• Performance Audit Intern - Summer

    Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury (Nashville, TN)


    Performance Audit Intern

     

    Summer 2026: June 1 - August 7

     

    About Our Program

     

    The Comptroller of the Treasury's Audit Internship Program is a 10-week paid educational and experiential learning opportunity that offers undergraduate students a chance to observe and actively participate in the office's audit operations. Interns will spend the summer building skills through their active audit experience, audit-specific training, and professional development training. Interns will also have opportunities to build relationships with each other through shared experiences, such as touring the State Capitol and the Tennessee State Museum.

     

    The Performance Audit Intern will have the opportunity to actively participate in an audit of a state government entity receiving public funds and will be part of an audit team that evaluates management’s mission and operational practices by conducting management interviews and reviewing management’s records and reports.  Interns may also have the opportunity to evaluate the following: the design, implementation, and effectiveness of management’s internal controls; the efficiency and effectiveness of an entity's operations and systems; and compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements.  At the end of the 10-week internship program, Performance Audit Interns will have gained experience in making government work better by determining whether the state entity met the mission and goals that it was created to accomplish.

     

    Location

     

    Performance audit internship opportunities are based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Depending on the audit assignment, interns may have the opportunity for limited travel during the summer.  Typical travel opportunities are in the Nashville area; however, some may allow for travel to other parts of Tennessee.

     

    Who We're Looking For

     

    We are looking for rising juniors, seniors, or graduate accounting students who are interested in applying what they've learned in the classroom to governmental auditing.  To be considered for the internship program, candidates should have successfully completed at least 30 hours of college coursework, and at the Principles of Accounting I and II.

     

    Successful interns are those who are adaptable, able to think critically, work well both individually and as part of a team, and are willing to learn and grow. Candidates should exhibit strong interpersonal, verbal communication, organizational, and writing skills.  Interns are expected to apply their classroom knowledge to meaningful audit work.

     

    We are looking for a professional to join our team who will commit to delivering exceptional work that helps us make government work better.  Learn more about us at www.comptroller.tn.gov  and by watching a video about what it's like to be a  Performance Auditor (https://youtu.be/cj-fOIOWBco) !

     

    About Our Office

     

    The Office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is responsible for the audit of state and local governmental entities and participates in the general financial and administrative management and oversight of state government.  In the Comptroller’s Office, we strive to deliver on our mission to make government work better.  Through dedicated hard work and commitment, every Comptroller’s Office employee accepts personal responsibility to accomplish our mission and uphold it.

     

    Compensation

     

    Interns are paid $24 per hour via a third-party company. This position may require in-state day travel to audit sites. Audit-related travel will be reimbursed.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    Pursuant to the Comptroller of the Treasury’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the Office is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the Comptroller’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, sexual orientation, transgender and gender identity status, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

     

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    •​NOTICE: This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

     

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