Internal Audit Intern

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Covista seeks an Audit Intern to support internal audit across financial control, education compliance, and operational reviews at Covista. The role offers exposure to regulatory requirements and process improvements within a healthcare education context.

The intern will gather and analyze documentation, interact with process owners, and help identify risks and improve controls under supervision, while adapting to Covista's hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, self-starter, detail-oriented and analytical.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments and prioritize tasks.
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Gathering, analyzing, and evaluating documentation.
• Interacting with process owners across various functional areas.
• Document existing processes through interviews, observation, and inquiry.
• Identify risks and associated control activities within business processes.
• Perform testing to determine compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and elevate issues to project lead.
• Assist with special projects as requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Self-starter

Detail-oriented

Analytical

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Covista

Covista (NYSE: CVSA) is America's largest healthcare educator, serving 100,000 students and supported by a community of 400,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers.

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment.

For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Welcome to an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Audit Intern! We are seeking a motivated individual to assist in the execution of internal audit procedures across various critical areas including financial control, education compliance, and operational reviews at Covista.

Responsibilities include:

• Gathering, analyzing, and evaluating documentation.
• Interacting with process owners across various functional areas.

Additionally, the role involves making recommendations to management regarding process improvements. The intern is expected to attain a fundamental understanding of internal audit’s role within the organization, auditing techniques, internal controls, pertinent regulations, and systems subject to review and testing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Document existing processes through interviews, observation, and inquiry
• Identify risks and associated control activities within business processes
• Perform testing to determine compliance with internal controls and regulatory requirements
• Identify and elevate issues to project lead
• Assist with special projects as requested
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, self-starter, detail-oriented, and analytical
• Ability to work on multiple assignments and prioritize tasks
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office suite

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation