Protiviti Internship Experience
Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Process Intern – Summer 2014
Over the past summer, I had to privilege to work for Protiviti, a “global business consulting and internal audit [company]…specializing in risk, advisory and transaction services.” As an Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Process Intern, I worked with a team of consultants to test multiple clients’ internal controls. While interning with the company, my responsibilities included:
- Observe client interviews
- Create memos based on information from interviews
- Testing controls
- Choosing samples for testing
- Creating process narratives
I worked regularly with different software including:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Visio
- Adobe Acrobat
- Sharepoint
Most of my time spent at the internship was on client sites. I gained experience in client interaction and communicating with different types of people.
I learned a lot during my time as an intern with Protiviti. The following are some of the lessons I learned:
- Communication is critical
- If you don’t understand something, ask someone!
- Improved business writing skills
- What internal controls are and how they help a company succeed
- testing internal controls
- How to risks associated with bad or out-of-date internal controls