Sample cover letter for Internship position at bdo

My name is Name and I am pleased to present my application for a full-time audit position at the Deloitte office in

Address. I have spoken with several members of Deloitte’s audit teams and was each time impressed by their

acuity and passion for both accounting and their firm. I am confident that I can show my own accounting skills and

passion for efficiency make me an excellent fit for Deloitte, just as they did.

I discovered my passion for accounting during my tenure as Vice President of Finance for University’s DJ Club, when

my duties forced me to learn and apply proper accounting procedures and internal controls in order to organize

and control the club’s complex finances. This was a challenging task, as the University DJ Club was essentially a

student-run small business which generated its own profits performed services. I designed a custom accounting

system with Gnucash which efficiently and accurately recorded the coming year’s fiscal activity, which provided me

with a strong understanding of practical accounting theory and applied internal controls. During the year, I

interacted regularly with our clients and worked as a team in the club’s executive board, forecasting cash flows and

preparing quarterly budgets and reconciliations. While taking on these responsibilities as VP of Finance, I

simultaneously held a summer job, took a full load of classes, excelled in a part-time accounting position, actively

participated in the Accounting Society, and pursued my hobby of DJing, all while maintaining a healthy social life

and GPA. My accounting and time management skills will be vital to succeeding at Deloitte.

I was able to apply what I had learned that year to my work at the Place2, where I was given the opportunity to

assist the non-profit’s accounting department and CFO in their fiscal year-end closing and annual internal and

external third party audit. It was here that I found my passion for understanding business operations. I enjoyed

understanding how each employee’s work helped achieve the organization’s goals because I would be able to find

ways to perform my own tasks to more efficiently and effectively achieve those goals. While working full time

there, I also took two accounting courses and taught myself Visual Basic programming in order to further optimize

my efficiency at work. I was actually able to use the programming I learned this summer to automate several tasks

such as bulk emails and manage large spreadsheets.

My passion for accounting and desire to understand clients and their complex businesses and circumstances align

with Deloitte’s audit approach to understand a client’s business, risks, internal controls in order to provide the most

effective audit procedures. After conversing with several team members about their passions and goals, I believe I

am an excellent for Deloitte’s culture and philosophy. I was inspired by audit manager Name2’s dedication and

ambition but also humbled by her modesty and kindness. I also clicked well with Name3 and look forward to

possibly working with him and all the other team members I’ve spoken with.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to discussing this position further.

Best,