Finance and Internal Audit Intern – Spring 2027

Job Description

Finance and Internal Audit Intern – Spring 2027 | Books A Million

The Tone:
This is a part-time internship at Books A Million, located in Birmingham, AL. Books-A-Million operates a family of brands including 2nd & Charles, Joe Muggs, and Yogurt Mountain, providing a wide range of products and services to its customers. The Finance and Internal Audit teams are essential for maintaining accurate financial reporting and strong internal controls across the company. This role provides an intern with practical experience in critical financial processes during a key year-end period.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time internship
• Location: In-person Birmingham, AL
• Pay: $17 hourly
• Team: Finance & Internal Audit departments, mentored by Internal Audit Manager and Senior Accounting Manager
• Mission: This role supports both Finance and Internal Audit teams during the year-end close, contributing to accurate financial reporting, robust internal controls, and efficient external audit processes.
• Tech Stack: Excel, AI tools, BAM’s finance systems

What You’ll Actually Do
• Internal Audit Support: Assist with year-end control testing and complete testing for assigned areas.
• Documentation Management: Roll forward prior-year testing and audit documentation, and update process narratives and flowcharts.
• External Audit Assistance: Support Finance in responding to external auditor requests by pulling and analyzing data from finance systems.
• Financial Analysis: Perform account analysis and reconciliations, utilizing AI tools to create and improve financial analysis.
• Communication & Presentation: Communicate results and findings to the teams, and present work performed and key learnings at the end of the program.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Rising junior or senior pursuing a degree in Accounting or a related business field.
• Experience: Proficiency in Excel and basic familiarity with AI tools.
• Skills: Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills; strong attention to detail; clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Bonus: Basic knowledge of auditing concepts and working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.