Senior Consultant, Risk & Regulatory

About the role

We deliver unparalleled opportunities for growth and career advancement. Our dynamic, entrepreneurial culture supports your journey every step of the way.

Responsibilities

• Work with emerging growth companies and established enterprises (both publicly traded and privately held) on a wide variety of projects including Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) readiness and compliance, internal audit, and ERM.
• Aid companies with implementing and assessing the effectiveness of SOX compliance programs, including conducting risk assessments, walkthroughs, documenting end-to-end business processes, identifying risks and key controls, using flowcharts and narratives, documenting and assessing the design and effectiveness of key controls, executing testing to validate the operating effectiveness of controls, evaluating controls deficiencies to determine impact and significance, identifying and implementing effective and efficient plans to remediate control deficiencies, summarizing and documenting results of work performed including management reporting, executing internal audit and ERM activities to support our client’s risk management initiatives, educating internal and external audiences on business process, risk, and control best practices, understanding the breadth of services offered by Risk & Regulatory, as well as Highspring holistically, to be able to identify additional opportunities at our clients, establishing credibility as a trusted advisor, supporting the Risk & Regulatory practice to achieve key goals and initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Risk Management or related field
• 2+ years of professional services experience (public accounting or advisory firm) and/or internal controls and financial reporting experience with a Fortune 500 organization
• Strong knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC reporting and/or U.S. GAAP
• Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls, internal audit functions, accounting/audit practices, procedures, and reporting standards

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA
• CPA, CIA, CISA or related certification; Certification is required for promotion to Senior Manager within Highspring
• Effectively worked within a team, including managing junior team members, to deliver services and solutions that surpass client expectations
• Basic understanding of key domains of IT general controls (change management, access to programs and data, computer operations, and systems development), as well as IT dependencies (segregation of duties, automated controls, key reports, and interfaces)
• Flexibility to travel up to 25%

Skills

• Comprehensive approach to helping clients navigate through internal audit, risk, and compliance activities
• Ability to understand the breadth of services offered by Risk & Regulatory, as well as Highspring holistically
• Ability to identify additional opportunities at our clients
• Ability to establish credibility as a trusted advisor
• Supporting the Risk & Regulatory practice to achieve key goals and initiatives

Benefits

• Base Compensation Range: $73,355 USD - $118,770 USD

Pay

• Compensation for this role (and others) at Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs.

Schedule

• Flexibility to travel up to 25%