Summer Intern - Internal Audit bei Denver Water

Summer Position

Full Time - 40 hours per week

Monday - Friday - On-site

Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.5 million people in the City of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. The organization is a responsible steward of the resources, assets, and natural environment entrusted to us in order to provide a high-quality water supply, a resilient and reliable system, and excellent customer service.

Under direction from the Internal Audit Staff, the Internal Audit Intern will examine and evaluate the effectiveness of operational, financial and compliance controls. The role of the Internal Audit Intern involves performing financial, operational and compliance audits, documenting workpapers and communicating results. In particular, the Internal Audit Intern will perform audit procedures as part of assigned engagement.

Internship Project Description:

This intern will join the Internal Audit section in the Office of People & Strategy division and will perform assigned tasks while gaining exposure to the internal audit profession.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of audit programs, interview management and staff, and perform audit field work necessary for evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with organization policies and procedures.
• Prepare work papers documenting procedures performed, to fully support testing findings.
• Communicate observation and recommendations to Internal Audit management and then process owners/control owners.
• Operate in accordance with the International Professional Practice Framework of the IIA (IPPF - Red Book).
• Establish and maintain credibility with audit clients and other stakeholders.
• Perform other related work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:

• Must have an affinity for analytical tasks with a desire to acquire an understanding of Internal Auditing Standards, COSO, COBIT, NIST, and evaluations of systems of internal controls.
• Demonstrated project management and customer service skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, for presentations to stakeholders and self-advocacy.
• Ability to independently manage multiple assignments simultaneously and have strong organization skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint, or similar, for impactful presentation of audit observations and recommendations.
• Advanced Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, or similar (pivot tables, data validation, conditional formatting, VLOOKUP etc.).
• Awareness of data and business intelligence tools, e.g., PowerBI, SQL, and similar.
• Analytical, statistical and problem-solving skills in order to most efficiently reach a conclusion.
• Communicates a "can do" attitude and positive outlook, minimizing deflating behaviors.
• Sound business acumen and well-developed assessment, judgment and critical thinking abilities.
• Strong conflict management skills to include resolution of complex issues, considering different points of view.