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

At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively.

As a risk management generalist at PwC, you will provide advisory and practical support to teams across a wide range of specialist risk and compliance areas.

Start your career with a summer internship at PwC Canada 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 Assurance 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 financial reporting.

If you're an accounting student working toward your CPA designation, this internship offers a launchpad like no other. From early May through mid-August, you’ll dive into real client work, learning how businesses operate and how trust is built in the capital markets. You’ll be guided through the audit process by experienced professionals and gain exposure to our market leading AI & 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 our CPA-auditor pre-approved path 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 opportunity 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. It is important to mention that this path will lead you to your CPA auditor title.

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 post-secondary education and working to obtain the Canadian CPA required prerequisite courses
• 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

Apply before our applications close on March 25th, 2026 at 11:59 PM (EST) .

To learn about our application process visit our Applying to PwC page on our campus recruitment website

This position is eligible for PwC Canada’s Black and Indigenous Award and Mentorship Program. For more information on this award, please refer to our website.

Why you’ll love PwC We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.