Audit Intern Fall 2020

At BerryDunn, you may have opportunities to work with clients in the industries of Health Care, Not-for-Profit, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Construction, Higher Education, and many others. Your work will be closely supervised through coaching and training, and you can expect to receive hands-on guidance from the supervisor, consultant, or principal in charge of the engagement.

You will receive extensive internal and external training on technical and soft skills, teamwork, and the firm’s systems, operations, and relationships. The firm expects you to demonstrate flexibility, have a willingness to seek out advice, and exhibit an ambition for learning.

Training provided will include: depreciation solution software (DSW), CaseWare for electronic workpapers, as well as internal office procedures.

Internships typically are from January – April 15th or May – August. (May be extended depending upon the co-op program or internship).

Duties and responsibilities:

·        Participating with team members on audit and review engagements supervised by senior staff members

·        Work with CCH Engagement & CaseWare trial balance and document management software

·        Utilize depreciation solution software (DSW) to calculate depreciation

·        Work in our Waltham, MA location

·        Assist with special projects

·        Works as an effective team member to complete project components and assignment tasks.

·        Builds working relationships at peer client level.

·        Seeks to gain knowledge of client businesses.

·        Effectively documents work.

·        Identifies task issues as well as task progress in a timely and organized manner.

·        Actively pursues self-development opportunities in line with the competency model.

·        Builds strong team relationship skills.

·        Ambassador to the Universities.

Qualifications:

·        Intermediate Accounting completed or in progress

·        Available a minimum of 20 hours per week

·        Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, and Excel

·        Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

·        Team player with a positive – ‘can do’ approach.

·        Strong communication skills.

·        A general and growing knowledge of firm products and services in the practice area, and a general knowledge of products and services in other practice areas.

·        A general understanding of market trends including opportunities, global and local business initiatives.