UniFirst Corporation, one of North America’s largest uniform rental and facility service companies, is seeking an Internal Audit Co-Op to join the Internal Audit team. The Internal Audit Co-Op will be responsible for supporting the company’s Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and various financial, information technology (IT), compliance, and operational internal audits.
Please note that this will be a hybrid position based at our corporate headquarters in Wilmington, MA, and will be for the 6-month full-time Fall Co-Op cycle. Targeted dates: July 2026 - December 2026. This is a paid opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the company in achieving full and continued compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) including participating in scoping, planning, walkthroughs, testing, status reporting, and communicating with external auditors

• Support the internal audit group by participating in a wide variety of financial, information technology (IT), compliance, and operational internal audits and other special projects as assigned

• Participates in gathering and analyzing data through a variety of methods including interviews, analytics, research, etc.

• Assist in developing and presenting findings and recommendations based on audit work performed to improve internal controls and other  financial, information technology (IT), compliance, and operational processes

• Prepare detailed work papers for each project assigned

• Assist in drafting Internal Audit reports identifying the scope, issues identified, recommendations and management action plans

• Interacts and communicates with business process owners and upper-level management as needed during internal audit activities

• Learn and apply Internal Audit’s applications and established policies, procedures, and work paper standards

• Manage time effectively and efficiently to ensure assigned work is completed within established time frames

• Participate in other internal audit projects as assigned

Education:

• Student currently enrolled in an accredited college/university degree program pursuing a degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems (IT), Computer Science (CS), or related field.  Degree programs in Business Administration (B.S) with a focus in other business areas will be considered.

Experience:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word) and comfortable learning and using technology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects with a strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized
   

The hourly pay rate for this position is $25.00 per hour.