2027 Elevate Program and 2028 Summer Technology Risk and Controls Consulting Intern

Power Your Future: Elevate — Early Career Program (Campus Program)

RSM’s Power Your Future: Elevate is a premier early career program designed for high-performing accounting students who are leaders on their campuses and in their communities, with a passion for learning and growth.

Through a dynamic three-day leadership conference and a year-long development experience, participants will build lasting relationships with RSM professionals and peers while strengthening critical skills in communication, collaboration, business acumen, executive presence, technology, and professional networking. Elevate provides meaningful opportunities to deepen industry knowledge, enhance leadership capabilities, and develop the confidence needed to make an immediate impact in your internship and future career.

Conference

Participate in a three-day leadership conference in one of RSM’s major office locations from January 5–8, 2027. All travel and expenses for conference participation will be covered by RSM upon admittance into the program.

Continued development

After completion of the Elevate conference, you will have the opportunity to participate in continued development experiences designed to accelerate your professional growth through experiences that build the skills, relationships, and business acumen needed to succeed at RSM and beyond.

• Talent experience – Build meaningful connections with RSM professionals, firm leaders, and peers while strengthening your communication, collaboration, networking, and professional presence.
• Skill development – Enhance critical skills in business acumen, problem-solving, presentation, feedback, time management, and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
• Client experience – Develop industry knowledge and gain insight into the middle market through interactive experiences that strengthen relationship-building, communication, and collaboration skills. Explore how RSM professionals collaborate to deliver value and help clients address complex business challenges.

Program requirements

• Currently enrolled in an accredited degree program in accounting.
• Anticipated full-time associate start date of Fall 2029 or Winter 2030.
• Demonstrated involvement and leadership in student organizations on campus and in your community.
• Team player with strong communication skills who is motivated to work in a fast-paced environment, desires to be client focused, and wants to learn how to provide skilled advisory services.
• Maintain a minimum 3.4 GPA (preferred).

Risk Consulting — Technology Risk Consulting (TRC) Internship (Summer 2028)

As a Risk Consulting Intern at RSM, you will work with businesses of various sizes across industries including manufacturing, real estate, construction, financial institutions, not-for-profit, healthcare, and private equity. Interns receive hands-on client experience with direct access to business owners and executive management. At the start of the internship, you will be assigned a “Performance Advisor” to support your development throughout the internship experience.

Our clients depend upon effective risk management and internal audit services to achieve their business objectives. Technology Risk Consulting (TRC) serves middle market leaders globally to help transform technology risk management and assurance capabilities so they align to the key risks and strategies of their organization.

What TRC professionals do

TRC professionals use their background in accounting, business, and information technology to provide services that include:

• Understanding clients’ needs and expectations, their business and industry, accounting and control systems, employees, and company values.
• Assisting clients with the design and optimization of controls using general knowledge of business processes, accounting, and information technologies.
• Using problem-solving and critical thinking to identify internal control deficiencies quickly, evaluate their risk implications, and draw appropriate conclusions to advise clients.
• Assisting in creating internal control documentation to support client engagements.
• Engaging with client leadership on strategies to anticipate emerging technology risks.

Examples of commonly performed TRC projects include:

• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)/regulatory and compliance engagements for application and IT controls
• System and Controls (SOC) reporting and other controls opinion services
• Information technology controls testing in support of financial statement audits
• Technical IT controls review
• Internal audits over ERP systems, IT security, and other IT systems

Internship & Program Requirements

• 90 credit hours completed (at point of internship).
• Working toward a B.A./B.S. degree (or equivalent) from an accredited university.
• Major in Accounting.
• Travel to assigned client locations may be required. Must have access to and ability to arrange reliable transportation to those locations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office.
• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team.
• High degree of integrity and professionalism.
• Certification or working toward certification as a CPA, CISA, or CIA (preferred, not required).

Compensation

Compensation Range: $34–$40 per hour.