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Audit internship resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an audit internship resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the audit internship role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in audit internship-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some audit internship interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
  2. Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
  3. Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
  4. Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
  5. Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some audit internship interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an audit internship resume:

  • Audit Procedures
  • Risk Assessments
  • CPA
  • GAAP
  • Audit Intern
  • First Hand
  • Fixed Assets
  • Audit Issues
  • Audit Reports
  • Internal Control Procedures
  • PowerPoint
  • Upper Level Management
  • Treasury
  • Audit Process
  • Payroll
  • Real Estate
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Audit Services
  • Taxation
  • Intangible Assets
  • Audit Findings
  • Audit Software
  • Data Analysis
  • SOX
  • Balance Sheet
  • Income Statement
  • Audit Projects
  • Individual Tax Returns
  • Sarbanes-Oxley
  • Analytical Procedures

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write audit internship experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are examples from great audit internship resumes:

Work history example #1

Staff Accountant/Auditor

American International Group

  • Analyzed payroll records and categorized the data according to NCCI insurance regulations.
  • Prepared financial statements in accordance with GAAP and SEC requirements to be included in mutual fund annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.
  • Prepared monthly payroll reconciliation schedule.
  • Conducted Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (SOX) walk-through, testing and reporting of key control over financial reporting.
  • Recovered over $700K in overpaid withholding tax to company.

Work history example #2

Audit Internship

Deloitte

  • Designed and performed substantive analytical procedure and test of details by using Deloitte Audit Approach.
  • Assisted Deloitte professionals through the process of various audits such as financial statement audits, a 403B, and a 401K.
  • Exhibited excellent client service through productive interaction when making and discussing request of detailed support.
  • Organized forensic investigation folders for principles and partners at Deloitte.
  • Performed AICPA audit and OMB A-133 Single Audit concurrently for ETS.

Work history example #3

Audit Internship

Deloitte

  • Assisted Deloitte professionals through the process of various audits such as financial statement audits, a 403B, and a 401K.
  • Researched extensive professional guidance to develop fundamental knowledge of U.S. GAAP in accordance with AICPA and PCAOB pronounced auditing principles.
  • Learned effective business communication, professionalism and time management.
  • Gained working relationships with Deloitte professionals and client personnel
  • Received training on Deloitte audit approach, methodology & AS2 auditing system.

Work history example #4

Audit Internship

Ernst & Young

  • Conducted inquiries with management, reviewed internal communications, and investigated client documentation for support of relevant assertions.
  • Applied knowledge of IFRS and GAAP to financial statement review.
  • Accepted offer for full-time employment in Summer of 2018 upon completion of Master's degree and CPA certification.
  • Attended Ernst & Young sponsored recruiting functions.
  • Performed audit in accordance with US GAAP and financial statement analyses of US financial services and manufacturing companies' Mexican subsidiaries.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from audit internship resumes:

Doctoral Degree in accounting

Monroe College, Bronxville, NY

2016 - 2019

Highlight your audit internship certifications on your resume

Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your audit internship resume:

  1. Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA)
  2. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  3. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
  4. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

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