Senior Consultant, Risk & Regulatory

Highspring

$73K — $118K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Risk Management, or related field.
  • 2+ years in professional services (public accounting or advisory) or in internal controls/financial reporting at a Fortune 500 company.
  • Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC reporting, and U.S. GAAP.
  • Demonstrated expertise in internal controls, internal audit functions, and accounting standards.
  • Preferred: Master's degree or MBA.
  • Preferred: CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar certification for promotion to Senior Manager.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with clients on projects related to SOX compliance and internal audit.
  • Conduct risk assessments and document business processes with flowcharts and narratives.
  • Evaluate and test the effectiveness of internal controls.
  • Remediate control deficiencies and document work findings for management.
  • Support internal audit and ERM activities for client risk management initiatives.
  • Educate audiences on best practices in business processes, risk, and controls.
  • Identify additional client opportunities based on a broad understanding of offered services.

Benefits

  • Flexibility to work in a hybrid environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and certifications.
  • Supportive team-oriented work culture.
  • Exposure to a diverse range of projects across industries.
  • Travel flexibility up to 25% for client engagements.
Full Job Description
The Team - Risk & Regulatory

Our team is comprised of a powerful mix of seasoned professionals with public accounting experience and business consultants with deep expertise in a broad range of offered services and industries. We take a comprehensive approach to helping clients navigate through internal audit, risk, and compliance activities. We work as a broader team to address a wide range of business needs across the organization.

Your Impact
  • 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.
  • Assist companies with implementing and assessing the effectiveness of SOX compliance programs, including, but not limited to the following activities:
    • Conducting risk assessments
    • Conducting walkthroughs and 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
  • Execute internal audit and ERM activities to support our client's risk management initiatives.
  • Educate internal and external audiences on business process, risk, and control best practices.
  • Understand the breadth of services offered by Risk & Regulatory, as well as Highspring holistically, to be able to identify additional opportunities at our clients.
  • Establish credibility as a trusted advisor.
  • Support the Risk & Regulatory practice to achieve key goals and initiatives.

Your Experience

Minimum Qualifications
  • 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

Preferred 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%.

#LI-Hybrid

Determining 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. With that said, as required by local law, Highspring believes that the following salary range reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure to be between the range below. The individual may also be eligible for a variety of bonus and financial incentives based on individual and company performance.

Base Compensation Range

$73,355-$118,770 USD

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