Internal Audit Intern

Company Overview

Grounded by a history that is deeply rooted in innovation, Hexion is a global employer committed to building and protecting the future by producing innovative performance materials. Our materials are the building blocks for critical industries, including construction, agriculture, energy, automotive, and infrastructure protection. Everywhere you look, you will find our materials and people at work to help customers make products that are stronger, safer, and cleaner. When you work for Hexion, you’ll join a team that is committed to operating safely and with integrity to build a more sustainable future for all, our associates, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Position Overview

Responsible for performing and assisting in compliance, performance, system, and process audits as directed by Internal Audit Supervisor. Assist the Internal Audit department in completing reviews that help the business manage strategic risks, improve or develop efficient and effective business processes, identify and communicate best practices, and foster appropriate control levels for business and financial risks.

Hexion’s Internship Program is an opportunity for students to bring their passion and educational experience to a global leader in specialty chemicals and an environment driven by our Core Values. These include: 

• Ethics & Integrity 
• Safety, Health and Environmental Stewardship 
• Customer Centric 
• Our People 
• Creativity 
• High Performance Team Work 

Hexion is powered by a spirit of innovation providing a unique program encouraging students to actively contribute to Hexion’s continuous development. Hexion provides challenging projects that not only provide broad exposure to the intern’s particular field of study, but encourage further development as an individual and a business professional. We strive to ensure that interns leave our program having gained knowledge and skills that cannot be taught in the classroom.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for audit testing and projects as directed by Manager. Strict confidentiality is required
• Assist in the examination and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of Hexion’s system of internal controls 
• Assist in the review of the reliability & integrity of financial and operating information and the means used to identify, measure, classify and report critical information 
• Assist in the review of the systems established to ensure compliance with Hexion policies, plans, procedures, laws, regulations and contract which could significantly impact operations and reporting 
• Assist in the review of safeguarding of Hexion’s assets 
• Assist in the gathering of necessary information to perform an audit in a professional manner and in accordance with the approved audit plan 
• Assist in the preparation of work papers that record and summarized data during the assigned audit 
• Effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization to support Internal Audit team 
• Reliably complete work and assignments as directed by Manager and others 
• Identify suggested changes and improvements to current processes in order to gain efficiencies 
• May require administrative tasks as needed, up to 10%. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance 

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.

In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.

Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.