Risk Consulting Manager - Internal Audit and SOX

Responsibilities

• Leverage your technical expertise, industry insights, and risk advisory background to serve as a trusted advisor to Commercial-sector clients - bringing forward emerging risks, trends, and innovative ideas to elevate client outcomes.
• Build and own strong management-level and C-suite relationships, driving collaboration and alignment with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead risk assessment management interviews and guide the development of comprehensive, risk-based internal audit plans tailored to each client's unique environment.
• Review engagement deliverables—including process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control assessments, and recommendations—to ensure accuracy, quality, and forward-looking value.
• Conduct formal closing meetings with client leadership to communicate insights, validate findings, and support next steps.
• Maintain full responsibility for engagement economics, including billing, monitoring, collections, and managing expectations to deliver profitable and well-run projects.
• Apply effective delegation and leadership strategies to manage multiple clients, projects, and teams simultaneously—with the broader goal of developing talent and growing your book of business.
• Participate in industry associations and events to stay current on market trends, deepen sector expertise, and build meaningful professional relationships.
• Build and utilize your internal network to address client needs efficiently and add value, while also cultivating an external network that supports long-term business development efforts.
• Contribute to internal and external thought leadership by helping write, develop, and deliver content that highlights emerging risks and best practices.
• Engage with prospective clients to understand their needs, define clear project scopes, and develop tailored delivery plans and budgets.
• Support pursuit activities by contributing to proposals, pitch materials, and other business development deliverables that showcase RSM's capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in business, accounting or related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in SOX, internal audit, external audit, or related internal control positions
• Required Job relevant certification (e.g. CPA, CIA)

Skills

• Experience leading project based work with milestones and workflow driven by objectives and defined timelines
• Proficiency in professional writing, spreadsheet, and presentation creation tools
• Ability to travel to meet client needs and work collaboratively with others
• Openness to workday flexibility, agility, remote work environment, leveraging new tools
• Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Effective time management and prioritization skills
• Established experience in multiple industries or subject-matter expertise in one specific industry
• Demonstrated success in high pressure scenarios