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Compliance Specialist Intern at Marmon in Hartselle, AL
Job Description
As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.
The Compliance Specialist Intern will assist the Financial Reporting & Compliance (FR&C) team in supporting Cerrowire’s adherence to Marmon SPIs and participate in internal audits related to Pcards, T&E, Scrap, Fixed Assets, Leases, and Contracts.This internship offers exposure to multiple departments and compliance areas—not just one specialty—giving the intern broad insight into real-world business operations, internal controls, and audit practices across the organization.
A Summer Experience. A Lifetime of Value.
We’ll meet you where you are and help you go further. This summer, we’re committed to bringing early-in-career talent together, trust you to own your work and help you level up through professional development, networking, and exposure to real-world projects.
We’re doing things that matter. Energizing North America: That’s the impact of your work at Cerrowire. Copper building wire doesn’t just supply electricity. It turns houses into homes. It allows hospitals to deliver the care patients need. It keeps every single industry we rely on up and running. And it all starts with you.
As a part of Marmon, your impact also goes way beyond North America. You’re helping keep millions around the world healthy, connected and safe.
Join the Biggest Small Business You’ll Ever Find.
Headquartered in Hartselle, Alabama, Cerrowire is a copper wire manufacturing company with plants in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, and Utah. We build, energize, and inspire by supplying building wire and cable throughout North America for commercial, industrial and residential use. We bring power to life.
Cerrowire is hiring talented and innovative interns looking to power up their futures and forge a meaningful career with us. Be part of our efforts to help improve the quality of life for millions of people by engineering solutions to many of the world’s greatest needs.
As an intern in our comprehensive summer program, you will gain substantial personal learning and career development opportunities through ownership of real-world job assignments, strong coaching and mentorship and networking opportunity with senior leaders and other interns across our organization. Our interns receive the opportunity to showcase their achievements to our Leaders for the opportunity to grow and make an impact in the current workplace, across a group, and around the world.
At Cerrowire, a Marmon company, you get the best of both worlds. The strength and stability that comes with being part of Berkshire Hathaway, plus the autonomy and opportunity that comes with working at one of our 120+ companies.
What You’ll Do:
The Compliance Specialist Intern will assist the Financial Reporting & Compliance (FR&C) team in supporting Cerrowire’s adherence to Marmon SPIs and participate in internal audits related to Pcards, T&E, Scrap, Fixed Assets, Leases, and Contracts.
This internship offers exposure to multiple departments and compliance areas—not just one specialty—giving the intern broad insight into real-world business operations, internal controls, and audit practices across the organization.
What You’ll Need:
• Currently enrolled in a college degree program; minimum status of entering junior year
• Major in Accounting or Finance preferred
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to follow structured audit procedures
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments
• Receptive to feedback and direction
• Knowledge of or exposure to compliance/audit concepts
• Excellent organizational skills and detail orientation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively
• Professionalism and discretion in handling confidential information
• Willingness to learn and adapt to changing needs
Major Responsibility Areas and Duties:
• Support compliance activities by interpreting and applying Marmon SPI directives
• Assist with internal audits across financial processes, including procurement cards, travel and expense, scrap reporting, fixed assets, leases, and contracts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Accounts Payable, Procurement, MRO, Operations, and Accounting to gather and validate audit documentation
• Document audit findings and assist in developing recommendations to strengthen internal controls
• Participate in special compliance or audit projects as assigned by the FR&C team
Compensation:
• $20.00 - $24.00 per hour, commensurate with relevant experience and educational background
Work Hours/Length of Program:
• The internship will run for 12 weeks from May to August
• Full Time, targeting 40 hours per week
• Exact start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules and the needs of the business
• This is a paid internship
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:
This position is based in our Corporate Office, and employees are expected to wear business casual dress. The office is connected to a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and may involve general exposure to a manufacturing environment, including exposure to noise, temperature fluctuations, or other factors. Employees entering the manufacturing facility are required to wear high visibility vests, eye protection, ear protection, and steel-toed shoes.
• Successful completion of a drug screening is required for this role
• This position involves regular walking, standing, sitting for extended periods of time, hearing, and talking.
• May involve close vision, color vision, depth perception, focus adjustment, and viewing computer monitor for extended periods of time.
• Involves manual dexterity for using keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment.
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.