Paid Internal Audit Intern - Analyze Controls & Improve Processes

City-of-Raleigh-N; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Raleigh’s Office of Internal Audit is seeking college students for an eight-month Internship Program. As an intern, you’ll receive structured guidance from the internal audit manager on any task that you perform. The internship runs October 2026 to June 2027 with 4–8 hours per week, scheduled in 2- or 4-hour increments, at 222 W Hargett Street, Downtown Raleigh.

Salary is fixed at $20/hour. Eligible candidates are local college students majoring in accounting, finance, economics,

Qualifications

• Local college student majoring in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, or general business administration.
• At least at a junior level.
• General knowledge with Microsoft 365 packages – Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint, Powerpoint, etc.
• Some understanding or beginner’s introduction to internal control concepts (e.g., COSO).
• An eagerness to learn and ask questions.
• Intern candidates do not need any government experience or desire to work in government after graduation.

Responsibilities

• Performing data analytic reviews of various over City transactions.
• Shadowing our office’s internal audit manager by performing assigned fieldwork.
• Updating PDF formatted audit reports to become digitally accessible for ADA purposes.
• Revamping our office’s audit workpaper templates to improve efficiencies during audits and refresh the content to be aligned with the latest YellowBook Standards.
• Creating a communication framework that shares news updates internally to City of Raleigh employees about audit reports, employee hotline availability, emerging risks, internal control knowledge and learning opportunities, and other operations that impact our services.

Job description

The City of Raleigh’s Office of Internal Audit is seeking college students for an eight-month Internship Program. As an intern, you’ll receive structured guidance from the internal audit manager on any task that you perform. The internship runs October 2026 to June 2027 with 4–8 hours per week, scheduled in 2- or 4-hour increments, at 222 W Hargett Street, Downtown Raleigh.

Salary is fixed at $20/hour. Eligible candidates are local college students majoring in accounting, finance, economics,