Summer Intern, Risk Management

Who are we?

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 8,000 globally, we focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses.

Through our shared values, we focus on building a sustainable future, diversity and belonging, and providing continuous learning and development.

Summer Intern – Audit & Risk

As part of the Global Enterprise Risk Management team, you will be engaged and ready to support the team to support and manage BGIS internal business process and contract compliance risk.

Part of the Enterprise Risk Management department’s role is to support the organization to reduce organizational risks, through systematic and disciplined risk management practices that enable organizational success.

The Audit & Risk, INTERN will be reporting to the Director, Audit (North America) and work closely with Senior Director, Risk Management (Global) on managing Governance, Risks, and Compliance. The intern will be embedded as part of the business process and contract compliance team in providing support in management of the risk management framework and reporting. Audit team is responsible for assisting the organization in achieving its stated objective by providing an independent assessment of the business process environment within which business is conducted. Audit results are communicated to the appropriate management levels. This role is an exciting opportunity for students wishing to enter Audit, Compliance, Risk Management, and / or Commercial Real Estate.

Start date : May 2025

End date : August 2025

Location : Hybrid, at the Markham head office

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Working with the Enterprise Risk Management Team, Regional Business Unit Teams and Client Service Delivery Teams :

• Assist with audit planning, fieldwork, documentation, and audit reporting tasks
• Participate in and support business process audits or compliance programs
• Conduct audits to assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the business operations including established internal controls and procedures
• Perform audit procedures including documenting business processes and procedures, completing audit programs, sample testing, reviewing and analyzing evidence, providing information to support conclusions, and identifying and defining issues and root causes
• Evaluate and provide reasonable assurance that control standards and governance systems are functioning as intended and in accordance with leading practices
• Collaborate with supervisor to provide / validate evidence for internal and external audits
• Assist the team in developing working papers summarizing audit findings, generating reports, and recording results

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS :