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Summer Intern- Global Audit

Position Overview

Intern will have an understanding of basic auditing and project management skills and well as compliance reporting requirements. Cross-functional experience will be obtained through involvement in audits over financial, information technology, and investments. Individual will have the opportunity to be hired on a full-time basis and participate in a leadership development program.


Serves as a team member on a global scale working on a variety of challenging and technical operational and financial audits. Assists and provides insight on design, development and performance of risk-based audit procedures, and reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of internal control processes. Performs SOX 404 walkthroughs and executes testing of key controls in various business processes. Participates in the execution of a variety of compliance audits to ensure conformance with regulations in various jurisdictions. Establishes strong partnerships with key stakeholders and actively promotes the Global Audit brand. Collaborates with audit team to ensure successful audit completion. Drafts work papers and audit reports documenting work performed and results, identifying required improvements and developing practical recommendations with management.


Responsibilities

• Reviews operational, business, and information technology risk, functions and activities, and evaluates process effectiveness – including controls over financial reporting and data privacy compliance (i.e. SOX and GDPR) – in order to understand the nature, scope, and direction of proposed audits.

• Performs testing and walkthrough procedures to assess company compliance associated with key processes: reviews and analyses the control structure, performs walkthrough and testing procedures, documents testing results that are reviewed by external auditors, and communicates results to the process owners and the team.

• Coordinates effectively with others to complete assignments; self-reviews work for completeness and accuracy, and submits self-evaluations for supervisory review upon completion.

• Maintains positive professional relationships with stakeholders, including Global Audit colleagues at all levels, business management, external auditors, RGA’s external clients and other business associates.

• Assists with the drafting of reports and work papers, including succinct summaries of audit objectives, scope, findings, conclusions and management actions. Ensures all audit outputs are prepared within established deadlines.

• Applies the use of data and analytics, techniques and software necessary to accomplish audit procedures. Obtains, evaluates and interprets supporting data utilizing various software applications. Contributes suggestions for enhancing audit procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and engages with internal departmental development initiatives.

• Provides suggestions for enhancing audit procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness, and participates in internal department improvement initiatives.

• Performs other duties as assigned.


Requirements


  • Demonstrates a desire to learn and actively seeks the expertise of others to broaden knowledge and business acumen.

  • Enrolled as a full-time college Progress towards Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance