Assurance Associate

Job Description

Audit Intern | Focus Loom

The Tone:
This is an Audit Intern internship at Focus Loom, starting in Winter 2027. Focus Loom operates within its Assurance practice, specializing in accounting, financial reporting, and data analysis to deliver reliable services. This role is crucial as it offers an intern a broad business perspective, serving as a foundation for a future career path within or outside the company. Through this experience, interns will develop a deep understanding of business operations and apply their accounting knowledge to help address complex financial challenges for clients.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary (Internship)
• Location: Hybrid with client travel
• Pay: $37.50–$48.08 per hour
• Team: Part of the Finance & Accounting department, working in a team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model.
• Mission: Protect capital markets and the investing public by providing definitive and reliable auditing services.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Analysis: Identify potential audit issues and unusual relationships within financial statements by performing detailed analytical trend analysis.
• Client Service: Maintain a high level of professionalism and deliver exceptional service while engaging with clients in their operational environments.
• Regulatory Compliance: Operate effectively within a strictly regulated environment, ensuring a focus on the protection of capital markets and the investing public.
• Client Relations: Develop and sustain strong relationships with the company’s clients to ensure the delivery of definitive auditing services that both capital markets and clients can depend on.
• Insight Communication: Clearly share the story of value-added insights derived from data analysis with the company’s clients.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level. A predicted undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, supported by a strong academic record, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) required.
• Experience: Candidates must meet the minimal educational requirements for CPA licensure in the state of their base office prior to beginning full-time employment and possess a demonstrable plan for passing the CPA exam. This role requires the ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary, along with access to reliable transportation to/from the company office and client sites. Candidates must also be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship, now and in the future. For those interested in the Government & Public Sector, U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher are mandatory.
• Skills: Excellent English language communication skills, strong accounting knowledge, and an interest in working within a team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model are essential.
• Bonus: A preference is given to candidates with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. A driver’s license is strongly recommended.