Jessica Nardelli: Audits for non-profit and private companies provide real-world experience

After completing my first audit, I have to say how happy I was to finally see what I learned in the classroom actually applied in the real world! I got to see how most of the material covered in my Audit class such as “Test of Transactions” was no longer a term I had to learn by heart, but rather one that I could actually put to practical use! I had the opportunity to work with a great and helpful team on both audits, who guided me the whole way through in getting my job done in a timely and efficient manner. My first audit was a non-for- profit organization and my second was for a private company, so I got to see the differences and similarities when testing revenues, expenses, cash and payroll. I’m happy I got the chance to go on two audits during the course of my internship and will definitely take this experience with me as an important building block in my career.