Internal Audit & Risk Manager (SOX Focus)

Baker Tilly Advisory Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly Advisory Group in Washington, DC seeks a risk advisory professional to work with client executives to assess and mitigate financial and operational risks. You will develop knowledge of clients' businesses, support SOX, internal audit, and ERM engagements, and propose process improvements and controls based on client operations.

This role emphasizes strategic thinking, strong communication, and collaboration with management teams to strengthen governance and risk management across

Responsibilities

• Work closely with client executives to identify, assess, and manage financial and operational risks.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of clients' businesses through direct client interaction on multiple engagement facets.
• Think independently about clients' systems and risks and propose improvements across SOX, internal audit, and risk advisory.
• Provide strategic advice by helping implement new processes and controls addressing key risks.
• Assess and optimize business risk across SOX compliance, operational audit, and ERM.

Job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world's leading financial centers - New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

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Job Description

What you will do:

• Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying, assessing, and managing financial and operational risks within their business processes, and systems.


• Develop in-depth knowledge of clients' businesses and industries by having direct client interaction while working on multiple aspects of an engagement.


• Think independently and strategically about your clients' business, systems and risks providing recommendations for business and process improvements based upon knowledge gained relative to the client's operations, processes, business objectives, and control environments across multiple aspects of SOX, internal audit, and other risk advisory engagements.


• Provide strategic business advice to clients by assisting in the implementation of new processes and controls that address key risks.


• Assess, manage and optimize business risk across a wide range of areas, including SOX compliance, operational audit, and enterprise risk management (ERM)