Internal Audit Internship Review

Completing deliverables from different points of the audit lifecycle; including planning, testing, and reporting. Engaging with stakeholders across the business and working with the team to complete audits. Interacting with members of the team during daily scrums, huddles, and other meetings to complete sprints (project management technique).

Yes. Over my 3 rotations I was given deliverables which had to be completed with little oversight, of which remained crucial to the overall audit delivery. I had a lot of responsibility throughout and this involved a specturm of tasks including fieldwork and testing. As apart of my internship I was also heavily involved in discussions with stakeholders and often had to personally create the queries which would then be flagged in subsequent meetings.

Developed my competency with MS Office and teams (including WFH). Built on my communication and collaboration skills within a corporate environment, including my presentation skills. Over the internship I have also learnt new skills within the audit sphere including audit techniques and agile. The opportunity also developed my organisational skills and methods to manage heavy workloads.

Received substantial support from my colleagues and line manager. As apart of the programme you also get paired with a junior member of staff (a buddy), which I personally found was the best contact to leverage over the course of my internship. Any issues I had with work I could easily escalate and most colleagues were happy to help, often going beyond initial requirements.

Very friendly staff and corporate culture. Staff will almost always make time for you, whether that be for a coffee chat or training. Senior staff are also very welcoming and willing to make time to speak with you.

I personally really enjoyed the internship. I found it to be a great opportunity to develop my soft and technical skills within a friendly corporate environment. Over the internship I was able to participate in 2 CSR days and the business ran multiple social and networking events. I cannot fault the effort made to integrate us interns into the department and our teams.

Yes