Business Risk Services Intern - Summer 2026 - West Hartford, CT

Business Risk Services Intern

We strive every day to exemplify our CLA values curious, collaborative, transparent, inclusive, and reliable. We are looking for individuals who believe in accountability for one's actions, take the initiative to make their vision a reality and place honesty, professionalism, conscientiousness and trust above all else.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that welcomes different beliefs and perspectives, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

Our West Hartford, CT office location is seeking a Business Risk Services Intern.

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Primary Responsibilities

• System and Organization Control (SOC), Internal Audit (IA), and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Activities : Assists in the execution of our clients SOC, IA, and SOX Section 404 programs around internal controls (404) in accordance with the corresponding governance model for each service. Participates in performing SOC, IA, and SOX activities including control evaluation, test activities, and findings documentation. Identify opportunities for significant enhancements to the SOC, IA and SOX programs. Provides on-site and remote procedures to analyze processes and adequacy of controls related to business processes that support our client's information and systems that impact service organizations' internal control and financial reporting. Identifies and documents key controls relevant to the processes and services of the client. Documents work papers that address the control objectives within the audit program that support the conclusions reached during testing. Assists with preparation of other summary communication documents as required (e.g., status reports, open item lists).
• System Analysis : Performs procedures over client's technical environment through discussions and review of available information with an emphasis on controls relevant to the business, network, security devices, servers, and end-user computing devices.
• Financial Reporting : Assists in the execution of our clients' external audits specific to IT and SOX programs in accordance with applicable frameworks. Participates in performing test activities, control analysis, reporting and findings documentation. Identify opportunities for significant enhancements to IT General controls (Change Management, Security, and Operations).
• Auditing Standards : Works on developing a working knowledge of applicable auditing frameworks along with a working knowledge of IT governance and risk trends.

Minimum Requirements