Auditor Internship Program

Paid on-site internship opportunities available!

$27.83/Per Hour | Monday - Friday Schedules

In office work required - Must be willing to commute to Oakland/Lake Merritt Area (Zip Code 94612). No relocation stipends available.

This opportunity is available year round and students interested in seasonal work should apply in advance. Please see application requirements below for additional details.

Please submit an unofficial transcript, a resume with cover letter telling us about your educational focus, your availability (i.e. seasonal, year round, etc.) and why you are interested in working with the Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder's Agency.

MUST BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN CLASSES OR BE A RECENT ALUMN (WITHIN 1 YEAR OF GRADUATION) TO APPLY. Applications should be emailed to: hr.auditor@acgov.org or submitted via Handshake.

Meet our Interns: https://youtu.be/YboEhyZx6zs

Join Our Team and Make a Difference

Are you about to graduate and wondering what to do with your degree? Are you looking for a challenging career in the public sector, where you can apply your knowledge to a variety of departments, while serving your community? If so, the Auditor-Controller Internship Program may be the perfect opportunity for you to experience working in a collaborative environment and getting hands-on experience in various areas. Our multitude of departments offer job assignments ranging from conducting audits of County programs to working with local artists and programming the latest technologies.   

Current Opportunities for Hands-on Experience:

Clerk-Recorder: Records and archives over 300,000 real property documents and maps every year. Office maintains the County’s vital statistics register of birth, death, and marriage records and administers various documents. 

Disbursements: Maintains County procurement contracts, expense claims, and vendor payments. Conducts site visits and certifications for Small, Local and Emerging vendors.

Central Payroll: Processes payroll and generates paychecks for over 9,000 County employees. Manages the County’s Worker’s Compensation and State Disability Insurance Programs.

Central Collections: Specializes in revenue recovery, collecting over $13 million annually in court-related fines and restitutions, and other receivables.  

Community Outreach/Public Relations: Maintains important communication to members of the community to effectively share news, updates and resources.

General Accounting: Prepares the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, and maintains the County’s fiscal accounting procedures.

Internal Audit: Conducts internal audits of Alameda County programs and departments.

Tax Analysis: Apportions tax collections to various jurisdictions and processes property tax adjustments and refunds.