Senior Associate – Risk Advisory

Jobtailor; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned risk advisory professional to support clients in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and internal controls. You will assess business risks, design controls, and communicate findings to executive leadership.

The role requires 3+ years in external audit or risk advisory, CPA/CIA/CISA preferred, and willingness to travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in Accounting.
• Relevant certification preferred: CPA, CIA and/or CISA.
• Minimum 3 years experience in external audit or risk advisory.
• Demonstrated knowledge of business risks, internal controls over financial reporting, SOX, and the COSO framework.
• Good client relationship skills and ability to tell compelling stories from data.

Responsibilities

• Understand clients’ objectives and regulatory/risk management environment.
• Assist projects in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance/Internal Controls.
• Perform risk assessments focusing on misstatement and fraud risks in financial reporting.
• Assess internal controls’ design adequacy to mitigate risks.
• Identify control gaps and design remediation roadmaps in greenfield settings.

Skills

External audit experience

Risk assessment

SOX / internal controls

COSO framework knowledge

Client relationship development

Adaptability to change

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting

CPA, CIA, or CISA certification (preferred)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Gain an understanding of the assigned clients’ objectives as well as their regulatory and risk management environment
• Assist projects in the areas of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance/Internal Controls
• Execute risk assessments in consideration of risk of misstatement and risk of fraud in financial reporting
• Assess internal controls’ design adequacy to mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks
• Identify control gaps and improvement items and design controls in a greenfield environment. Design detailed remediation roadmaps to close those gaps.
• Exhibit proficiency with creating internal controls process flows and risk/control matrices
• Maintain the level of technical competency and professional care required for the completion of assignments in accordance with COSO, COBIT, auditing standards, and related control techniques
• Set priorities, ensuring daily coordination among the project team, and monitor progress against schedules, budgets, project/task deliverables, and status reporting
• Communicate extensively with clients to drive expectations and report on the status of ongoing projects.
• Deliver oral and written presentations during and at the conclusion of projects by either recommending improvements or any operational/financial deficiencies to executive leadership
• Stay abreast of emerging risk areas and related control techniques
• Strengthen and maintain a network of industry contacts and establish new long-term relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in Accounting
• Relevant certification preferred, CPA, CIA and/or CISA
• Minimum 3 years experience, the majority of which is within external audit or risk advisory roles
• Demonstrated knowledge of business risks, internal controls over financial reporting, SOX, the COSO framework
• You have a passion for developing and maintaining client relationships
• You get the job done and have fun doing it
• You communicate skillfully with a variety of audiences and can create compelling stories from data
• You thrive in an ever-changing, dynamic work environment
• You readily identify problems and instinctively look for solutions
• You enjoy participating in internal and external company initiatives such as community service, training, recruiting, and firm events
• You have the ability and desire to travel as required based on client location