Internal Audit & Risk Advisory Director – Insurance

About the role

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

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Responsibilities

• Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing financial and operational risks within their business processes and systems.
• Lead insurance focused internal audit and controls engagements and teams.
• Plan and lead internal audit engagements for insurance organizations across P&C, life and health, reinsurance, and insurance adjacent operations such as MGAs and TPAs.
• Evaluate process and control design and operating effectiveness across common insurance functions.
• Apply a risk-based approach to identify what matters, test efficiently, and deliver clear and practical recommendations, while supporting Model Audit Rule and SOX programs.
• Lead Model Audit Rule 205 readiness, implementation, and ongoing administration, including risk and control scoping, documentation, testing, deficiency evaluation, and remediation tracking.
• Lead SOX design and implementation or enhancement work, including process narratives and flows, control design, testing, and coordination with external audit.
• Help clients build sustainable control programs that balance regulatory expectations with operational efficiency.
• Draft clear audit issues that tie to business impact, root cause, and realistic remediation.
• Develop and present results to executive management and audit committees when required.
• Maintain strong workpaper quality and documentation discipline consistent with internal audit standards and Baker Tilly methodology.
• Manage engagements and develop yourself and our people.
• Coach and develop managers, seniors, and associates through review, feedback, and hands-on guidance.
• Assist with managing client engagement staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met.
• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community.
• Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm-wide learning and development programs.
• Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals.
• Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field required.
• 12+ years of experience in public accounting, consulting, or insurance organization required.
• Experience leading internal audit engagements and developing and growing client relationships in a public accounting or consulting firm preferred.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following required:
• Internal audit planning, execution, and reporting.
• Model Audit Rule 205 or comparable insurance ICFR frameworks.
• SOX implementation or ongoing compliance.
• Process, controls, and governance improvement.
• Insurance industry experience required. Experience in more than one of property & casualty, life & annuity, or health payers preferred.
• CPA or CIA designation(s) required.
• Flexibility to travel to various client sites, overnight as needed up to 10%.
• Proactive communication (both written and verbal).
• Excellent analytical, technical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel skills preferred.