2027 TRC Fall Internship

UHY-US; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision coverage

401(k) retirement plans

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

UHY-US is seeking a Technology Risk and Compliance Intern to help clients understand and mitigate IT and cybersecurity risks across SOC, PCI, ISO, HIPAA, and other frameworks. You will gain hands-on experience working with IT Audit Managers and client teams.

This temporary internship position involves IT risk assessments, controls testing, documentation, and time-tracking. Travel may be required as the TRC team convenes at various offices nationwide.

Qualifications

• 0–1 year of relevant internship or work experience
• High School Diploma or GED or high school equivalent
• Actively pursuing bachelor’s degree in accounting, information systems, or similar with an interest in information technology

Responsibilities

• IT Control Attestations: understand client IT systems, infrastructure, and control environment across frameworks
• IT Risk Assessments: assess IT risks and prepare reports for stakeholders
• Controls Testing: evaluate effectiveness of controls
• Documentation: document procedures and results of tests performed
• Administration: track time and maintain chargeable hours for the year

Skills

IT risk knowledge

Controls testing

Documentation

Education

High School Diploma

Pursuing Bachelor's in accounting or information systems

Tools

IT systems familiarity

Job description

Job Summary

As a Technology Risk and Compliance (TRC) Intern, you will focus on helping clients understand and mitigate their technology and cybersecurity risks. The TRC team’s service offerings include SOC 1®, SOC 2®, PCI, ISO, HIPAA, and many other IT risk and control frameworks. In addition, there are numerous consulting opportunities related to assessing IT and cybersecurity risks for multi-national and local clients.

Job Description

• IT Control Attestations: Working directly with IT Audit Managers and clients, you will gain an understanding of the client’s IT systems, infrastructure, and control environment. You will apply that understanding to a variety of IT risk and control frameworks such as SOC, PCI, HIPAA, ISO, FFIEC, NIST, CIS Security and many others
• IT Risk Assessments: Clients and their stakeholders sometimes need an independent assessment of their IT risks. You will be directly involved in assessing various IT risks and developing various types of reports and presentations to stakeholders
• Controls Testing: Evaluating controls includes understanding the best way to test the effectiveness of controls
• Documentation: TRC interns will learn to document the procedures and results of tests performed during control testing and document conclusions
• Administration: TRC interns are expected to track time and maintain designated chargeable hours for the year

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Work Environment

Work is conducted in a professional office environment with minimal distractions

Physical Demands

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and performing work in front of a computer screen for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time

Travel Required

• Some travel is required. The TRC team meets twice a year at various offices in the country.
• Some client travel may be required.

Required Education and Experience

• 0 – 1 year of relevant experience
• High School Diploma or GED or High School equivalent certificate
• Actively pursuing bachelor’s degree in accounting, information systems, or similar with an interest in information technology

Preferred Education and Experience

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Experience with IT systems

Duration

This is a temporary, less than six (6) month, internship position

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the colleague for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What We Offer

• Positive work environment where teamwork is valued
• Attractive compensation packages tailored to reflect the role, qualifications, and expertise of each individual
• Comprehensive benefit package including group health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and generous paid time off (PTO) allowances