Embark Scholar Intern - CPA Track | Multiple Locations Summer 2025

KPMG - Birmingham, AL

Full-time - Intern

Birmingham, AL

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. As an intern, you will rotate through our audit, tax, and advisory businesses, gaining valuable insights into how we serve our clients and the various career paths available within the firm. This internship offers a spectrum of assignments across different practices, allowing you to work as part of engagement teams to support the use of audit methodology, Data and Analytics (D&A), and tax and advisory-related tasks, including data extractions and data analysis. In this role, you will assist engagement teams in creating work paper files, preparing client reports and deliverables, and organizing business development activities. You will also help identify the scope of engagement capabilities, review client materials, and provide insights that can be leveraged to execute effective analyses. The internship will require you to leverage a range of technologies and analytics tools, contributing to the integrity and transparency of financial information. KPMG is committed to fostering a culture that values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants who identify as members of traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups within the professional services industry to apply. This internship is not only an opportunity to gain practical experience but also to engage in a culture that embraces, respects, and values differences among all people. Upon completion of the Embark Scholars internship program, candidates must have at least three additional semesters to complete before obtaining their degree and/or CPA eligibility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through our audit, tax and advisory businesses to learn and understand how we serve our clients and what a career in professional services offers.
• 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) and tax and advisory related tasks which include data extractions and data analysis.
• 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 the 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 in creating a culture that strives for diversity and inclusion and embraces, respects and values differences among all people.
• Excellent communication, task, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work.

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.

Benefits

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