Risk Advisory Intern - Summer 2024 - Minneapolis, MN

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We recognize that you want to be able to make choices in your career. That's why CLA exists, to create opportunities. We promise to know you and help you.

We are seeking Risk Advisory Interns in our Specialized Advisory Services line for our Minneapolis, MN office.

Are you excited to work on an inclusive team doing impactful work for clients? Do you enjoy pushing yourself and finding the right answer? Do you enjoy helping others? If your answer to any of these questions is "YES", then apply to our intern position at CLA!

In this role, you will be involved in the assessment of risk and performing consulting as part of outsourced, internal audit to multiple organizations and business. You will also be involved with Business Risk Services (BRS) engagements including assessment of business process and information technology/security control design, control testing and service auditor reporting requirements. This role takes direction from the BRS Practice Leader, BRS Engagement Director/Manager/Senior, Engagement Principal(s), and the firm's technical assurance group.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to deliver high level of client service through positive interactions with clients in multiple industries, CLA staff and external entities that serve the client(s).
• Ability to demonstrate awareness, understanding of client's technical environment and business processes through discussions and review of available information with an emphasis on controls relevant to the business, network, security devices, servers and end-user computing devices.
• Document supporting audit evidence in alignment with firm standards.
• Knowledge of internal controls with ability to identify key risks and mitigating controls.
• Communicates status of project including issues that need immediate attention to appropriate team member.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Working towards the achievement of a bachelor's degree with a major in major in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• Working to obtain CPA, CIA, CISA, CRISC and/or CISSP certification preferred.
• Exemplify our CLA values - curious, collaborative, transparent, inclusive, and reliable.
• Passion for doing impactful work, accountability for actions, initiative to make visions a reality, integrity that places honesty and trust above all else, professionalism, and conscientiousness.
• Strong verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn new technologies.
• Proficient with Microsoft (MS) Windows and Office products.
• Problem solving/analytical skills, including the ability to systematically think through the implications of problems to arrive at sound solutions.
• Reliable transportation and ability to travel to client sites.

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