Legislative Performance Audit Intern

Job Title: Legislative Performance Audit Intern

Company: State of Utah

About The Role

The Office of the Legislative Auditor General is dedicated to helping organizations improve, ensuring accountability and transparency in government operations. This entry-level role is intended for students currently enrolled in a master’s program, offering on-the-job training in audit methodology and process. The work schedule is flexible, generally 20-25 hours per week, arranged around your school schedule. This is an in-office position located at Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, Utah. This position is a part-time, up to a one-year assignment with a possibility for extension.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct efficiency, effectiveness, compliance, financial, and organizational performance reviews of state government agencies.
• Support senior performance auditors and auditors-in-charge to gather and interpret data used in reports to the Utah State Legislature.
• Distill complicated data sets and concepts into multiple formats, reports, and infographics aimed at different audiences.
• Collect and analyze data necessary to evaluate state agencies.
• Conduct interviews, field observations, and document reviews of audited agencies, potentially in a confrontational environment.
• Compile information into reports for legislators and other public officials.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be enrolled in a master’s program in public administration, public policy, economics, or a closely related field.
• Must be non-partisan.

Qualifications

• An aptitude for understanding qualitative and quantitative analytics, organizational and financial controls.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Stellar writing and presentation skills.

Salary & Benefits

• Hourly Wage: $25.22
• Benefits Eligibility: This position is not eligible for benefits.

Application Instructions

Send a cover letter and resume to hr@le.utah.gov. For priority consideration, please send application materials no later than Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 6 pm MDT. Ensure you include the job number in your application email. Combine your cover letter and resume into a single PDF document.

Additional Information

• Background Check Required: All offers of employment are conditioned upon successful completion of an FBI-level (fingerprint) background check.
• This is a part-time, up to one-year assignment with a possibility for extension.