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Risk Consulting Senior Associate - Lender Due Diligence
Locations: Raleigh, NC • New York, NY • Orlando, FL • Philadelphia, PA • Chicago, IL • Salt Lake City, UT • Los Angeles, CA
About the Role
RSM’s Financial Services Risk Consulting Practice is seeking a Temporary Senior Associate to support the Financial Services Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit team. This role is heavily focused on lender due diligence engagements, along with broader risk management, controls testing, and compliance projects across financial institutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform lender due diligence procedures and support transaction assessments
- Support internal audit, risk, and control reviews for financial services clients
- Execute risk assessments, control testing, and process documentation
- Draft and review work programs, test plans, narratives, and reports
- Conduct management interviews and summarize key risk findings
- Review staff work for accuracy and completeness
- Manage project tasks, budgets, and status reporting
- Collaborate with clients and engagement leaders to ensure high-quality delivery
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline
- Minimum 2 years of experience in audit, internal audit, controls testing, or lender due diligence
- Experience within financial services (banking, capital markets, asset management, or lending)
- Hands-on lender due diligence experience required
- Strong communication, analytical, and time management skills
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; familiarity with analytics tools (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, Power BI) preferred
- CPA, CIA, or similar credential (or in progress) preferred
Additional Details
- Temporary assignment with potential for extension
- May require travel
At RSM, we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people. We offer flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands, while also maintaining your ability to serve clients. Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits.
All applicants will receive consideration for employment as RSM does not tolerate discrimination and/or harassment based on race; color; creed; sincerely held religious beliefs, practices or observances; sex (including pregnancy or disabilities related to nursing); gender; sexual orientation; HIV Status; national origin; ancestry; familial or marital status; age; physical or mental disability; citizenship; political affiliation; medical condition (including family and medical leave); domestic violence victim status; past, current or prospective service in the US uniformed service; US Military/Veteran status; pre-disposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process and/or employment/partnership. RSM is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or otherwise participate in the recruiting process, please call us at 800-274-3978 or send us an email at [email protected].
RSM does not intend to hire entry level candidates who will require sponsorship now OR in the future (i.e. F-1 visa holders). If you are a recent U.S. college / university graduate possessing 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience in a same or similar role to the one for which you are applying, excluding internships, you may be eligible for hire as an experienced associate.
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At RSM, an employee’s pay at any point in their career is intended to reflect their experiences, performance, and skills for their current role. The salary range (or starting rate for interns and associates) for this role represents numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, education, skills, work experience, certifications, location, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.
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