National Enterprise Risk Consulting, Process & Controls - Senior

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

EY's National Enterprise Risk Consulting group in Houston seeks a Senior to lead risk advisory engagements, focusing on internal controls, SOX readiness, and control testing. You will manage multiple client teams and deliver advisory services across strategic, regulatory, financial, and operational risks.

The role requires 3+ years in auditing or risk advisory, a Bachelor's or Master's degree, and willingness to travel 15% with a valid passport. CPA/CISA/CISM-type certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree (required).
• Minimum 3 years of experience as Internal/External Auditor or risk adviser in a public accounting firm, professional services firm, or within industry.
• Travel availability outside assigned location at least 15% of the time.
• Valid passport required.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple client engagement teams within Risk practice.
• Provide process and controls advisory services addressing strategic, regulatory, financial, and operational risks.
• Perform internal control design support, remediation, control testing, and develop internal audit plans.

Skills

Internal controls

SOX

Risk assessment

Control testing

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Job description

National Enterprise Risk Consulting, Process & Controls - Senior

Location: Houston

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Sep 24, 2026

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence.

We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

The objective of our consulting risk services is to provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their risk landscape. Our solutions can be used by our clients to build confidence and trust with their customers, the overall market and when required by regulation or commercial agreements.

Your key responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing multiple client engagement teams within the Risk practice providing process and controls advisory services. You can expect to work with clients to address strategic, compliance, financial, and operational risks as well as perform internal control design support and remediation, control testing, develop internal audit plans, and provide internal audit and compliance program services.

Skills and attributes for success

• Understand current state processes, risks, and controls to provide enhancement recommendations
• Executive compliance and audit programs, which includes scoping, analysis and root cause frameworks, and future state control design configurations
• Provide benchmarking and leading practices assessments to enhance client control strategy, including developing business cases for transformations
• Led control transformation workstreams as part of larger transformation programs, which may include process redesign, system and employee migrations.
• Prepare companies for public company readiness, which includes setting up SOX programs. Assess internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk and apply it to client situations
• Maintain relationships with clients and manage expectations of service, including work products, timing, and deliverables. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance, financial, and operational risks along with performing internal control testing, develop internal audit plans, and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis.
• Bring and utilize extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the client's business.
• Demonstrate excellent project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of key business processes, related accounting principles and the IT landscape to assess and evaluate controls framework.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor's or master's degree
• A minimum of 3 years of experience working as an Internal Auditor or External Auditoror risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry
• Bring your significant experience in applying relevant technical knowledge in at least one of the following engagements: (a) assessing internal controls frameworks, including testing of design and operational effectiveness. (b) developing risk remediation strategies. (c) performing and interpreting gap analysis (d) experience in Enterprise Resource Management and related risk analysis a plus, process analytics, and business intelligence.
• We would expect for you to be available to travel outside of their assigned office location at least 15% of the time
• A valid passport is required.

Ideally you'll also have

• A bachelor's or master's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related discipline
• CPA, CA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP, CIA, CIPP, CGEIT certification is desired;
• Oil and Gas industry experience

What we look for

We're interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you'll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you're serious about consulting and ready to take on some of our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• Continuous learning:You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you:We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership:We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture:You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• The opportunity to develop management responsibilities among a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
• A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
• Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training
• An excellent team of senior colleagues, dedicated to managing and varying your workload

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Join us in building a better working world.

EY, an equal employment opportunity employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Disabled), values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people.

What we offer you

At EY, we harness our collective strength to empower you to shape your future with confidence through professional growth, personal fulfillment and an inclusive culture. Learn more at ey.com/us/careers.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job is:
• New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices - $105,400 to $175,400
• Bay Area California offices - $109,700 to $182,800
• All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento - $87,800 to $160,900
• Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

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