Audit Intern

True Northon; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

True Northon is seeking an Audit Intern in Cleveland to support accounting, financial reporting, and data analysis. This role offers exposure to Assurance practice and a path toward CPA licensure.

You will gain deep insights into business operations, work in client environments with a hybrid model, and collaborate across teams. Strong English communication and CPA readiness are preferred; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed Accounting degree with GPA 3.0+
• Meet CPA licensure requirements and plan to pass CPA exam
• Excellent English communication skills
• Willingness to work in a hybrid model and travel as needed
• Authorized to work in the US without sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Identify potential audit issues with detailed trend analysis.
• Demonstrate professionalism in client environments.
• Work in a regulated environment to protect capital markets.
• Develop relationships to provide auditing services for clients.
• Share insights from data analysis with clients.

Skills

Analytical thinking

English communication

Attention to detail

Education

Accounting degree

Job description

Position Title

Audit Intern

Start Date

Winter 2027

Position Summary

We are looking for an audit intern to support accounting, financial reporting, and data analysis. The broad business perspective you gain in the company’s Assurance practice will serve as a launch pad to your career, whether you stay at the company to partner or seek a role in the C-suite. Along the way, you’ll develop a deep understanding of the inner workings of business and draw on your accounting knowledge to help solve complex challenges.

Position Responsibilities

• Identify potential audit issues or unusual relationships in financial statements with detailed analytical trend analysis.
• Demonstrate professionalism while working in clients’ environments and providing exceptional service.
• Operate effectively in a regulated environment, with a focus on protecting the capital markets and the investing public.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the company's clients to provide definitive auditing services that the capital markets and the client can rely upon.
• Share the story of value-added insights discovered through data analysis with the company's clients.

Qualifications

• A predicted undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, supported by a strong academic record, A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is required, with a preference for candidates with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
• Meet the minimal educational requirements for CPA licensure in the state your base office is located prior to beginning full-time employment and have a demonstrable plan for passing the CPA exam.
• Excellent English language communication skills.
• An interest in working with the company's team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model.
• The company's expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the company office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship, now and in the future.
• Candidates interested in the Government & Public Sector industry must have U.S. citizenship and be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher, within the designated time frame, which will be determined by the engagement requirements for a security clearance.

Perks & Benefits

• Health benefits.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.

Compensation

The compensation for this role is $37.50–$48.08 per hour.