Senior Associate, SOC

Schellman Compliance, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Schellman is a leading provider of attestation and compliance services, focusing on security and privacy audits, assessments, and certifications. Senior Associates work hands-on on SOC projects, supervised by project management teams, with opportunities to earn professional certifications and advance within the service delivery practice.

Teams are mostly remote and highly collaborative, offering exposure to diverse client environments and continuous learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in accounting, finance, business management, technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate proficiency in Schellman Methodology.

Skills

Information security auditing

SOC controls

Attention to detail

Client service oriented

Time management

Communication skills

On-site or remote work

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management, technology, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Schellman is a Top 50 CPA firm and a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. Our professional services focus on security and privacy audits, assessments, and certifications. Schellman has become one of the largest cybersecurity assessment firms in the United States without providing any traditional accounting services. We are an accredited multi-framework ISO Certification Body for security, privacy, business continuity, and quality; a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor and a top provider to clients serving the federal DoD space as a leading FedRAMP 3PAO and the first assessment firm authorized as a CMMC C3PAO. Our specialty and expertise remain in providing best in class Cybersecurity and IT Audits and Attestations. Our culture, approach with clients, and dedication to our values has led us to consistently be a Great Places to Work certified company and rated as a Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today and a Glassdoor Best Places to Work. We deeply appreciate our employees, as shown by our first core value – People Come First. This is demonstrated in our culture, benefits, and how we handle business. Come see what makes Schellman special!

Senior associates areprimarily responsible for hands-on project execution. Experienced senior associates have, or are working towards, specialization in one or more service lines and are assigned to projects accordingly. Senior associates are assigned to a specific service delivery principal thatis responsible forsupervising the associate’s career development. Additionally, senior associate’s daily activities are closely supervised by the management teams of their assigned projects. Senior associates may supervise associates and/or senior associates when serving as a member of a project management team.

There is no typical day for our SOC teams.While our lead focus is on SOC examinations, our clients also rely on us to perform multiple types of attestationssimilar toSOC across a variety of network, application, or cloud environments.The benefit of being exposed to so many different situations is that you are constantly building your knowledge base and skill set while keeping up with the latest technologies.Our teams are mostly remote (yet extremely collaborative) and work together toutilizetheir unique backgrounds and experience to provide thehigh levelof quality service that our clients have come to expect.

In addition to the hands-onknowledgeyou’lldevelop with each project, Schellman also promotes a continuous learning environment.Team members are encouraged to attend at least one training event every year to build upon their skills andacquirenew certifications.

A Senior Associate will hold the following roles and responsibilities as part of their role:

• Demonstrateproficiencyin Schellman Methodology

• Serve as a guide to Associates and peers through information sharing, support, and thought leadership.

• Earn Schellman-approved certifications CCSK (minimumrequirement for SD, (ISO Lead Auditor,Oneof the following three– CCSP/CISA (CCSP may be accepted in place of the CISA), CISSP, AWS CCP, etc.), the ISO LA within second year in the role

• Successfully run a project from fieldwork through completion including the following:Demonstratethe ability to successfully complete all assigned testing, workpaper documentation, testing exception documentation, draft report creation, and management representation letter preparation

• Understand anddemonstrateability to speak to Schellman’s service lines ata high leveland their leaders

• Demonstrateproficiencyof SOC 1 ITGCs and each Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy SOC 2 criteria

• Demonstrate understanding of Principal Service Commitments and System Requirements (PSCRs) and how theyimpactscope of a SOC 2

• Demonstrate the ability to derive PSCRs through client documentation and interviews

• Know all four report opinion outcomes and ability to draft modified opinions

• Demonstrate ability toidentifyif exception(s) would potentially yield a qualified opinion

• Demonstrate self-organization, consistently and proactively look ahead to future projects, and prepare accordingly

• Accurately manage and report time worked to each project / initiative

• Define a clear communication strategy with the project manager to ensure any testing delays, disclosures, etc. are discussedtimely

• All Associate level roles and responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Complying withSchellman’s code of ethics and professional conduct, methodologies, policies, and procedures

• Adhering to the professional and regulatory standards relevant to assigned service line specialization(s)

• Promoting Schellman’s company culture and exemplifying Schellman’s values

• Establishing high quality relationships and rapport with client personnel

• Managing client expectations to ensure expectations are exceeded

• Completing assigned dutiesin a timely mannerand with a high attention to detail

• Collaborating with fellow project team members in a productive andtimelymanner throughout the life cycle of each project

• Adhering to project schedules and keeping fellow project team members apprised of the progress of assigned tasks

• Escalating issues internally in a proper andtimelymanner

• Using discretion and decorum in the timing, form, and content of all client communications

• Booking travel reservationsin a timely mannerandin accordance withSchellman’s travel and expense policies and procedures

• Performing the essential functions of other service delivery positions when qualified and called upon to do so

• Attending project kick-off and closing meetings

• Executing assigned testing procedures, performing detailed analysis, reaching conclusions, documenting resultsin accordance withcompany standards, and suggesting ideas for improvements, where applicable

• Drafting project deliverables

• Serving as a contact for clients’ basic questionsregardingan engagement

• Participating in recruiting and candidate interview activities

• Training project team members

• Acclimating newer team members to Schellman

• Contributing to Schellman’s practice development efforts

• Developing an expert knowledge of professional and regulatory standards relevant to assigned service line specialization(s)

• Contributing to Schellman’s thought leadership (e.g., articles, webinars, public speaking, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of Schellman’s services,methodology, and relevant professional standards

• Requisite knowledge of applicable technology and security domains

• High levelof attention to detail and quality of work product

• Client service oriented

• Excellent time management, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work on-site or remotely as a valuable contributor to a collaborative team

• Capable of simultaneously managing assigned tasks for multiple projects

• Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as Schellman’s service delivery applications

• Full understanding and application of ethics,independenceand Schellman’s values

Education, Work Experience and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business management, technology, or other relevant subject area, or equivalent years of experiencedirectly relatedto the duties and responsibilities specified

• 2+ years of related professional services experience in information security auditing, assessment, consulting or compliance, focused on ITGC or SOC controls

• Ability to work well independently, within a team and with clients as well as travel ~40-50% (M-Th)

• Maintains (preferred) or working towards obtaining least one certification relevant to Schellman’s services (i.e.CPA, CCSK or CISA)

Schellman is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace; therefore, providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. Schellman uses E-Verify in our hiring process.

At Schellman, we strive to provide a flexible and balanced environment and therefore offer the opportunity to work remotely, unless otherwise stated in the job requirements. Connecting, collaborating and continuous education are also highly valued and therefore we require some travel annually for our Internal Service Delivery roles, which can include in-person training, team meet-ups, and strategy meetings. Service Delivery team members will also be required to travel based on business and client needs.