May 2027 - Risk Services - IT Audit Non-CPA - Summer Intern - Montreal

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.  

You’ll be joining a firm that’s invested in your success from day one. 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. 

The Opportunity: IT Audit associate 

As an Associate in IT audit, you will be a critical part of our rapid growth, helping us support our existing clients as well as establishing new business relationships and finding new opportunities. We offer a fun, dynamic work environment with lots of opportunities to gain exposure to multiple industries, multiple competencies, and expand your overall expertise in leading-edge risk management practices. We invest a great deal in our staff through training and a formal coaching/mentoring program. 

In this role, you will: 

• 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. 

Your responsibilities will include: 

• 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. 

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve: 

• Enrolled in an undergraduate university program in Business Technology Management or related area 

• 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 objectives and the design of control procedures 

• Motivated to learn about analyzing the impact of IT risks and internal controls on organizations’ financial, strategic, and operational objectives 

• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment 

• Recognized strong analytical, conceptualization, and problem-solving skills 

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team 

• Strong skills in prioritization and problem-solving 

Note: We only allow you to submit one application; however you are able to select a second and third office preference