Internal Audit Intern - Summer 2026

Department: Internship

Employment Type: Internship

Location: US - Indiana - Fort Wayne

Reporting To: Trevor Hetrick

Description

The Internal Audit Intern will support the Internal Audit team with a variety of audit-related tasks and projects. This internship provides hands-on exposure to internal audit processes, risk assessment, and internal controls while offering the opportunity to learn about business operations and governance within a professional corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities

Assist the Internal Audit team with the following: 

• Completes Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Section 404, testing and documentation at company locations. 
• Assists external auditors with reporting and audits, including reviewing the quarterly SEC filings.
• Examines records and interviews workers to ensure proper recording of transactions and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Examines and evaluates financial and information systems, recommending controls to ensure system reliability and data integrity.
• Reviews data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures.
• Inspects accounts and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
• Collects and analyzes data to detect deficient controls, duplicated efforts, extravagance, fraud, or noncompliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Support Internal Audit team projects as required

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Skills and Abilities

• Familiar with auditing concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Effectively communicates information and responds to questions in person-to-person and small group situations with other employees of the organization. 
• Effective organizational skills to maintain task list with status
• Maintains confidentiality and uses discretion with business information.
• Reads and understands documents such as policy manuals, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Utilizes common-sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
• Deals with problems involving several known variables in situations of routine nature
• Completes some moderately repetitive tasks.
• Use noncomplex machines and equipment (adding machines, calculators, copy/fax machines, etc.).

Education and Experience:

• Sophomore, Junior, or Senior majoring in Accounting, Finance, or Business
• Extracurricular activities aligned with degree, preferred

Franklin Electric Intern Program

As a global company, Franklin Electric offers many opportunities to build your experience and knowledge. Our Intern positions offer responsibility, autonomy, and best-in-class training. The Franklin Electric Intern Program includes networking opportunities, lunch and learns, many opportunities for team building (like the competitive Intern Cornhole Tournament), and a presentation to Senior Leaders and Executives in the company.

Come join our Intern Program where you will not only grow in your career - but you will know you are a part of a company that is making a difference worldwide.