Audit Services Intern

2026 Summer Intern

Location: This internship role is scheduled to be flexible. Please be prepared to spend part of your time working remotely and part of your time working at the following address: One Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, 94612

Department Details:

Internal Audit Services' purpose is to enhance risk management while helping to protect and create value for Kaiser Permanente. Our vision is to serve as a trusted advisor offering proactive and timely advice, strengthening internal controls, supporting strategic objectives, and ensuring organizational resiliency.

Our mission is to provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals' operations.

Internship Projects:

Join our Internal Audit Services (IAS) team and gain meaningful, hands-on experience within the Information Technology and Enterprise Business Services (IT/EBS) portfolio. As an intern, you'll work alongside seasoned internal audit professionals to help evaluate business and technology controls, identify and assess risks, and highlight opportunities to strengthen operational effectiveness and compliance with leading industry standards.

Projects within this portfolio span a wide range of enterprise and technology-driven areas, including cybersecurity, systems implementations, artificial intelligence technologies, facilities services, supply chain and sourcing, revenue cycle, and other critical business functions.

The intern will support engagements across multiple phases of the audit lifecycle, including planning, testing, and reporting. Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting research to understand business processes, risks, and regulatory expectations.
• Participating in meetings and walkthroughs with EBS and IT process owners.
• Documenting business processes, key controls, and identified gaps.
• Performing audit testing, including data analysis and validation of controls.
• Assisting in the development of clear, concise audit documentation and deliverables.

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain real-world internal audit experience in a complex enterprise environment. Interns will benefit from exposure to widely recognized frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, and NIST.

Interns will gain hands-on experience auditing both technology-enabled and business processes, direct mentorship from experienced auditors and audit leadership, and development of analytical, technical, and professional communication skills that are highly valued across internal audit, risk management, consulting, and broader business roles.

Target Majors: Computer Science; Data Science; Management Information Systems; Information Technology; Finance & Accounting.

Target Skillset: This role is ideal for motivated, curious individuals who are eager to learn, enjoy problem-solving, and want to explore how internal audit adds value across an enterprise.

Job Summary: Lay the groundwork for a dynamic future with an industry leader. At Kaiser Permanente, you'll forge lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization while enjoying the opportunity to grow your experience and hone your expertise on assignments that have real impact.

Our interns have worked on everything from analyzing financial software and developing new marketing strategies to designing mobile apps and helping clinicians improve care delivery. We want you to get the most out of your time here and will give you projects that challenge you to think freely, question thoroughly, and explore deeply.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Contributing to a designated project or initiative to meet a KP business objective.
• Report development and analytics.
• Project management - planning, execution, and measurement.
• Learning new applications needed to complete assignments or support the execution of business objectives.
• Job shadowing in other functional areas.
• Performing additional duties as required.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience:

• N/A

Education:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree or have graduated from an accredited university within the last year.
• High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration:

• N/A

Additional Requirements:

• Aptitude to perform data and process analytics and formulating solutions.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3.0 GPA or above.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and experience producing high quality work in short periods of time.