About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet's food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you're just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
Location: Westchester, IL
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Pay Range: $20-23 USD/hr
Relocation Available: No
Ingredion is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented student to join our Global Internal Audit team as an Internal Audit Intern for summer 2027. In this role, you will support audit activities and leverage data analytics to evaluate operational, financial, and compliance processes across the organization.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to apply academic knowledge in a real-world environment while gaining exposure to enterprise systems, internal controls, and business operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to meaningful projects that drive risk awareness and process improvements across the organization.
Responsibilities
As an Internal Audit Intern, your responsibilities will include:
- Under the supervision of a Manager, Senior, or experienced Staff, assist with audit execution, including:
- Documenting business processes and controls
- Performing audit testing procedures
- Evaluating supporting evidence
- Preparing audit workpapers
- Leverage data analysis and data mining to identify patterns, anomalies, and potential risks
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve internal controls over financial reporting
- Support the development of analytics-based procedures for compliance and audit testing
- Exposure to enterprise systems including SAP & Concur
- Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of accounting and management controls to ensure that valid, properly authorized transactions are completely and accurately processed
- Determining compliance with Company policies, standards, procedures, and applicable statutes and government regulations
The Internal Audit Intern position is well suited for you if you are:
- Passionate for impactful work, with a broad encompassing vision for creative problem solving
- Professional, with detailed precision and attention to detail
- Highly motivated and curious to learn about our business and root causes for issues and trends/outliers in underlying data
- Passionate about forming relationships and being a phenomenal teammate
- Comfortable with communication and can engage with others, ask questions and openly share ideas
- Focused in career areas of auditing, data analysis, compliance, accounting and/or finance
Qualified candidates will have
- Progress towards a bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance, Business Administration, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or similar with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0
- Ability to work 40 hrs per week during the summer internship term
- Ability to work on-site in Westchester office at least 3 day per week
- Proficient computer skills using Microsoft application suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio)
- Proven experience or coursework in data visualizations tools, such as Power BI or Tableau is preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills to interact with all levels of management
- Strong orientation to detail, good organization skills and the ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task
- Strong work ethic and the desire for continuous self-improvement, and ability to explore new approaches and technologies in a dynamic group
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must
- Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.
- Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.
- If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at ww.ingredion.com/careers.
Why Join Ingredion?
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:
- Total Rewards Package – competitive hourly salary based on your degree program. Housing stipends offered to students relocating 51+ miles from the Ingredion work location
- Internship Program Events & Activities – programming catered toward career exploration, networking, and professional development - including the annual Capstone Summit at Ingredion HQ in Westchester, IL
- Intern Coaching Program – pairing with a mentor to coach development and integration in Ingredion's culture
- Involvement in Ingredion's Business Resource Groups – the conscience of the organization and an integral part to Ingredion's Inclusion & Belonging strategy
- Employee Recognition Program – a culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
- Employee Discount Program – provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ("protected classifications"). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.
This pay rate is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Benefits
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with a competitive company match.
