Senior Director, Internal Audit & Financial Controls

HHM Hotels; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages for full time and…

Medical, Dental and Vision Health Ins.

Paid Time Off

401(k) Company Match

Life Insurance (Basic)

Travel Discounts

Commute benefits (Transit/Parking)

Annual Incentive Program

Employee Assistance and Wellness

Educational/Professional Development

Technology Reimbursements

Referral Bonus Program

Annual Incentives

Job summary

HHM Hotels is seeking a Corporate Director of Internal Audit to lead the internal audit, financial controls, and governance across its multi-brand portfolio of 200+ assets. You will report to the CFO and drive risk assessment, control frameworks, and quarterly reporting to executives and the audit committee.

The role requires building and leading a dispersed team, ensuring remediation of findings, and improving overall control environments across properties and corporate functions worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field.
• 10+ years in internal audit, financial controls, hospitality finance, or public accounting, including leadership of a function.
• Strong command of internal controls and audit methodology with a track record of building scale in a large organization.
• Experience owning risk assessment and audit planning across a large multi-property portfolio.
• Advanced Excel, AI, and data analytics skills (Python, Power BI, SQL).
• Experience with audit documentation and GRC tools; AuditBoard and BlackLine preferred.
• Hospitality accounting and hotel operations background; familiarity with USALI and GAAP; ERP/PMS/Procurement systems knowledge.
• Comfortable advising and presenting to C-level executives, ownership groups, and the audit committee.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to build teams and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own the direction and multi-year plan for Internal Audit across 200+ properties and plan team structure and priorities.
• Advise the CFO and senior executives on major financial, operational, and compliance exposures.
• Lead annual risk assessment and audit plan focusing on highest risks.
• Oversee audit program with thousands of findings and 80% remediation, leveraging analytics to improve efficiency and fraud detection.
• Set control policy and design supporting frameworks, including month-end close processes.
• Report audit results and risk trends to executive leadership, ownership, and the audit committee quarterly and year-end.
• Collaborate with Corporate Accounting, Shared Services, and regional teams to tighten month-end close and reporting accuracy.
• Lead training and rollout across properties for standards and controls.

Skills

Internal controls

Audit planning

Data analytics

Excel

Python

Power BI

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/economics

Tools

AuditBoard

BlackLine

Oracle Cloud

M3

Opera

Birchstreet

Job description

HHM Hotels is seeking a Corporate Director of Internal Audit to lead the internal audit, financial controls, and governance across its multi-brand portfolio of 200+ assets. You will report to the CFO and drive risk assessment, control frameworks, and quarterly reporting to executives and the audit committee.

The role requires building and leading a dispersed team, ensuring remediation of findings, and improving overall control environments across properties and corporate functions worldwide.