Finance & Internal Audit Intern

Vertiv Group Corp.; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corp. in Ohio is offering a summer internship in Global Risk Oversight to gain hands-on exposure to internal audit, SOX controls, and risk assessment.

You will work with GRO professionals on well-defined audit activities, document results, and develop practical recommendations that strengthen the company’s control environment. Qualified students will learn about data analytics, process understanding, and how to apply Excel and visualization tools to organize information and identify

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science, Business, Information Systems, or related fields.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with an interest in understanding how processes and controls work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications; exposure to data analysis, visualization, process-mapping, or automation tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Audit execution: Assist with clearly scoped audit and SOX procedures, including walkthrough support, evidence collection, sampling, control testing, and documentation of results under the guidance of GRO team members.
• Business process and risk understanding: Develop an understanding of core financial, operational, and support processes; learn how business objectives, risks, and internal controls connect.
• Audit planning and program development: Support background research, process understanding, risk identification, and the development or refinement of audit steps and testing programs.
• Documentation and analysis: Prepare clear, accurate, and well‑organized workpapers, process narratives, testing summaries, and other audit documentation consistent with GRO methodology.
• Data analytics and technology: Use Excel and, where appropriate, data analysis or visualization tools to organize information, identify trends or exceptions, and explore how leading technologies can enhance audit and control‑testing practices.
• Results and recommendations: Summarize testing observations, discuss potential issues with the project team, and help develop practical, actionable recommendations to strengthen processes and controls.
• Collaboration and communication: Work collaboratively with financial, operational, and IT teams; participate in project discussions; and communicate progress, questions, and conclusions clearly and professionally.
• Continuous improvement: Contribute ideas that improve audit efficiency, internal control awareness, risk mitigation practices, and GRO tools or templates.
• Professional development: Build relationships across the organization, seek and apply feedback, expand knowledge of internal audit and business practices, and gain insight into career paths within risk, controls, accounting, and analytics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Data Science, Business, or related fields

Tools

Excel

Job description

Vertiv Group Corp. in Ohio is offering a summer internship in Global Risk Oversight to gain hands-on exposure to internal audit, SOX controls, and risk assessment.

You will work with GRO professionals on well-defined audit activities, document results, and develop practical recommendations that strengthen the company’s control environment. Qualified students will learn about data analytics, process understanding, and how to apply Excel and visualization tools to organize information and identify