Golden State Foods

Sr. Manager Internal Audit

Golden State Foods$120K — $145K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Supply Chain Management
  • 15+ years of experience in internal audit or risk management, preferably in distribution or logistics
  • Public accounting background, ideally with a Big 4 or top-tier regional firm
  • Hands-on experience with JD Edwards (JDE) or similar ERP systems
  • Direct experience auditing payroll platforms
  • Proficiency with Power BI or similar data analytics tools
  • CIA or CPA certification required or highly preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design and execute a risk-based internal audit plan for supply chain and warehouse operations
  • Evaluate and strengthen controls to protect company assets, focusing on inventory and revenue
  • Audit practices in warehouse management, shipping accuracy, and logistics efficiencies
  • Oversee audits of payroll processing and compliance with labor tracking
  • Advise operations and HR leaders on process improvements
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of auditors during planning and fieldwork
  • Draft detailed audit reports and present findings to executive leadership

Benefits

  • Weekly pay on Fridays
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off that accounts for vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and various voluntary insurance options
  • Pet insurance available
Full Job Description
Sr. Manager, Internal Audit - Frisco, TX

What You'll Do:

You'll be the first Internal Audit Senior Manager in this role, building the internal audit function from the ground up and shaping how we protect the business. You'll drive a risk-based audit approach across our distribution network and corporate functions - strengthening controls, ensuring regulatory compliance, and safeguarding company assets, with a heavy focus on inventory, physical logistics, payroll, and secondary revenue streams. This is a highly visible role with the chance to make an immediate, lasting impact.

In This Role, You'll:
  • Design and execute a comprehensive, risk-based internal audit plan covering supply chain, warehouse operations, and administrative functions
  • Evaluate and strengthen controls that safeguard company assets, with focus on inventory accuracy, shrink reduction, and revenue streams like recycling and scrap management
  • Audit warehouse management practices, shipping/receiving accuracy, logistics efficiencies, and physical distribution networks
  • Oversee operational and compliance audits of end-to-end payroll processing, labor tracking, and segregation of duties
  • Act as a trusted advisor to operations, supply chain, and HR leadership, identifying gaps and partnering to implement process improvements
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of auditors through planning and fieldwork
  • Draft high-quality, data-driven audit reports and present findings and remediation plans to executive leadership


What You'll Bring:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Supply Chain Management
  • 15+ years of experience in internal audit or risk management, with exposure to distribution, logistics, or manufacturing environments
  • Public accounting background, ideally with a Big 4 or top-tier regional firm
  • Hands-on experience with JD Edwards (JDE) or a similar tier-1 ERP system, plus familiarity with modern Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
  • Direct experience auditing or working with payroll platforms
  • Proficiency with Power BI or similar data analytics tools to perform continuous auditing and build automated compliance dashboards
  • CIA or CPA required or highly preferred
  • Ability to travel up to 50% to conduct on-site audits


The Schedule & Setting:
  • Full-time, based at the Frisco, TX headquarters, with standard core business hours
  • Up to 50% travel to distribution centers and warehouse sites to conduct on-site audits and fieldwork
  • Regular cross-functional collaboration with operations, finance, purchasing, and HR leadership


Pay & Benefits:
  • Pay Range (Base Pay): Commensurate with experience
  • Weekly pay (every Friday)
  • Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (FSA), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Voluntary Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal, Life, and AD&D); Pet Insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO): Includes vacation, sick leave, and paid company holidays provided in accordance with company policy and applicable state and local laws.


About Golden State Foods

Golden State Foods is a food and beverage company that specializes in the manufacture and distribution of food products to restaurants and other food service providers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Golden State Foods offers a range of food products, including beef, poultry, and seafood, as well as bakery and dairy products. The company operates in more than 60 countries around the world and has more than 50 facilities. Golden State Foods is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Golden State Foods
Size
7,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1947

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