Audit Intern

Wipfli; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Job summary

Wipfli seeks an Audit Internship for Spring 2028 in Wisconsin. The intern will support client engagements by performing essential audit and compliance procedures on-site with the team.

You will engage in client communications, information gathering, and process improvement while building technical accounting proficiency. This role offers exposure to audit projects, financial statement prep, and real-world client work environments.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, with completion of a corporate or individual taxation class required.
• Preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Ability to think independently and communicate with clients and staff; prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Working towards CPA exam eligibility upon graduation.
• Bonus coursework in Data Analytics or Big Data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Respond to client and firm requests in a timely, accurate, professional manner.
• Gather information from clients to complete required documents.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Perform audit, review, and compliance testing procedures per standards.
• Prepare or review client financial statements, footnotes, and engagement outputs.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Initiative

Deadline oriented

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting

Taxation class (corporate or individual)

Job description

Audit Internship – Spring 2028 | Wipfli

The Tone:

This is an Audit Internship at Wipfli, located in a Wipfli office or at client sites. Wipfli is a professional services firm that deeply values its people, focusing on relationships and encouraging individual career paths to achieve exceptional impact and results for its clients. This internship is essential for supporting client engagements by performing critical audit and compliance procedures, ensuring timely and accurate service delivery. The role contributes to the firm’s commitment to making people count and fostering a professional home.

The TL;DR

• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time or Part-time
• Location: In-person Wipfli office or client sites
• Mission: Perform audit, review, and compliance testing procedures to support client engagements and develop technical competency in accounting standards.

What You’ll Actually Do

• Client Communication: Respond to client and firm associate requests in a timely, accurate, positive, and professional manner.
• Information Gathering: Respond to inquiries from clients and work with them to gather necessary information for the completion of required documents.
• Process Enhancement: Proactively identify improvement opportunities in processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Audit Execution: Perform audit, review, and compliance testing procedures in accordance with firm and professional standards, as directed by engagement leaders.
• Financial Statement Preparation: Prepare (or review client prepared) financial statements, footnotes, management reports, and other engagement outputs.

The Must-Haves

• Background: Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, with completion of a corporate or individual taxation class required. Working towards eligibility to sit for the CPA exam upon graduation.
• Experience: Above average knowledge in accounting as demonstrated by college GPA; a preferred 3.0 GPA or higher.
• Skills: Ability to think independently and make good decisions based on education and experience; good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with clients and staff; ability to prioritize work, follow through on requests, take initiative, and meet deadlines.
• Bonus: Preferred coursework in Data Analytics or Big Data.