Chicago Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Intern - 2025

at Robert Half in CHICAGO, Illinois, United States

Job Description

JOB REQUISITION

Chicago Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Intern – 2025

LOCATION

CHICAGO

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Are You Ready to Live Something Different with Protiviti?

The Protiviti career provides an opportunity to learn, impact, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.? We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. By teaming with our clients, we solve the business challenges a dynamic world presents and discover and implement innovative business solutions. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values. Imagining our work as a journey, integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Are you inspired to make a difference?

You’ve come to the right place.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Internal Audit and Financial Advisory interns work with Protiviti’s clients, who are typically among the world’s leading companies. As an intern, you collaborate with the team to deliver client solutions for complex business problems these organizations face. Experience tells us that our future leaders need to be both knowledgeable and deep in an area of expertise but also versatile, having a broad range of capabilities and skill sets to solve today’s complex business problems. That’s why we focus on developing interns across our business, so you gain experience in different industries, grow your technical capabilities, and gain leadership qualities that will ensure your future success.

Our culture is grounded in empowerment, teamwork, and problem-solving. At all career levels, we encourage innovation, seeking your ideas and insights. Our people care about one another; they coach, guide, and help each team member to be their very best.

When you join our team, you will participate in Liftoff with Protiviti, our award-winning onboarding live-virtual experience with gamification embedded in the delivery. You will also attend The Intern Challenge, an experiential learning course that will help you transition successfully into your role as an intern.

Protiviti’s internship is an innovative experience designed to take you on a journey to immerse you in our unique business and culture. Through our internship, you may work across various industries and engage in internal initiatives, all of which will fuel your curiosity, uncover hidden strengths, and prepare you for your career. During the internship, you will get a preview of Foundations, Protiviti’s innovative entry-level full-time career opportunity, which provides you with experiences and learning opportunities in business operations, consulting, data, relationship building, technology, and innovation.

With each project, you receive hands-on training in a nurturing environment and interact with leaders across our practice. Talent Managers will assign specific project experiences that support career growth, your skills, and the needs of the business. A network of advisors will help you navigate challenges and celebrate milestones. There are opportunities to join committees, participate in employee network groups, and enjoy social, civic, and networking activities to aid in building meaningful relationships across the firm and in the community.

Internal Audit and Financial Advisory interns are hired into one of the three solution segments, including:

+ Business Process Audit and Advisory: Helps companies become more innovative and explore their business processes, identify and mitigate emerging risks, develop creative solutions to complex business challenges, and encourage best practices to enhance business functions. Process Auditors provide confidence to leaders that their organizations can meet the demands of changing environments. Managing risk, monitoring and testing controls, enhancing security, and improving corporate governance are core internal audit services.

+ Technology Audit and Advisory: Helps companies evaluate their ability to protect information assets through testing and evaluating current company processes. This includes security protocols, development processes, and continued information availability to authorized parties. Technology Auditors are involved in assessing and advising on virtually every aspect of how an organization uses technology to protect and enhance enterprise value- controls & regulatory compliance, security, privacy, software development, disaster recovery, technology governance, business intelligence, and many others.

+ Internal Audit Strategy and Technology Enablement: Focuses on defining, designing, developing, testing, and deploying technical solutions that drive increased effectiveness and efficiencies in audit, risk, control, and compliance domains. This includes leveraging artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and automation technologies such as Alteryx, Tableau, MS Power Platform, MS SQL, Python, and R. Professionals in this segment possess a solid understanding of software development best practices and documentation standards. They work closely with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and requirements, actively research the latest trends in technology, and pursue relevant professional certifications to stay ahead in the field.

Meaningful onboarding. Impactful training. Foundational learning. These experiences define Protiviti’s award-winning internship – an experience that builds upon your skills and knowledge and enables you to thrive professionally.

QUALIFICATIONS

+ Degree: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline ( e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields)

+ Visa Status: All applicants applying for U.S. job openings need authorization to work in the United States for Protiviti without sponsorship now or in the future

+ Graduation Status: Must be within one year of final graduation at the time of internship

+ Technical Skills Desired of an entry-level Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Consultant:

+ Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including documentation of findings and recommendations

+ Ability to apply critical thinking skills and innovation to client engagements across various industries

+ A foundation in core business processes

+ Strong interest in internal audit processes, including the use of emerging technologies, understanding frameworks, and achieving audit objectives. Skilled in responsibly handling and analyzing data and information in various formats to uncover valuable insights and draw actionable conclusions.

+ Experience with modern tools and technologies, including Microsoft Office Suite, data visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau

+ Understanding of software development best practices and methodologies, particularly Agile

+ Proficiency or interest in advanced analytics and automation technologies (e.g., Alteryx, MS Power Platform, Python)

WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL

+ Strong academic background

+ Working in teams, as well as independently

+ Being creative and analytical

+ Passionate about evaluating, synthesizing, organizing, and interpreting data and information

+ Possessing excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

+ Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development

+ Desiring to learn and a receptiveness to feedback and mentoring

+ Displaying an interest in technology or business operations

+ Drive towards obtaining professional certifications including, but not limited to, the CPA, CIA, CISA, and certifications related to advanced analytics and automation (e.g., Alteryx, Azure Data, MS Power Platform)