Audit Intern (Summer 2026)

Valero Intern Program

Are you ready to join the world's largest independent refiner? Valero is on the search for energetic and motivated students to join the Valero Intern Program. The internship program has an opening for an Audit Intern who is ready for new and exciting challenges in a fast-paced environment. The internship will provide practical audit experience and will allow the intern to apply accounting and audit concepts and principles to develop the core competencies needed to succeed in a business environment.

Major Accountabilities :

• Identifies key risks and the related controls within business processes and design control test steps to address key risks.
• Assists with assurance and advisory service activities within all areas of the company, including delivery of improvement opportunities that add value to management.
• Assists in engagement planning including initial client interviews, preparation of engagement planning memorandums and risk matrices.
• Executes test steps to assess operational effectiveness of key controls, providing clear and concise testing documentation for review.
• Examines activities of various areas of the company to determine the extent of compliance with policies and procedures, and rules of regulatory agencies.
• Assists with the identification of potentially fraudulent activity through the review of contracts, invoices, data analytics, public records, and social media.
• Collects, interprets, and compiles data to complete comprehensive analysis through the use of various applications (e.g., Power BI, Python, Alteryx, Oracle, SQL, VB Script, PowerShell, Excel) and provides root cause analysis for issues identified during engagements.
• Assists in the preparation of written reports of audit results and the follow up of audit recommendations made to ensure implementation.
• Demonstrates teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members.

This position is hourly nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.

Qualifications :

Note : Valero's pre-employment process includes successful completion of a background check, hair analysis drug screen, and pre-employment physical (if applicable).

About the Valero Intern Program :

The Valero Intern Program fuels a broader company mission to develop reliable, affordable and sustainable energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. When you join Valero, you can expect to work with teams that are inclusive and results-driven while celebrating every employee's strengths and ideas. Valero is an EEO / AA Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race / ethnicity, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate / range, it was not provided by Valero. Valero's market specific salary rate / range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.