Audit Intern Summer 2026

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To be considered for this role candidates must be a U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder.

Our interns will work onsite at our Cleveland Ohio location. Were looking for collaborative and innovative full-time students entering their sophomore year or beyond. Our student interns work 40 hours per week for the duration of a 10- to 12-week internship that starts as early as June and ends as late as September depending on student schedules and business needs. The expected starting salary range for this position is between $20 and $23 hourly. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicants background experience skills internal equity and market data

Audit Intern Duties:

You will work with audit team members to enhance and protect organizational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance advice and insights in the evaluation of the effectiveness of risk management internal control and governance processes.

As an intern you may:

• Assist on IT audits or projects for business areas within the Fourth District.

• Conduct interviews with clients staff and management to understand their control environment.

• Analyze data and business processes to evaluate and verify compliance with established policies or procedures.

• Assist IT audit staff in determining if internal controls and processes are effective for assigned audit steps.

• Prepare workpapers for auditor-in-charge and audit management.

• Complete projects and ad hoc assignments (e.g. flowcharting new processes helping with developing new audit tools updating department websites etc.).

• Engage in leadership and career development activities for your future.

• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements for Internships:

• Currentlypursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Business IT/Cyber Security or a related field with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

• Strong computer/technical skills required. Proficiency with Microsoft Office products specifically Excel and Access (or familiarity with other data access tools).

• Need to haveone semester remaining upon completion of the internship.

• Must have completed freshman year and have aminimum GPA of 3.0.

• Must be proactive and self-directed along with having strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Excellent planning/documentation skills.

• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to partner in a highly collaborative atmosphere.

• Self-starter with strong leadership skills including verbal written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Strong analytical multitasking organization problem solving and time management skills.

What We Offer:

• Hands-On Experience: Gain practical experience and insights into the operations field through real-world projects and challenges.

• Mentorship: Receive guidance and mentorship from experienced professionals who are committed to your development.

• Networking Opportunities: Build connections within the industry and with fellow interns and employees.

• Professional Development: Participate in workshops training sessions and seminars designed to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Physical Demands and General Working Conditions

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties performance standards or requirements efforts skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland reserves the right to revise this or any job description at any time.

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As a condition of employment Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland employees must comply with the Banks ethics rules which generally prohibit employees their spouses/domestic partners and minor children from owning or controlling directly or indirectly any debt or equity interest in a depository institution or an affiliate of a depository institution. A depository institution means a bank a trust company or any institution that accepts deposits including a bank chartered under the laws of a foreign addition employees (and their spouses/domestic partners and minor children) may not own shares of mutual funds unit investment trusts or ETFs that have a policy as stated in the prospectus of concentrating in the financial services industry and that have underlying investments in banks or other depository institutions. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment you should raise this issue with the recruiter for this posting.

In addition as a condition of employment candidates must undergo a background check and will be tested for all controlled substances prohibited by federal law to include marijuana prior to hire and for certain safety sensitive positions during employment.

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