Risk Advisory Intern - Summer 2027

About the role

Risk Advisory helps organizations grow with confidence by delivering agile, technology-enabled risk services that strengthen resilience, improve business performance, and unlock new opportunities. We work with complex organizations to assess, transform, and operate internal controls, risk management, compliance and Internal Audit activities, programs, and functions.

Responsibilities

• Understand, document, and assess various client operations, processes, systems, controls, and programs, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Assist with conducting risk assessments to inform enterprise risk, operational risk and third-party risk management projects, programs and internal audit plans
• Execute enterprise, operational, information technology and third-party risk management and compliance programs
• Execute internal audit plans, including information technology internal audits
• Obtain and analyze data, identify trends, and visualize results using commercially available analytics solutions
• Leverage analytics, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and other technology aids to advance your understanding, drive throughput on project objectives, and deliver client services efficiently and effectively
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with team members and clients, and work effectively with client personnel at all levels
• Collaborate closely with team members and clients to understand project approach, identify and manage project risks, execute assigned project responsibilities, and recommend opportunities to improve processes, internal controls, risk management, and compliance
• Obtain an understanding of relevant industry trends, business objectives, operations, processes, systems, etc. applicable to assigned client projects
• Assist with business development activities including conducting research, contributing to proposals, and other activities as appropriate
• Participate in Firm activities such as recruiting, training, officewide activities, and more

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS or related field
• Desire to pursue CPA, PMP, CISA, CIA, CISSP, CAMS, CISM, or other relevant license/certification preferred
• Overall GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Available to travel at least 25% as required
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future

Skills

• Ability to learn, understand and work across various industries and functional areas within an organization
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal), presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong technical aptitude, complex analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Effective project and time management skills
• Ability to work in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, performance-driven team environment
• Enthusiasm to learn through a combination of structured, on-the-job and self-directed training
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively independently and in a team environment
• Desire to pursue applicable professional license/certification as outlined above

Pay

The pay rate for this position in the firm’s Los Angeles, California office is $40 per hour.