Our Mission
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of broker-dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws, to promote investor protection.

Program Goals
The PCAOB is seeking highly motivated students for paid, full and part-time positions throughout the year. Successful candidates will provide support to the PCAOB’s Office of Research and Analysis (ORA) in the Washington, DC headquarters and Irvine California office.  ORA identifies and analyzes emerging audit and accounting issues that may present elevated risk of audit failure, and communicates these risks to the PCAOB’s other divisions.

 As an Intern you will have the opportunity to gain a broad overview of trends and developments affecting audit firms and their audit clients and experience professional life before you’ve left school. You will also learn about, and use, analytical tools and methods and gain experience that will make you more marketable to prospective employers.

During your employment you will be assigned a variety of tasks and challenging assignments that will allow you to develop and showcase initiative and problem solving abilities while developing your risk analysis skills. You will collect and analyze financial and non-financial information acquired from external sources or PCAOB oversight activities and conduct research and analysis using a variety of tools.  At the end of the program you will have the opportunity to review your performance using some of the same standards used to review full time employees.

Positions are available throughout the year. Candidates are encouraged to apply by the target dates below for full consideration:
Fall semester (September start) – by May 31
Spring semester (January start) – by September 30
Summer (June start) – by March 31

 Qualifications for Intern

  • Current academic enrollment at the undergraduate (Junior or above) or graduate level with an Accounting, Economics, Business or Finance major;
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to stay organized and meet deadlines
  • Willingness to work as a team member
  • Ability to be flexible, work independently and be self-motivated

Additional Qualifications for Information Technology Intern

  • Understanding of relational databases;
  • Proficient with writing Structured Query Language (SQL) statements to access and modify data directly from a Data Warehouse;
  • Familiar with VBA programming and macro development within MS Excel;

 Our Values
The PCAOB encourages a spirit of cooperation and teamwork, and fosters an environment of professional growth where employees can exercise their leadership ability, creativity, technical competence, and public interest focus in helping the PCAOB fulfill its mission.

 To Apply
Candidates can apply for the position through the PCAOB website at: http://pcaobus.org/Careers/Pages/SearchJobListings.aspx. The Posting Title is “Intern Research and Analysis.”

 Or by e-mail to Harsha Samaraweera at SamaraweeraH@pcaobus.org. Please type “Intern Research and Analysis” in the subject line.

 Submitted by Lindsey Braentner