2027 Summer Intern: Corporate Audit

PepsiCo Inc.; Purchase, Plano (NY, TX); On-site; USD 47,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Internship in Corporate Audit is based in Plano, TX. You will be part of a global team that audits PepsiCo businesses and functions and gains exposure to finance, IT, and operations within a robust internal control framework.

You will develop skills in financial statements, risk assessment, data analytics, and process improvement, while supporting audits and presenting findings to leadership. This internship offers the potential to transition to full-time opportunities.

Qualifications

• Pursuing degree with graduation date within 1 year of internship completion.
• Eligible for CPA/IIA/CISA certifications after graduation.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Fundamental understanding of financial statements, controls and core business processes.
• Basic IT controls awareness; IT knowledge a plus for IT path.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and build relationships.
• Ability to derive insights from data to drive actions.

Responsibilities

• Learn PepsiCo's internal control framework to identify risk and assess effectiveness of controls.
• Engage in process walkthroughs to gain exposure to the business and processes audited.
• Build understanding of financial statements, budgeting, cost management and investment analysis.
• Gain exposure to PepsiCo planning horizons and forecasting.
• Leverage data analytics to support risk identification and insights for the business.
• Identify financial, operational, and IT risks and corresponding mitigations.
• Perform controls testing across audit areas (financial reporting, operations, compliance; ITGCs).
• Share knowledge to help the team succeed.
• Support audits to identify control breakdowns affecting financial information.

Skills

English fluency

Communication

Organization

Teamwork

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis (Power BI/Tableau)

Curiosity/Learning mindset

Education

CPA-eligible Accounting Program

Finance / Business Administration / MIS or related

MBA

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Overview

SMILE AT WHAT’S NEXT

At PepsiCo, you'll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what's next. As one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, our beloved brands—including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker—help create smiles with every sip and bite. Behind our products is a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities.

At the heart of PepsiCo are our people: professionals who bring curiosity, drive, and fresh thinking, working together to turn ideas into action. Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities.

No matter your role, you'll be part of a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported. With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, PepsiCo offers more than a place to build your career—it offers the chance to help create what's next.

Responsibilities

About Corporate Audit

Be a part of a global team that enables extensive exposure across our PepsiCo businesses and functions!

PepsiCo Corporate Audit is a unique team within our enterprise. We have developed a comprehensive internal control framework that enables our management teams to provide governance leadership and maintain our standing as a company of operational excellence.

Corporate Audit operates at the heart of our business success by providing objective insights into today’s risks and tomorrow’s challenges. While our auditors are located in various geographies, we are a team of global associates who audit our PepsiCo businesses and functions around the world. Corporate Audit offers a developmental opportunity that extends well beyond the traditional boundaries of the function, providing a well-rounded perspective of Finance, IT, and the business.

Location: Plano, TX

As a Corporate Audit Intern, you will:

• Learn how to use the PepsiCo internal control framework to identify risk and assess the effectiveness of risk-mitigating activities.
• Engage in process walkthroughs facilitated by the Business to gain exposure to the Business and processes being audited.
• Build a foundational understanding of financial statements and controls, financial analysis, budgeting, cost management, and investment analysis.
• Gain exposure to PepsiCo business processes and planning horizons (e.g., Strategic Cycle Plan, Annual Operating Plan, and period/month forecasting).
• Leverage data and analytics and an external perspective to support risk identification and identify insights that add value to the Business.
• Support the identification of financial, operational, routine, non-routine and emerging risks, as well as the risk-mitigating activities relating to those risks.
• Perform controls testing of assigned areas of the audit (primarily Financial Reporting, Operational, and Compliance controls, and can include IT General Controls (ITGCs)).
• Identify and share out control testing deficiencies with the Audit Team for root cause analysis, risk remediation recommendations, and alignment with key business stakeholders.
• Support operational, compliance, financial and IT audits to identify risks and control breakdowns that may impact the integrity of reported financial information and/or the achievement of business objectives.
• Share knowledge to ensure the ongoing success of the team.

Track: Financial, Operational & Compliance Audit – with exposure to IT General Controls (ITGCs)

Project Assignment: Program deliverables include a project-based assignment aligned to Corporate Audit's Strategic Capability Plan (SCP), corporate objectives, and emerging risk priorities. The specific focus will be defined closer to the start of the program and will conclude with a presentation to function leadership

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing one of the following degrees with graduation date within 1 year of internship completion:
  • CPA-eligible Accounting Program (Master’s degree in Accounting, Professional Program in Accounting (PPA/4+1), or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, depending on state of residence).
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Management of Information Systems (MIS) or a related business discipline.
  • Master’s in Business Administration (MBA).
• Eligibility and intent to complete one or more of the following audit certifications upon graduation:
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Institute of Internal Auditors Certified Internal Auditor (IIA CIA)
  • ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• Minimum Qualifications - Each candidate should demonstrate:
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Fundamental understanding of financial statements, controls, and core business processes within a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment or comparable industry.
  • Basic awareness of IT general control concepts and how technology supports financial and business processes (deeper IT knowledge is a plus for the IT-focused path).
  • Strong people and communication skills to manage information gathering.
  • Strong organization skills.
  • Ability to work within a team environment.
  • Ability to interact with varying levels of individuals (front line to management).
  • Ability to build relationships, manage conflict, and embrace change.
  • Ability to build trust with business partners.
  • Ability to glean insights from data and drive action based on those insights (familiarity with data analysis, visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and/or generative AI is preferred).
  • Flexibility in leveraging different approaches to analyzing problems.
  • Ability to integrate disparate sources of information.
  • Curiosity for learning.

The expected compensation hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2027 campus intern openings is $34.30 - $44.00 hourly.

• Role, degree discipline, degree level, and location are part of the process whendeterminingactual starting salary for positions.
• Hourly pay for our campus hires is pre-determined and non-negotiable.
• We love to convert our interns tofull-timeopportunities! Our full-time positions have a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

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