What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Internal Auditor position at White Lodging?
Summary:
This role is hybrid role, (3 days onsite / 2 days remote) out of our Merrillville, Indiana corporate office!
Who We Are
White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning, premium-brand hotels and restaurants across the country. We believe strong internal controls, accountability, and consistency are essential to operational excellence. The Corporate Internal Auditor plays a key role in safeguarding these standards by ensuring compliance, identifying risk, and supporting continuous improvement across property-level and corporate operations. This role reports to the Senior Director of Internal Control and supports assurance testing, training, and follow-up testing aligned with White Lodging standard operating procedures, SSAE control objectives, internal control frameworks, and GAAP.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
What You Can Look Forward To
Location Code: A75
This role is hybrid role, (3 days onsite / 2 days remote) out of our Merrillville, Indiana corporate office!
Who We Are
White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning, premium-brand hotels and restaurants across the country. We believe strong internal controls, accountability, and consistency are essential to operational excellence. The Corporate Internal Auditor plays a key role in safeguarding these standards by ensuring compliance, identifying risk, and supporting continuous improvement across property-level and corporate operations. This role reports to the Senior Director of Internal Control and supports assurance testing, training, and follow-up testing aligned with White Lodging standard operating procedures, SSAE control objectives, internal control frameworks, and GAAP.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do
- Conduct assurance testing of property-level and corporate processes in accordance with White Lodging Internal Audit standards.
- Perform preparatory work for audits, including planning, documentation review, and risk assessment.
- Execute onsite and remote audits; travel may exceed 35% based on assignment needs.
- Document audit procedures, testing results, and conclusions in accordance with internal audit programs and standards.
- Identify control weaknesses and recommend corrective actions aligned with documented SOPs.
- Communicate audit findings and deficiencies clearly and professionally with property-level leadership.
- Prepare and distribute audit reports in compliance with internal audit standards.
- Participate in subsequent testing to validate remediation efforts.
- Support training initiatives related to internal controls and audit readiness.
- Contribute to special projects and ad hoc initiatives as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, or Hospitality Management preferred; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum of one year of professional work experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present audit issues objectively and constructively.
- Solid analytical and technical skills with a strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general business systems.
- Ability to ask effective questions, investigate issues thoroughly, and proactively seek solutions.
- Capability to participate in and help develop audit programs.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner closely with leadership.
What You Can Look Forward To
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance starting on Day 1
- Paid Parental Leave
- Vacation and Paid Time Off (PTO) with rollover
- Complimentary wellness tools
- Unlimited referral bonuses
- 401(k) with company match
- Hostcare Resources healthcare concierge
- Professional development and internal promotion opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discounts on hotel rooms, dining, and other travel and entertainment experiences
- Exposure to multi-property operations and long-term career growth opportunities
Location Code: A75