Risk Advisory Internship -Summer 2025

Job description

Are you a seeking a career in public accounting or internal audit? Do you thrive in a fast-paced work environment with a variety of different accounting tasks and projects? Do you enjoy collaborating with a team to achieve together? If the answer to these questions is “Yes,” then we have an exciting opportunity for you! Who are we? We are Moore Colson.

Moore Colson is looking for Summer 2025 Interns to join our growing Risk Advisory  team in Atlanta. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work for one of the most respected public accounting firms in the country.

A Day in the Life

• Work directly with RACS partners, directors and managers, providing SOX, internal audit, internal control services to our public and private company clients, and examinations of controls at service organizations (SOC);
• Develop in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses, processes and systems by having direct client interaction while working on multiple aspects of an engagement;
• Build relationships and communicate effectively with the client;
• Assist with strengthening existing client relationships and develop new business opportunities by participating in sales meetings and working on proposals;
• Meet budget and realization goals;
• Identify problem areas and client issues and propose solutions to managers;
• Identify technical skills needed for improvement and improve through CPE, personal commitment, and on-the-job training.

Moore Colson was founded on ethics and integrity, and we work hard to continue operating under these core values. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, and/or other relevant Information Systems or Information Technology degree preferred
• 0-2 years of experience with risk advisory, internal and external audit, and internal controls with previous Sarbanes-Oxley experience in a professional services environment or internship
• Superior Excel skills
• Information Technology General Controls knowledge or experience is considered a plus
• Experience with a consulting or professional services organization preferred
• Working towards CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, or CITP license is highly preferred
• Consultative approach with a focus on providing superior client service
• Ability & willingness to travel as needed (Generally less than 15%)
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Self-directed, autonomous, motivated and ambitious
• Exceptional and proactive communicator (verbal & written)

We are here to help you grow and succeed. We will work with you to accelerate your learning and sharpen your accounting and leadership skills. We’ll give you important responsibilities and expect that you will work collaboratively and effectively to achieve great results.

Moore Colson is ranked as one of America’s Top 15 Accounting Firms by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. We have been named an Atlanta-Journal Constitution Top Workplace since 2011 and a Top Workplace USA starting in 2023. Inside Public Accounting has also named Moore Colson one of America’s Top 110 Largest Accounting Firms, a Fastest-Growing Firm and a Best of the Best Top 50 Firm. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion and respect for hard work that brought us to where we are today.

If you are an accounting major who is interested in a public accounting career in the Atlanta metropolitan area and want to work with one of Atlanta’s consistently ranked Top Workplaces (AJC), we want to hear from you!