Risk Services - IT Audit CPA - Summer Intern - Montreal

Line of Service

Assurance

Not Applicable

Conduct and Compliance

Intern/Trainee

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 hands‑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.

If you're an accounting student working toward your CPA designation, this internship offers a launchpad like no other. 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 IT Audit team will provide you with the opportunity to assess and strengthen the technology controls that underpin the reliability, security, and integrity of our clients' information systems. You will work directly with experienced professionals to evaluate IT environments, systems, and processes that support financial reporting and business operations for organizations across a variety of sectors. Your work may include reviewing IT general controls, application controls, cybersecurity measures, data integrity, and system implementations, as well as providing audit support to internal and external audit teams.

You will help clients understand how technology risks impact their business and provide insights that enhance trust and confidence in their systems.

• Enable clients across various industries to improve their risk management and internal control capabilities.
• Provide services that enhance the value delivered by existing internal audit, compliance, and risk management functions, including strategic advisory solutions, outsourcing, and co-sourcing.
• Cover the full spectrum of value protection to enhance value through governance and process reviews, resource optimization, and compliance audits.
• Deliver risk advisory services covering financial, operational, compliance, strategic, and emerging risks.

• Conduct audit work efficiently while meeting the timelines and budgets set during the planning phase.
• Maintain constant communication with the lead advisor and/or director responsible for the assignments given to you.
• Clearly and concisely document audit evidence obtained during audit execution and validate its relevance and quality.
• Analyze the impact of control deficiencies identified during audit execution on financial data and the overall audit strategy.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships within the department and with clients.
• Actively monitor external trends in IT, remote access features, authentication mechanisms, threat and risk assessments, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments, and acquire knowledge on these topics.
• Identify business development opportunities to offer services from other departments to our clients and to present our services to new potential clients.

• Enrolled in post-secondary education and working to obtain the Canadian CPA required prerequisite courses
• Bilingual French and English (oral and written)
• Motivated to learn about technologies, IT practices and standards, infrastructure‑related risks and controls in the areas of security and IT, as well as IT control frameworks
• Motivated to learn about the analysis of IT risks and internal controls, including the establishment of control…