Financial Aid Compliance Intern

McClintock & Associates is seeking a Financial Aid Compliance Intern to join our growing team for Spring 2026. Come be part of our family focused culture where employees are encouraged to spend time with their families and on themselves. As a firm that serves the postsecondary industry, education is at the core of what we believe in. From day one, you’ll receive training and practical tasks — testing student files, documenting findings, and even sitting in on the client conversations that come out of that work.

Our interns are an important part of the McClintock & Associates team, and the experience you gain here will carry you into the next step of your career.

Strong communication skills and developing business acumen to support the team and clients.

Able to operate efficiently and analyze data to help make decisions and manage workload.

You understand expectations and hold yourself and others accountable.

You’re honest, personable, and self-aware, collaborating with the team.

You absorb knowledge like a sponge and are always looking for ways to improve. You’re willing to learn what you don’t know and have high emotional intelligence.

The job responsibilities of the Financial Aid Compliance Intern include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with compliance testing in a variety of areas, which may include student file testing, institutional eligibility, enrollment reporting procedures, and cash management
• Review student files to assess compliance with Title IV federal regulations, including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), institutional enrollment documentation, academic transcripts, and student ledger cards
• Prepare audit work papers, analyze supporting documentation, perform recalculations, and document audit findings
• Develop a working knowledge of AI applications and their practical use in audit services
• Build practical skills in compliance auditing, documentation, professional communication, critical thinking, and working with financial aid regulations

• Demonstrates our core values
• Participates in client meetings and internal team meetings to gain exposure to the full audit process, understand how audit teams communicate with clients, and learn about internal processes and team collaboration

• Works closely with an assigned mentor, typically a Senior Accountant or Supervisor, and other members of the audit team in a collaborative environment throughout the internship

• The Financial Statement Audit Intern position is in-office preferred, headquartered at 1370 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Available to work approximately 25 hours per week, January through April

• Coursework in auditing or financial accounting
• Interest in pursuing a career in public accounting or audit

Pay: $20 per hour

Academic Credit:
Eligible for academic credit, in coordination with your school’s policies and requirements

Founded in 1975, McClintock & Associates is the premier firm offering audit, tax advisory, and consultative solutions to postsecondary institutions across 40 states. We understand our clients need quick answers, and we strive to make our relationships with them much more than transactional.

Our greatest assets are our employees, and we are committed to their personal and professional development. We provide education, flexibility, and opportunity for a more complete and satisfying work-life integration.

• We value family-life balance and have a family-focused culture
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