Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager or Senior Manager - Asset Management Consulting

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Position Profile

Weaver’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team is looking for a dynamic, driven, experienced Manager or Senior Manager to join our growing Asset Management Consulting practice. This position is responsible for understanding investment operations, including various asset classes, and regulatory requirements. This role will work on internal audit, consulting, and compliance client engagements in the asset management/financial services sector while supervising teams of staff members on multiple concurrent engagements.

This individual has experience managing engagement economics and client expectations to drive successful completion of engagement objectives.

• Demonstrate advanced understanding of investment topics including risks within public and private market investments, investment operations, investment accounting, risk, compliance and organizational governance. Familiarity with accounting, business processes, transaction cycles, and third-party risks and assessments
• Proficient in reviewing work prepared by others related to internal audit, compliance and consulting reviews over investment, operations, and other investment related topics
• Familiarity with internal control over financial reporting areas using the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) internal control framework, Internal Audit Standard, and the Sarbanes Oxley Act and the related requirements of Section 404
• Demonstrate familiarity and understanding of IIA, GAAP, and GAAS standards
• Responsible for ensuring engagement staff follow up on open items and issues and ensuring engagement deliverables are completed timely
• Consistent performance of engagement plan in all internal audit, consulting, and compliance areas
• Take a leadership role with staff and clients in directing engagements by actively managing the engagement responsibilities, including drafting engagement letters, providing status to the client and/or engagement team as appropriate, managing actual hours incurred versus budgeted hours, and billing clients
• Plan multiple concurrent client engagements including scheduling, deploying of resources and exhibits effective project management
• Demonstrate the ability to plan, perform, and deliver work independently with limited supervision on large complex engagements
• Perform a review of the work prepared by others for coverage, completeness, accuracy, and technical proficiency
• Work closely with all experienced team members to identify and resolve issues encountered in completing engagement objectives through effective and timely communication
• Consistently take ownership of assigned engagements and demonstrate the ability to…