Internal Audit Intern - Summer

Internal Audit Intern - Summer 2026

Department: Internship

Employment Type: Internship

Location: US - Indiana - Fort Wayne

Reporting To: Trevor Hetrick

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.

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

• 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.).

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

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.