Senior Consultant – Risk Advisory

CrossCountry; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing advisory firm in the United States is looking for an analyst to join their Risk Advisory practice. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to evaluate internal controls. You will work on diverse projects involving financial, technology, and operational risks while enjoying a collaborative culture that values exceptional client service.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of prior experience in professional services (public accounting, advisory firm, or management consulting firm).
• Ability to evaluate, design, and test internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fieldwork and testing controls.
• Prepare work papers and ensure exceptional deliverables.
• Assist in engagement planning and quality control.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Verbal communication

Knowledge of risks and internal controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

Job description

Overview

By joining our rapidly growing Risk Advisory practice you will serve as a trusted partner to our clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. With support from experienced leaders and a dedicated coach, you will join a collaborative community that invites you to contribute beyond the scope of client delivery.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects that will typically fall into one of the following categories: Financial and Compliance Risk (e.g., SOX and FIDICA compliance, ESG, regulatory reporting); Technology Risk (e.g., IT controls, cybersecurity, cloud, emerging technology); Strategic and Operational Risk (e.g., privacy, data governance, third party risk), and Enterprise-Wide Risk (e.g., Internal Audit, enterprise risk management programs and risk transformation).

What You\'ll Do

• Serve as an analyst on a broad range of audit, risk assessment, control testing, and risk management projects by conducting fieldwork, testing controls, preparing work papers, and ensuring the creation of exceptional deliverables that surpass client expectations
• Conduct preliminary analyses and assessments of assigned operating units, business areas, or controls
• Perform walkthroughs with management to document processes, including narratives, flow charts, and risk control matrices
• Evaluate, design, and test internal controls, and develop tailored remediation strategies for identified risk and control gaps
• Assist in driving operational excellence by actively participating in ongoing projects, including engagement planning, budget development, progress monitoring, and quality control of deliverables
• Develop a comprehensive knowledge of business and operational processes, controls, and flow
• Cultivate new client relationships and deepen existing ones, leveraging a deep understanding of their business and delivering exceptional results
• Collaborate with CrossCountry and client team members to address business obstacles, explore potential solutions, and create impactful deliverables

What You\'ll Bring

• A working knowledge of risks and internal controls
• 3+ years of prior experience in professional services (public accounting, advisory fi rm, or management consulting firm)
• Excellent written and verbal communications and analytical thinking skills

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

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Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

CrossCountry provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and believes that respect and fair treatment are critical to creating a productive, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

As an equal opportunity employer, CrossCountry is fully committed to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy also complies with pay transparency and labor laws and applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.