2027 Spring Internship Opportunities – Audit and Tax

Job Description

2027 Spring Internship | Doeren Mayhew

The Tone:
This is a 2027 Spring Internship at Doeren Mayhew, a prominent CPA and advisory firm recognized as the 36th largest in the industry. The program offers real-world accounting experience before you complete your degree, providing hands-on opportunities to work alongside seasoned professionals. Interns will be empowered to navigate and challenge established accounting and business norms. This role is crucial for developing future accounting professionals by immersing them in the daily operations and diverse client engagements of a leading firm.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Seasonal, Full-time
• Location: In-person (Client sites)

• Team: Works with various Principals, Managers, Associates, and other interns
• Mission: To provide hands-on accounting experience, similar to first-year associates, enabling students to navigate and challenge accounting and business norms.
• Tech Stack: audit software programs, tax software programs

What You’ll Actually Do
• Client Engagement: Work on numerous engagement teams to complete audits, reviews, compilations, and tax returns for clients across a variety of industries.
• Software Utilization: Apply hands-on training to utilize specialized audit and tax software programs for client work.
• Financial Analysis: Compile, analyze, and test financial information, and document business transactions.
• Reporting & Preparation: Prepare and review financial statements, and assist with the preparation of corporate, individual, and other various tax returns.
• Research & Travel: Conduct relevant tax research, work on tax projections, and travel to client sites to perform audit engagements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting.
• Experience: Proven ability to work alongside professionals and manage multiple responsibilities, with demonstrated leadership skills and initiative.
• Skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills, strong time management, high degree of curiosity, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm.
• Bonus: Completion of at least one intermediate accounting course by Spring 2027, work experience (related or unrelated to accounting), and ability to work 25-40+ hours per week.