HSS Internship Program

As you get close to finishing your undergraduate degree, we understand you have a lot of decisions to make about how to get where you want to go. The intent of the HSS Internship Program is to provide real world experience to give you the information you need to confidently make the decisions that will move your career forward.

We believe internships play a critical role in developing a career in public accounting. Each year, we offer internships in January (Tax or Audit) and July (Audit). As an HSS Intern, you will receive the training, and perform much of the same work, as our first year Associates. Internships include:

Formal Training:  

Tax Internship:

• First week includes 40 hours of training on individual income tax preparation
• Interns will complete mock returns in a group setting
• Interns will prepare previously filed prior year returns, to exercise learning and understanding

Audit Internship:

• Internship includes 40 hours of training in audit, covering audit objectives and techniques
• Interns will be trained in audit software
• Interns will perform a mock audit

Practical Experience:  Interns apply their extensive training to real client work.  Tax interns work through tax season, starting with the preparation of simpler tax returns.  As their skill grows, so do their opportunities to work on progressively more complicated returns.  Audit interns are assigned a minimum of three audits, and perform actual audit procedures at various clients.

Mentorship:  Each intern is assigned a personal mentor for the duration of their internship, to help with technical and firm culture questions.

Partner Interview:  Toward the end of the internship, we invite our interns to meet with the partners to discuss their experience at HSS, what it means to be a CPA and the accounting profession in general.

Exit Interview & Discussion of Next Steps:  In the last few weeks of each internship, feedback on the intern’s performance is collected and distilled.  Interns then meet with the Partner in charge of HR and the HR Director to talk about the feedback, the overall experience and next steps.