Internal Control Consultant (Independent Contractor)

Millennium Hotels and Resorts•Denver, CO

8h•Onsite

About The Position

As our Internal Control Consultant, you will play a critical role in strengthening internal controls, risk management, and audit readiness across our U.S. hotel portfolio. This independent contractor assignment will serve as a central resource for control governance, testing, monitoring, and Internal Audit coordination. You will work closely with Finance, Operations, IT, HR, Legal, hotel leadership, and regional teams to identify control gaps, strengthen processes, coordinate remediation, and promote consistent practices across our hotels. This role is ideal for an experienced internal controls, audit, risk, or finance professional who is analytical, highly organized, comfortable working independently, and able to influence stakeholders across a multi-property environment. Your work will help reduce repeat audit findings, improve consistency across hotels, strengthen compliance, and support efficient and well-controlled hotel operations.

Requirements

Proven experience in internal controls, internal audit, risk management, accounting, or finance operations.
Strong experience documenting processes, controls, procedures, and risk assessments.
Experience managing audit requests, responding to audit findings, and driving remediation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and control gaps.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Ability to take ownership of regional responsibilities and work effectively with limited day-to-day supervision.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with Finance, Operations, IT, HR, Legal, Internal Audit, and hotel leadership.
Experience engaging with internal or external auditors in a lead or primary coordination role.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and the ability to analyze and present data effectively.
Ability and willingness to travel to hotel locations as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a hospitality, multi-property, or multi-site environment preferred.
Experience working within a multinational or multi-region organization preferred.
CIA, CPA, CISA, or other relevant audit, accounting, risk, or controls certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Document, review, and maintain key financial and operational controls across U.S. hotel operations, including the Regional Finance & Controls Manual.
Design and implement practical, scalable controls to address identified gaps, regulatory and tax requirements, company policy changes, and emerging risks.
Perform regular control testing, spot checks, targeted reviews, and risk assessments across hotel locations.
Maintain and monitor a U.S. financial and operational risk register, ensuring mitigating actions are assigned, tracked, and completed.
Review hotel compliance and control self-assessment checklists and follow up on identified gaps.
Evaluate whether control issues identified at one hotel may present a broader risk across the U.S. portfolio and coordinate appropriate corrective actions.
Support the consistent application of internal controls across the hotel portfolio.
Serve as the primary liaison with Internal Audit for U.S. hotel operations.
Coordinate audit requests and ensure timely collection of accurate documentation and supporting evidence.
Review Internal Audit responses and supporting documentation prior to submission.
Lead and coordinate remediation of Internal Audit findings.
Track corrective actions through completion and communicate status to appropriate leadership.
Identify root causes of repeat findings and develop sustainable solutions to prevent recurrence.
Proactively identify potential audit risks and recommend corrective action before formal reviews.
Support preparation for internal and external audits as needed.
Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, HR, Legal, hotel leadership, and regional teams on internal control and compliance initiatives.
Support access controls, segregation of duties, system controls, and other key control requirements.
Work with hotel Finance leaders to strengthen control awareness, documentation, and execution.
Provide guidance and training to hotel Finance leaders regarding internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance expectations.
Collaborate with Internal Control Managers in other regions to share best practices and promote consistent control and remediation approaches globally.
Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, reduce risk, and increase operational efficiency.
Evaluate opportunities to automate manual control activities and reporting.
Share best practices across hotels and promote consistent processes throughout the U.S. portfolio.
Develop practical tools, procedures, and guidance to help hotel teams effectively maintain internal controls.
Monitor changes in systems, business processes, policies, and regulations and recommend appropriate updates to controls.
Maintain accurate documentation of controls, testing, risk assessments, audit findings, and remediation activities.
Prepare reports, dashboards, and updates for Regional and Corporate Finance leadership.
Provide clear recommendations based on control testing, risk assessments, audit findings, and trend analysis.
Maintain organized audit and control documentation to support transparency and audit readiness.