Financial Controls/SOX Internship
Ferguson is North America’s leading value-added distributor across residential, non-residential, new construction and repair, maintenance, and improvement (RMI) end markets. Spanning 34,000 suppliers and more than one million customers, we deliver local expertise, value-added solutions, and the industry’s most extensive portfolio of products. From infrastructure, plumbing, and appliances, to HVAC, fire protection, fabrication, and more, we make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable.
The Opportunity:
Ferguson is seeking candidates for a Financial Controls/SOX Internship. This paid internship can be performed remotely, will include working hours between 8:00am-5:00pm EST and offers approximately 40 hours per week. Additionally, travel to Ferguson's corporate office in Newport News, VA may be required throughout this internship.
Over the course of the internship, you will be exposed to a variety of facets within Ferguson’s Internal Audit team, through practical experiences supplementing your classroom education. We approach training from a hands-on perspective and believe in growing our associates from the ground up! Through this internship program with Ferguson, you will:
- Work with Audit Leadership to learn about their processes to perform high quality audits covering financial controls compliance.
- Learn to communicate effectively and build relationships through collaboration with IT Audit team members.
- Apply both professional and Ferguson Internal auditing principles and standards to test and evaluate records and operational systems. You will also produce documentation to highlight tests performed, results, and conclusions.
Qualifications:
- Senior or rising senior attending a 4-year university, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
- Pursing CPA and/or CIA certification
- Experience with internal controls or SOX related matters including system/process documentation techniques is preferred
Other qualities of a successful intern are:
- Interpersonal and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
- Ability to engage, encourage, and influence people at all levels
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and handle deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Company Benefits and Associate Programs
Compensation for this internship is $20.00/hour. Ferguson is dedicated to providing meaningful benefits programs and products to our associates and their families—geared toward benefits, wellness, financial protection, and retirement savings. Ferguson offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement savings with company match, paid leave (vacation, sick, personal, holiday, and paternal), employee assistance programs, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities, and much more!
The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.
Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.