IT Audit Internship - Systems & Processes Department

Short company description

About us:

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 155 countries with over 284,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services.

Requirements

The Opportunity

In today’s business world, IT and financial reporting environments are becoming increasingly complex while even greater reliance is being placed on the information produced by these systems and processes. In addition, new regulations in many countries have put a greater emphasis on internal controls and often require independent assurance of the design and the operating effectiveness of internal controls.
Attention to the design, documentation and operation of controls is critical to ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of information used for financial reporting and management decision-making.
Our services enable organizations to gain comfort that their systems, processes and risk management procedures are operating effectively within a well-controlled environment.

We are looking for highly motivated graduates in an IT-related discipline for a 3 months internship in our Systems & Processes Assurance department.


Knowledge, Skills and Experience

We are looking for final year students or fresh graduates of an IT-related degree (Polytechnics, Cybernetics). Strong analytical and IT skills, coupled with a drive for professional development and advanced English skills are prerequisites for this position.

Responsibilities

What will you do as an intern?

- Receive in-house training in IT general controls (Development, change management, access to program and data, computer operations)
- Shadow Seniors on the job
- Assist seniors in documenting their work and in this process learn how to document their work
- Gradually independently handling IT general controls work in less complex environment duly supervised by seniors
- Learn the concept of automated controls and how to test them
- Develop report writing skill

Our internships provide students with an opportunity to experience work and life at PwC, offering a valuable insight into our business and culture.

They are designed to give you a real-life view of what a graduate career with PwC would be like. You'll be able to learn first hand if this is the career for you. If it is, and you perform well, you may return to your degree with an offer of a job for when you graduate.

Beyond this, our aim is to raise both your commercial awareness and your interpersonal skills to new levels. By experiencing life inside the world's leading professional services firm, you will develop many new skills and qualities that will be valuable for your future career, whatever you choose to do.

Note that the internships are full-time. You will be able to sit all your exams at university. As for attending courses and seminars, our flexibility is subject to the client engagements you will be assigned to.