Internal Audit Intern

Winland Foods, Inc., based in Oak Brook, IL, is a global manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail and co-pack customers. We use only the finest ingredients and ensure every product we make meets the highest standards of taste, quality and accessibility. Across all our food categories, we offer customers a range of premium and value solutions to meet the evolving needs of the consumers. We work closely with our customers to offer consumer-loved brands and custom private label products, and also create new innovative products. We specialize in pasta, sauces, syrups, dressings, jams and jellies, pie fillings, pita chips, dry dinners, dry baking ingredients, and more. We are proud to share we have manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

Administration

Job Posting Title:

Internal Audit Intern

Job Description:

Schedule: (Hybrid) Monday and Friday are remote, while Tuesday-Thursday are in office
Work Location: 2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Salary: $27.00 per hour with an additional one-time lump sum payment to support expenses
Duration: May to August 2026 – Summer Internship

Job Summary:

Winland Foods is looking for students who are passionate about learning with a desire to work in internal auditing!  Our summer intern will support financial and operational risk and compliance activities, and will be responsible for testing controls and risk management practices across the organization, including assisting in updating the framework and processes to facilitate identification, assessment, escalation, and risk management.

Our ideal intern will have a strong attention to detail, take direction well, and be a self-starter who is eager to learn. During your internship you’ll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.

Position Responsibilities:

• Complete assignments in audit and advisory projects of financial and operational functions

• Execute audits, including assessing processes and controls, identifying weaknesses and opportunities for improvement, defining recommended corrective actions, and prepare documentation to support audit findings

• Perform follow-up audit procedures to assess adequacy of corrective actions taken

• Identify areas that would benefit from the use of data analytics for ad-hoc, continuous auditing and advisory initiatives for monitoring and evaluating business functions

• Assist in finding opportunities to leverage digital technology and automation to lower cost of compliance

Experience you will gain:

• An understanding of internal auditing and managing risks

• Build relationships and collaborate with a variety of business leaders and stakeholders

• Understanding of the company’s internal audit methodology, documentation standards, and audit plan

• Active participation in projects

Qualifications:

• Full-time student in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, entering Junior or Senior class status

• Requires an overall and within major GPA of 3.0 or higher

• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with others at various levels in organization

• Highly motivated, results driven, and self-starting individual

• Working knowledge of MS Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams

• A problem solver focused on producing quality work

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and as a global company we believe our success is enhanced by fostering equity and inclusion in the workplace. Therefore, Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.