Risk Services - Enterprise Risk & Governance; CPA; Summer Internship

Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Conduct and Compliance Management Level Intern/Trainee Job Description & Summary

At PwC Canada, we’re more than a professional services firm - we’re a community of solvers tackling the world’s most important problems.

As a Summer Intern in our Risk Services practice, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive team that values your perspective and empowers you to make a real impact.

You’ll build relationships, gain hand‑on experience with cutting‑edge technologies, and contribute to work that matters - whether it’s helping clients navigate complex challenges or driving trust in their reporting.

From early May through mid-August 2027, you’ll dive into real client work, learning how businesses operate and how trust is built in the market.

You’ll be guided by experienced professionals as you learn how organizations identify, assess, and respond to risk, while gaining exposure to our market‑leading AI and digital tools.

You’ll benefit from a rich internship experience that includes meetings with firm leadership, interactive lunch and learns, skill‑building workshops, client visits, and opportunities to participate in volunteer and social events.

Grow here, go further.

A career in our Enterprise Risk & Governance practice, within Risk Services, will provide you with the opportunity to assist clients in developing analytics and technology‑enabled solutions to solve complex business problems.

Our work helps organizations detect and manage data, reporting, and security risks, strengthen how data is governed and used, and improve confidence in the information that supports critical business decisions.

Our team helps business leaders manage data‑related risks and enhance governance frameworks that enable better outcomes.

You will assess current data governance and reporting capabilities, support the execution of data‑enabled solutions, and evaluate internal controls against leading standards like COSO.

This includes testing controls, conducting risk assessments, and advising on governance structures - helping clients build trust, accountability, and resilience across their data and risk management practices.

• Performing your work efficiently while meeting established timelines and budgets.
• Supporting process and controls work across the 3 lines (e.g., process documentation, walkthrough support, risk and control identification).
• Assisting with internal control testing procedures (design and operating effectiveness), including preparing testing documentation and organizing evidence.
• Clearly and concisely documenting work performed and evidence gathered; validating completeness, relevance, and quality of support.
• Flagging potential control gaps, exceptions, or documentation issues to senior team members and helping track follow-up items.
• Maintain ongoing communication with engagement leaders to ensure clarity, quality, and proper follow-up of deliverables.
• Building and maintaining collaborative relationships with internal teams and clients.
• Staying up to date on trends in governance, risk management, internal audit, regulation, and emerging technologies/analytics as they relate to controls and assurance.
• Supporting the creation of client‑ready materials (e.g., process narratives/flowcharts, test plans, status trackers, and summary slides).
• Identifying opportunities to promote the firm’s services to new clients or deepen existing client relationships.

• Enrolled in post‑secondary education and working to obtain the Canadian CPA required prerequisite courses.
• Intellectual curiosity: a willingness to challenge the status quo, test…