2027 Risk and Accounting Advisory Services Consulting Internship

Plante & Moran, PLLC; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Flexible Time Off

401(k) plan

Flexible benefits plans

Travel expense reimbursement

Lodging and meals reimbursement

Pension plan

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Plante Moran, PLLC is seeking candidates for its Risk Accounting and Advisory Services (RAAS) team. You will work on enterprise risk services, including internal controls, SOX/JSOX compliance, and ERM framework development.

You’ll assist with client accounting support, market research, and the application of new technical accounting standards. A CPA or CIA track is preferred and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, or related field.
• Academic success (minimum GPA 3.0).
• On track to complete degree and credits to sit for the CPA or CIA exam.

Responsibilities

• Perform enterprise risk services across disciplines (Internal Audit, SOX/JSOX, ERM).
• Provide reporting support and analysis for engagements, documenting control environments and risks.
• Assist with client accounting support and researching markets, tools, and technology.
• Provide technical accounting advice, including post-merger integration and new standards implementation.
• Collaborate with audit, tax, wealth management and consulting practice areas.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Communication

Critical thinker

Organizational

Technical skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

GPA 3.0+

CPA or CIA track

Job description

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Count on us. Our \"we-care\" culture is more than just a motto; it's a promise. From day one, we prioritize your growth, well-being, and success. You can count on us to support your career journey and help you achieve your professional goals. Join us.

Our Risk Accounting and Advisory Services (RAAS) team focuses on our clients' critical business needs. From internal controls to process to accounting transactions and everything in between, our integrated solution approach is designed to help enable and manage growth, leverage resources, and mitigate costs and risks.

Your role. As you venture into figuring out the major business drivers, we'll give you the flexibility to integrate people issues with business strategies. You'll be instrumental in serving our clients through risk services that have direct impact to our clients overall business processes.

Your work will include

• Performing enterprise risk services for a variety of disciplines including:
  • Internal Audit
  • SOX and JSOX Compliance
  • Enterprise Risk Management Framework Development
  • Quality Assurance Review Process and Internal Control Improvement
  • Regulatory Compliance
• Providing reporting assistance and analysis for engagements:
  • Documenting and testing client internal control environments
  • Identifying and analyzing potential risks and mitigation strategies
  • Preparing proposals and engagement letters
  • Develop and implement risk-assessment models and methodologies
  • Produce reports and presentations that outline findings, explaining risks and recommending changes.
• Assist with client accounting support
• Research markets, tools and technology
• Technical accounting advice:
  • Assisting clients with post-merger integration of accounting activities
  • Providing short-term temporary accounting support
  • Providing counsel on implementation of new technical accounting standards into the everyday practice of an organization
• Interacts with other practice areas within management consulting and other practice areas including but not limited to audit, tax, wealth management and consulting.

The qualifications

• Detail-oriented leader with problem solving, communication, critical thinker, organizational, technical and analytical skills.
• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, or related field.
• Academic success (a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0).
• Preferred: On track to complete the requisite degree and supporting credits to sit for the CPA or CIA exam, with the goal of successfully obtaining the CIA or CPA license.
• This is a non-exempt position and may require work hours that exceed the standard 40-hour work week.
• This position may require some local, national, and occasional international travel.

What makes us different?

On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk-free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world-class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities.

At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities.

Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model.

We believe that face-to-face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day.

Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Plante Moran maintains a drug-free workplace.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English.

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Flexible Time Off and various pre-determined holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Flexible benefits plans.
• Business-related travel expense reimbursement.
• Lodging and meal reimbursement for business-related use.
• A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff.
• A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff.
• Contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time.

The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location.

The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $36.00 - $36.00.

Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact, from any documents that you submit in connection with your application, information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation.

Our founders often referred to our firm as 'a people firm disguised as an accounting firm.' Why? Because people are at the core of everything we do, and our firm was built on values and principles that support this philosophy to this day.