Embark Scholar Intern - CPA Track | Multiple Locations Summer 2025

KPMG - Portland, OR

Full-time - Intern

Portland, OR

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

KPMG is currently seeking an Embark Scholar Intern for our Embark Scholars program, which is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the professional services industry. This internship offers a unique opportunity to rotate through our audit, tax, and advisory businesses, allowing interns to learn and understand how we serve our clients and what a career in professional services entails. Interns will engage in a variety of assignments across different practices, working as part of engagement teams to support the use of audit methodology, Data and Analytics (D&A), and tax and advisory-related tasks, which include data extractions and data analysis. As part of the internship, interns will assist engagement teams in creating work paper files, preparing client reports and deliverables, and organizing business development activities. They will also help identify the scope of engagement capabilities, review client materials, provide insights gained, and propose how analysis can be leveraged to execute projects effectively. Interns will have the chance to leverage a range of technologies and analytics tools, contributing to the integrity and transparency of financial information. This internship is open to all eligible students, particularly those who identify as members of traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups within the professional services industry. KPMG values diversity and inclusion, and we encourage applicants who demonstrate a commitment to creating a culture that embraces, respects, and values differences among all people. The Embark Internship is an excellent opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience and develop their skills in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through our audit, tax, and advisory businesses to learn and understand how we serve our clients.
• Provide a spectrum of assignments across practices; work as part of the engagement teams to support the use of audit methodology and Data and Analytics (D&A).
• Assist engagement teams to create work paper files, prepare client reports and deliverables, and organize business development activities.
• Assist with identifying the scope of engagement capabilities, review client materials, provide insights gained, and propose how analysis can be leveraged to execute.
• Leverage a range of technologies and analytics tools.
• Contribute to the integrity and transparency of financial information.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college, university, or community college and pursuing or intending to pursue a Bachelor or Master of Accountancy, Taxation, or other related degree.
• Intention to obtain a CPA is preferred for accounting majors.
• Candidates must have completed at least 1 semester (or equivalent for quarter schools) of coursework at the time of application.
• Upon completion of the Embark Scholars internship program, candidates must have at least 3 additional semesters (or equivalent for quarter schools) to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements.
• Preferred GPA of 3.00 or above.
• Demonstrates or conveys a commitment to creating a culture that strives for diversity and inclusion.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior participation in KPMG leadership programs (such as Rise, Talent + and more) and/or another organization's leadership programs is a preferred qualification for this position.
• Excellent communication, task, time management, and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high-quality work.

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans
• Vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year
• Calendar of holidays observed during the year
• Two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off.