Internal Audit Intern - Summer 2026

The role:

At Kao, we lead the beauty industry with distinctive brands and a history of innovation. We are looking for a creative, entrepreneurial professional with fresh ideas to support Kao USA's internal controls testing. You will work with the internal audit team to understand the business processes, identify inherent risks, and assess internal controls over financial reporting. If you've got what it takes to be part of our team, consider an internship at Kao.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with process owners to understand business processes, including the inherent risks and the internal controls to mitigate them.


• Implement internal controls testing, including developing requests for information, performing testing, and communicating potential audit findings to the Internal Audit team.


• Facilitate requests from the external auditor.


• Participate in weekly meetings to provide status updates for internal controls testing and other assigned work to the Internal Audit team.


• Develop a basic understanding of SAP.


• Help with the preparation and execution of other financial or operational audits.

What you will need:

• Sophomore or Junior pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Management Information Systems


• Summer internship only


• Prior internship/co-op experience is recommended, but not required


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


• Good listening skills, maintains a sense of urgency to complete tasks, organizational skills, and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously


• Must demonstrate professionalism and ability to work independently and collaboratively


• Have an outgoing, inquisitive personality and a willingness to pursue full understanding of the topics being discussed


• Can work 32+ hours per week

A reasonable pay range is 18/hr. - 20/hr.

How we work: Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 18 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and create our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with great compensation packages, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward thinking and new ideas.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/).

Kao USA is an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets.

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