Senior Consultant, Business SOX IA

Responsibilities

• Supervise, plan, and execute client engagements from start to finish, including engagement planning, field work, and reporting.
• Lead a team of staff members under supervision of a manager and/or above and communicate externally and internally for engagement status and related issues on a timely basis.
• Continuously monitor status of assigned area, ensure resolution of open questions, issues, and/or document requests, and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate an understanding of complex workpaper preparation.
• Continue to develop administrative, professional, and interpersonal skills to the extent of being able to organize, analyze and communicate with both the engagement team and client personnel in a professional, productive and efficient manner.
• Develop understanding of clients’ business processes, evaluate design and/or operating effectiveness of internal controls, and identify control exceptions and potential points for improvement.
• Prepare and/or update business process flowcharts, control risk matrices, and control description as needed.
• Assist management with risk assessment, scoping analysis, design of controls for SOX implementation engagements.
• Assist with preparing meeting slides for communication with client management.
• Research and analyze pertinent client, industry and technical matters.
• Develop understanding of client businesses related to assigned areas.
• Understand and comply with the firm’s quality control policy.
• Perform testing of more complex areas, timely review staff work papers and provide constructive feedback.
• Coach team members and clients on areas including documentation, IPE etc.
• Continuously learn to expand technical expertise related to SOX, internal audit, IT general controls, and applicable accounting standards, and develop leadership skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in public accounting or corporate internal audit.
• Demonstrated understanding of Sarbanes‑Oxley Act, COSO, internal audit, GAAP, and GAAS.
• Experience in supervising staff professionals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Great attention to detail with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Demonstrated desire or progress on relevant professional designations (e.g., CPA, CIA).