Audit Summer Internship: Build Risk, Controls & Impact

BNY Mellon; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon is seeking high-potential students for its Summer Internship Program in New York. The 10-week experience accelerates development, builds professional networks, and provides meaningful exposure to a leading financial services institution.

Interns will engage in enterprise-wide onboarding, hands-on project work aligned to key business practices, structured mentorship, and cross-practice exposure to power BNY's global franchise while making real-world contributions.

Qualifications

• Risk and control thinking
• Analytical problem-solving and critical thinking
• Business process analysis
• Written communication and concise reporting
• Professional skepticism and sound judgment
• Collaboration and stakeholder communication
• Attention to detail and documentation discipline

Responsibilities

• Support audit work by reviewing processes, risks, and controls across different parts of BNY's business and operations.
• Help analyze information, document observations, and identify themes that may point to control gaps, inefficiencies, or opportunities to improve.
• Contribute to audit testing, walkthroughs, and reporting that help teams understand how effectively processes and controls are working.
• Partner with audit professionals and business stakeholders to gather information, ask thoughtful questions, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights.
• Gain exposure to how governance, risk management, and internal controls support a global financial services company.

Skills

Risk and control thinking

Analytical problem-solving

Business process analysis

Written communication

Professional skepticism

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

BNY Mellon is seeking high-potential students for its Summer Internship Program in New York. The 10-week experience accelerates development, builds professional networks, and provides meaningful exposure to a leading financial services institution.

Interns will engage in enterprise-wide onboarding, hands-on project work aligned to key business practices, structured mentorship, and cross-practice exposure to power BNY's global franchise while making real-world contributions.