Assistant Manager, Finance Audit

Colonial Group; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

FSA (Health Care & Dependent Care)

Job summary

GLOVIS America Inc. in Irvine, CA, seeks an Assistant Manager, Internal Audit to enhance internal control systems across Americas HQ subsidiaries. You will evaluate operations, identify risks, and provide practical recommendations to strengthen governance and financial reporting.

Responsibilities include planning audits, evaluating ICFR, and collaborating with units to drive improvements, with travel up to 50% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Intellectual curiosity with investigative mindset to uncover root causes.
• Analytical and critical thinking to identify risks and craft solutions.
• Ownership and accountability in dynamic environments.
• Attention to detail and high-quality work output.
• Willingness to travel across Americas regions.
• Experience in logistics, transportation, freight forwarding, or supply chain.
• Strong understanding of logistics, risk management and financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute audit and internal control activities with IA Manager.
• Design and assess ICFR across subsidiaries.
• Evaluate processes, controls, and risk mitigation; identify gaps.
• Perform business diagnostics of logistics operations across functions.
• Analyze performance, profitability, resource use, and service quality.
• Develop and execute risk-based audit plans and procedures.
• Monitor corrective actions and post-audit remediation.
• Prepare comprehensive audit reports with findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate with business units to improve controls.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.

Skills

Investigative mindset

Analytical thinking

Ownership

Attention to detail

Travel flexibility

Logistics experience

Logistics & risk

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About GLOVIS America Inc.

GLOVIS America, Inc. is a third-party logistics provider headquartered in Irvine, CA. Since our inception in 2002, we are committed to delivering our customer's products via truck, rail, or ocean vessel throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Glovis America makes every effort to exceed standards by providing quality service to our customers and vendors of the automotive, freight forwarding, parts distribution, used car, and fuel industries. We cater logistics strategies and processes to our customers' needs by utilizing the latest information systems and advanced technologies.

Summary

The Assistant Manager, Internal Audit of Americas Head Quarter ("AHQ") supports the evaluation and enhancement of internal control systems across AHQ subsidiary companies, ensuring operational effectiveness, reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

The role is responsible for evaluating business operations, identifying operational and financial risks, assessing process effectiveness, and providing practical recommendations to improve performance, internal controls, and governance across subsidiary companies.

In addition, the role monitors audit outcomes, supports ongoing compliance improvements, and promotes a strong control culture through training, whistleblowing management, and risk-based audit enhancements.

Compensation

$86,500 - $96,000 yearly salary range. (Subject to Compensation Study Upon Candidate Selection)

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Internal Audit Manager in planning and executing audit and internal control-related activities, including:

• Assist in the design, implementation, and advisory support of Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR) systems across subsidiary companies
• Evaluate operational processes, business controls, management practices, and risk mitigation activities to identify gaps between expected and actual performance.
• Perform business diagnostic reviews of logistics operations including transportation, port processing, freight forwarding, warehousing, and supply chain activities.
• Analyze operational performance, profitability, resource utilization, and service quality to identify root causes of inefficiencies and business risks.
• Develop and execute risk-based audit plans and procedures to assess key financial and operational risk areas
• Perform continuous monitoring of corrective action plans and post-audit remediation efforts to ensure sustainable resolution of identified control deficiencies
• Support to prepare comprehensive audit reports including findings, root cause analysis, and actionable recommendations for management
• Collaborate with various business units to understand processes and provide practical control improvement recommendations
• Traveling domestic and internationally up to 50%

Other duties as assigned

Benefits of working at GLOVIS America Inc.

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Care & Dependent Care FleXible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life and AD&D as well as Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation, 14 Holidays, and Sick leave
• Hospital and Critical Illness Insurance
• Wellness Program and Gym Reimbursement*
• 401(k) with Generous Matching
• Referral Bonuses*
• Auto Allowance*
• Quarterly Employee Lunches, Summer Refreshments, and Monthly Team Building Activities*
• Discretionary Bonuses*
• Tuition Reimbursement*

All benefits pursuant to Company policy

Skills

• Intellectual curiosity and a strong investigative mindset with the ability to look beyond symptoms, uncover underlying issues, and drive sustainable corrective actions
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to independently identify risks, challenge assumptions, determine root causes, and develop practical solutions
• High sense of ownership, accountability, and self-motivation with the ability to work independently in ambiguous and rapidly changing business environments
• Strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy, professional skepticism, and commitment to delivering high-quality work products
• Willingness and flexibility to travel frequently across subsidiary locations within the Americas region
• Experience in logistics, transportation, freight forwarding, port operations, supply chain management, or business process improvement is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of logistics operations, supply chain management, transportation, freight forwarding, business processes, risk management, and financial analysis.

Education & Experience

• Bachelors Required
• 6 – 9 years of direct experience in Internal/External Audit, Accounting, Logistics Operations, Supply chain management

Glovis America, Inc. adheres to the equal employment opportunity guidelines set forth by federal, state, and local laws. The information requested on this form is sought in good faith and will not be used to discriminate against the applicant based on race, religion or creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic characteristics, marital status, sex or gender (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, or related circumstances), gender identity, gender expression, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, family care or medical leave status, military and veteran status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit in front of a desk and/or in front of the computer for long periods
• Must operate desktop, computers, laptop, printer, scanners, shredders, etc.
• Constant use of hand/grasping product, writing, and typing
• Sit for 5+ hours per day
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach over shoulder, kneel, push, pull 1-3 hours per day

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working and Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Typical office environment with low-level noise exposure
• This position is located in the Irvine, CAoffice

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of all job duties performed by persons in the position. Glovis America reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.