Risk Advisory - Senior Associate

About the role

Riveron helps organizations implement leading governance, risk and compliance practices by combining deep expertise with pragmatic partnership, using a hands-on approach to understand the specific needs of the organization and create tailored solutions to address key compliance risks.

Responsibilities

• Gain an understanding of the assigned clients’ objectives as well as their regulatory and risk management environment
• Aid projects in the areas of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance/Internal Controls
• Execute risk assessments in consideration of risk of misstatement and risk of fraud in financial reporting
• Assess internal controls’ design adequacy to mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks
• Identify control gaps and improvement items and design controls in a greenfield environment
• Design detailed remediation roadmaps to close those gaps
• Maintain the level of technical competency and professional care required for the completion of assignments in accordance with COSO, COBIT, auditing standards, and related control techniques
• Set priorities, ensuring daily coordination among the project team, and monitor progress against schedules, budgets, project/task deliverables, and status reporting
• Communicate extensively with clients to drive expectations and report on the status of ongoing projects
• Deliver oral and written presentations during and at the conclusion of projects by either recommending improvements or any operational/financial deficiencies to executive leadership
• Strengthen and maintain a network of industry contacts and establish new long-term relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in Accounting
• Relevant certification preferred, CPA, CIA and/or CISAM
• Minimum 3 years experience, the majority of which is within external audit or risk advisory roles
• Demonstrated knowledge of business risks, internal controls over financial reporting, SOX, the COSO framework
• A passion for developing and maintaining client relationships
• The ability to get the job done and have fun doing it
• Able to communicate skillfully with a variety of audiences and create compelling stories from data
• Thrives in an ever-changing, dynamic work environment
• Quickly identifies problems and instinctively looks for solutions
• Enjoys participating in internal and external company initiatives such as community service, training, recruiting, and firm events
• Has the ability and desire to travel as required based on client location

Qualifications

• Passion for developing and maintaining client relationships
• Ability to get the job done and have fun doing it
• Effective communication skills with a variety of audiences
• Ability to quickly identify and solve problems
• Experience with internal controls and risk assessment
• Ability to travel as required

Skills

• Knowledge of business risks, internal controls over financial reporting, SOX, the COSO framework
• Proficiency with creating internal controls process flows and risk/control matrices
• Ability to set priorities and manage project timelines
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to identify and assess control gaps and improve internal controls
• Ability to execute risk assessments and develop remediation roadmaps

Benefits

Full time roles are eligible for a full range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, and PTO. A complete description of all available benefits can be found at Riveron's Benefits page at https://riveron.com/riveron-life/.

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible working arrangements.

Contact

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us at recruiting@riveron.com.