Position: Internal Audit Intern
Location: 1120 Employers Blvd. Suite 200, De Pere, WI 54115
Hybrid Schedule: Monday and Friday are remote, while Tuesday-Thursday are in office
Perks: Paid Internship with an additional one-time lump sum payment to support expenses
Duration: Summer Internship- May 20th to Mid/End-August


Company Overview:
Winland Foods, Inc., based in Oak Brook, IL, is a global manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail and co-pack customers. We use only the finest ingredients, and ensure every product we make meets the highest standards of taste, quality and accessibility. Across all our food categories, we offer customers a range of premium and value solutions to meet the evolving needs of the consumers. We work closely with our customers to offer consumer-loved brands and custom private label products, and also create new innovative products. We specialize in pasta, sauces, syrups, dressings, jams and jellies, pie fillings, pita chips, dry dinners, dry baking ingredients, and more. We have 20 manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

WI Green Bay

Job Type:

Administration

Job Posting Title:

Internal Audit Intern

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Winland Foods is looking for students who are passionate about learning with a desire to work in internal auditing!  Our summer intern will support financial and operational risk and compliance activities, and will be responsible for testing controls and risk management practices across the organization, including assisting in updating the framework and processes to facilitate identification, assessment, escalation, and risk management. Our ideal intern will have a strong attention to detail, take direction well, and be a self-starter who is eager to learn. During your internship you’ll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.

Position Responsibilities:

Complete assignments in audit and advisory projects of financial and operational functionsExecute audits, including assessing processes and controls, identifying weaknesses and opportunities for improvement, defining recommended corrective actions, and prepare documentation to support audit findingsPerform follow-up audit procedures to assess adequacy of corrective actions takenIdentify areas that would benefit from the use of data analytics for ad-hoc, continuous auditing and advisory initiatives for monitoring and evaluating business functionsAssist in finding opportunities to leverage digital technology and automation to lower cost of compliance

Experience you will gain:

An understanding of internal auditing and managing risksBuild relationships and collaborate with a variety of business leaders and stakeholdersUnderstanding of the company’s internal audit methodology, documentation standards, and audit planActive participation in projects

Qualifications:

Full-time student in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field, entering Junior or Senior class statusRequires an overall and within major GPA of 3.0 or higherEffective communication skills and ability to interact with others at various levels in organizationHighly motivated, results driven, and self-starting individualWorking knowledge of MS Office products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TeamsA problem solver focused on producing quality work

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.