Assurance Technology Risk Intern (May 2025)

Your role

Your key responsibilities:

• Understand and document clients’ business and IT processes, risks, and controls.
• Perform control documentation and testing through a review of client evidence and interviews.
• Collaborate with members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, assign responsibilities for key tasks and prepare other planning documents.
• Monitor and manage project progress and risks, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Create flowcharts and process documentation for financially relevant processes.
• Perform common work assignments and projects including, but not limited to: System and Organization Controls (“SOC”) reports, third-party risk assessments, IT risk and control framework design and assessments of automated and IT General Controls (ITGCs) as part of SOX and Financial Statement audits.

About you

Job requirements and preferences:

• Have or be working toward, an undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• Desire to work in IT audit as demonstrated by relevant course work, interest or internship experience.
• Work may be required more than standard hours. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.
• Candidates interested in the Government & Public Sector focus must have U.S. citizenship and be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher, within the designated time frame, which will be determined by the engagement requirements for a security clearance

Preferred qualifications:

• Desire and educational requirements to pursue a relevant certification (CPA, CISA, etc.).
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride-share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations.
• A strong academic record, including, without limitation, course work that EY deems relevant to this position.

Compensation & benefits

The hourly pay for this role at this company ranges from $37.50 - $45.19

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Medical and Dental Coverage
• Pension and 401(k) Plans
• Flexible Vacation Policy
• Paid Time Off for EY Holidays
• Winter/Summer Breaks
• Personal/Family Care Leave
• Other Leaves of Absence for Well-being
• In-Person Work Expectation: 40-60% of the time

Training & development 

At EY you’ll benefit from professional experience and coaching, as well as insights into what life here is really like. Work on real projects and prepare yourself for a fast-paced world with a high-performance foundation. They offer a wide variety of programs that combine group activities, discussions, and training to help you build teamwork and communication skills.

Career progression

Interns at EY can be converted into full-time employees. Interns who perform well often have a strong chance of receiving full-time job offers after their internship ends, as EY views internships as a pathway to discovering and developing future talent.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• ey.com/en_us/careers/frequently-asked-questions - CP
• ey.com/en_us/careers/student-entry-level-programs - TD
• youtube.com/@ernstyoung