Internship

Audit IT Assurance Intern - Summer 2024 - San Jose

Grant Thornton LLP (US)

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Sep 21

🚀 Summer Internship

San Jose

The candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field, with a preference for a Master's degree. They should be pursuing a CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA, or CISM license/certification and have some related work experience in public accounting or equivalent. Information security experience or training is required, along with exceptional client service and communication skills, strong technical aptitude, problem-solving skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. They should have excellent analytical, written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, effective project and time management abilities, and be enthusiastic about learning. The candidate must be able to work well in a complex team environment and be willing to travel with short notice and work additional hours as necessary.
The IT Assurance Intern will utilize their knowledge of IT trends to identify security issues and process improvements, maintain client relationships, gain understanding of client operations, participate in recruiting, meet metrics, engage in business development, and fulfill other assigned duties.

Summer Internship

Accounting & Tax, Banking & Finance•San Jose

As an IT Audit Assurance Intern at Grant Thornton, your primary responsibility will be to delivering a full range of IT audit services to our clients. This includes testing and assessment of information systems control review engagements in support of financial statement audits. You will work alongside Partners, Managers, and Senior Executives as a member of the engagement team.

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS or related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
Desire to pursue CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA or CISM license/certification.
Some related work experience in public accounting or equivalent delivering controls based services, auditing Information Technology General Controls (ITGC’s.) in support of financial statement audits to cross-industry clients and technologies. An understanding of generally accepted practices for testing Key Reports, and Application Controls a plus.
Information Security experience or information security training is required.
Exceptional client service and communication skills.
Strong technical aptitude and problem solving skills
Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects
Enthusiasm to learn through a combination of structured, on-the-job and self-directed training
Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a complex team environment
Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications.
Ability to travel on short notice and work additional hours as necessary

Bachelors

Masters

Accounting & Tax

Banking & Finance

Applying current knowledge of IT trends and systems processes to identify security and risk management issues, as well as other opportunities for overall process improvement.
Maintaining professionalism and rapport with the client. Proactively interact with key client management to manage expectations, help ensure client satisfaction, meet client deadlines, and resolve any problems.
Gaining a comprehensive understanding of assigned client operations, processes and business objectives, and then utilize that knowledge on assigned engagements.
Participating in recruiting efforts as needed.
To meet or exceed IT Assurance metrics (e.g. – billable hours, CPE, time delinquencies, etc…)
Participating in other business development activities as appropriate
Other duties as assigned

Work type

Full time

Work mode

office

Location

San Jose