Risk Advisory Senior Consultant (51031)

Citrin Cooperman offers a dynamic work environment, fostering professional growth and collaboration. We’re continuously seeking talented individuals who bring fresh perspectives, a problem-solving mindset, and sharp technical expertise. We know you have choices, so our team of collaborative, innovative professionals are at the ready to support your professional development. At Citrin Cooperman, we offer competitive compensation and benefits and most importantly, the flexibility to manage your personal and professional life to focus on what matters most to you! 

The Senior Consultant, Risk Advisory / Internal Audit directs and conducts operational risk-based audits, and consulting engagements to include assessing risks, developing audit plans and programs, performing audits, and evaluating/reporting on internal controls. Ultimately, this Senior addresses the appropriate risks, helping our clients achieve optimal controls, operational efficiency, and compliance with regulations. Specific responsibilities entail:

• Leading various engagements, such as SOX 404 compliance, outsourced internal audit projects, SOC 1 examinations, and internal control assessments.
• Gaining an understanding of assigned clients’ objectives as well as their regulatory and risk management environment.
• Developing strong working relationships and communicating effectively with clients.
• Setting priorities, ensuring daily coordination among the project team, and monitoring progress against schedules, budgets, project/task deliverables and status reporting.
• Obtaining and analyzing data as a basis for reviewing the adequacy, effectiveness, and efficiency of systems and processes.
• Maintaining the level of technical competency and professional care required for the completion of assignments in accordance with auditing standards and related control techniques.
• Evaluating processes and controls for compliance with relevant existing or proposed laws and regulations, established policies, plans and procedures.
• Assessing internal controls’ design adequacy to mitigate financial, operational and compliance risks and to test their operating effectiveness.
• Preparing audit reports and recommending improvements to financial controls and operational processes.
• Delivering oral and written presentations during and at the conclusion of audits.
• Presenting findings, risk analyses, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Planning, reviewing and providing direction for the work of Staff Consultants.
• Staying abreast of emerging risk areas and related control techniques.
• Appraising the adequacy of corrective actions taken to remediate deficiencies identified during audits.
• Providing exceptional service to clients remotely and in-person, always serving as a positive brand ambassador.

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's and/or master’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or another relevant field.
• Willingness to become a CPA, CIA, CISA, and/or CISSP within two years of being hired.
• Minimum two (2) years of current or recent financial statement audit and/or financial controls audit consulting experience.
• Minimum of one year servicing commercial clients with a consulting firm.
• Demonstrated knowledge of business risks and effective systems of internal controls.
• Working knowledge of operating policies and standards as well as compliance issues.
• Experience reviewing, considering, criticizing, and/or auditing operational controls or process improvements.
• Project management experience including workflow balancing, activity scheduling, problem solving facilitation, prioritizing multiple complex tasks, and meeting deadlines.
• Unwavering integrity and ethics.
• Experience interacting with clients, establishing credibility, trust and healthy relationships.
• Demonstrable examples of innovative thinking and problem solving.
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites across the country, as dictated by business need (possibly up to 25%).
• High level of motivation, organization, and commitment to professional development.
• Experience successfully working independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex auditing information and business risks to non-technical audiences.
• Effective public speaking skills with the ability to prepare and deliver presentations.

 Preferred Qualifications:  

• Minimum four (4) years of experience working in a public accounting or management consulting firm(s).
• Expertise with SOX and SOC 1 and/or 2 examinations.
• CPA, CIA, CISA, and/or CISSP.
• Demonstrable experience with AI and/or BI/analytics tools that improve audit efficiency and effectiveness.