Preferred Qualifications)

While not strictly required, possessing these qualities or experiences will significantly enhance your application:

• A preference for a 3.3 overall GPA or higher, demonstrating strong academic achievement.
• Prior experience or expressed interest in learning auditing methodologies and compliance standards, showing initiative in understanding the core business.
• Any involvement in supporting governance and risk management initiatives, indicating an early grasp of these critical areas.
• Previous participation in data quality assurance testing and validation, demonstrating practical data skills.
• Experience or strong interest in observing IT controls and internal governance frameworks, indicating familiarity with technology-related risk.
• Demonstrated efforts in developing skills in AI platforms, highlighting forward-thinking technological interest and aptitude.

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Compensation: The salary range for this internship position is: $29.25 – $48.00 per hour. The actual compensation within this range will be dependent upon the individual’s specific skills, relevant experience, academic qualifications, geographic location, and applicable employment laws.