Senior Associate, Internal Controls - Miami, FL

Corient; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with Employer Matching

Medical Plan Options (4)

Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

Short-term & Long-term Disability

Paid Maternity & Parental Leave

FSAs & HSA

Commuter & Transit FSA

Training Reimbursement

Professional Designations

Volunteer days

Job summary

Corient is seeking a seasoned ICFR/Control Compliance professional to help advance the company’s internal control framework and facilitate SOX/ICFR program activities. This role focuses on control design, documentation, testing coordination, and remediation across processes in a public company environment.

You will partner with process owners, coordinate with auditors, and contribute to policy maintenance while supporting acquisitions and system changes that impact controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in public accounting, internal audit, SOX/ICFR compliance, accounting, risk management, or related controls-focused role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the ICFR compliance program, including control documentation, testing coordination, issue tracking, and status reporting.
• Maintain and update risk and control matrices, process narratives, and control inventories.
• Partner with process owners to evaluate control design, identify control gaps, and recommend control enhancements.
• Coordinate requests and documentation required for internal and external audits.
• Assist with walkthroughs, evidence collection, and audit support activities.
• Monitor and track remediation plans for identified control deficiencies.
• Perform control design evaluations and support management's assessment of control effectiveness.
• Support the development and maintenance of accounting policies, control procedures, and governance documentation.
• Assist in evaluating the internal control impact of new systems, process changes, acquisitions, and organizational initiatives.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and status updates related to control testing and remediation activities.
• Review documentation for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Support root cause analysis and remediation planning.
• Serve as a trusted advisor regarding internal control requirements and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen the overall control framework and audit readiness.

Skills

SOX/ICFR experience

Public accounting

Internal audit

Risk management

Control testing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

MetricStream

AuditBoard

Workiva

Job description

Join a team that values your ambition and empowers your growth
At Corient, we help high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families to enjoy a full life, while enabling them to preserve their wealth for future generations, and provide for the people, causes and communities they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives, and establishing legacies that last for generations. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team. If you want to work for a company that values your contributions and supports your growth, we would like to meet you.

Requirements
Experience: Minimum of 4–6 years of relevant experience in public accounting, internal audit, SOX/ICFR compliance, accounting, risk management, or a related controls-focused role.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience working in or supporting a public company SOX/ICFR environment required.
• Prior experience with a Big 4 or large national public accounting firm preferred.
• CPA, CIA, or other relevant certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of ICFR, SOX requirements, and control design principles.
• Experience maintaining risk and control matrices, process narratives, flowcharts, and control documentation.
• Experience coordinating control testing activities and tracking remediation efforts.
• Familiarity with financial reporting processes and accounting risks.
• Experience working with internal and external auditors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation quality.
• Experience with MetricStream, AuditBoard, Workiva, or similar GRC platforms preferred.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, system implementations, or business process transformations preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the execution of the Company's ICFR compliance program, including control documentation, testing coordination, issue tracking, and status reporting.
• Maintain and update risk and control matrices, process narratives, and control inventories.
• Partner with process owners to evaluate control design, identify control gaps, and recommend control enhancements.
• Coordinate requests and documentation required for internal and external audits.
• Assist with walkthroughs, evidence collection, and audit support activities.
• Monitor and track remediation plans for identified control deficiencies.
• Perform control design evaluations and support management's assessment of control effectiveness.
• Support the development and maintenance of accounting policies, control procedures, and governance documentation.
• Assist in evaluating the internal control impact of new systems, process changes, acquisitions, and organizational initiatives.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and status updates related to control testing and remediation activities.
• Review documentation for completeness, accuracy, and consistency.
• Support root cause analysis and remediation planning.
• Serve as a trusted advisor regarding internal control requirements and best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen the overall control framework and audit readiness.
  

Physical Requirements

• This position requires the physical capabilities to work in an office environment, which may include prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Corient seeks to make reasonable accommodations that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties when possible.
• This position may require the ability to lift up to 15 pounds.
• This position is required to work onsite 4 days per week.
  

U.S. Eligibility Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Corient hires U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. Corient will require proof of work authorization.
• Corient participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
• Must be willing to execute Corient’s Employee Agreement or Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement, which require, among other things, post-employment obligations relating to non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure.
  

What You Can Expect From Us

Our dedication to the Employee Experience at Corient is aimed at supporting, empowering, and inspiring our talented team through:

• 401(k) Plan with Employer Matching
• Four Medical Plan options that is generously subsidized by Corient
• Employer paid Dental, Vision & Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employer paid Short-term & Long-term Disability
• Paid Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Accounts
• Dependent Care FSA
• Commuter & Transit FSA
• Corporate Discount Program - Perkspot
• Training Reimbursement
• Paid Professional Designations
• Giving back to the community - Volunteer days
  

Corient is the world’s largest multi-family office and non-bank wealth manager focused on serving ultra-high- and high-net-worth clients. As the industry’s only global professional services partnership, we combine the personal service and objectivity of a boutique with the scale and resources of a global institution. Our partnership model fosters collaboration over competition, bringing together the collective expertise of Corient to each relationship to deliver a transparent, client-first experience. As a fully integrated global firm, we deliver comprehensive solutions across investment management, wealth strategy and family office services to help clients simplify their lives, manage their wealth and establish lasting legacies.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be recruited and, if applicable, selected and employed without regard to sex, race, religion, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, creed, ancestry, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by law.

This position description is intended to provide a general overview of the expectations and responsibilities of this position and may not include all tasks that may be assigned. As the nature of business demands change, so may the functions of this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned with or without notice.

Corient refers to the separate but affiliated entities under common control of Corient Holdings Inc. Client assets include all assets of Corient Holdings Inc., including majority- and minority-owned businesses.