Financial Risk Advisory - Manager

About this role

Position Overview:

Risk Advisory Managers are project leaders who help our clients navigate the complexities of SOX, deliver internal controls focused projects, and coach and develop our people. Our clients represent a broad range of public or soon-to-be public companies, from new IPOs, mid and large cap companies, and Fortune 1000s.

Principal Duties and

Responsibilities

• Project Delivery:
• ·       Leads multiple concurrent SOX projects in various maturity stages (new implementation, recurring projects, and limited/defined scope projects).
• ·       Sets realistic deadlines with the client and internally with the team.
• ·       Seen as the principle point of contact by the client and CFGI leadership for each project.
• Engagement Management:
• ·       Schedules and manages teams/individuals of various staff level(s) based upon project need and scope.
• ·       Effectively manages the workload of the various teams/individuals, while making progress towards project milestones to deliver work on-time and on-budget.
• ·       Ensures the team member timecards are submitted timely and accurately; responsible for the review of budget-to-actuals and review of invoices.
• ·       Communicates project status frequently (via email, phone, virtually, and/or in person) to the client and to the project’s Partner.
• Technical Acumen:

· Fluency in implementing SOX for newly public companies, including the design of age/stage appropriate controls, providing practical guidance and controls implementation and the management of/remediation of gaps and deficiencies.

• ·       Expert proficiency in drafting and reviewing control design language, flowcharts, narratives, IPE, and determining system(s) and application(s) scoping.
• ·       Advanced understanding of Big 4 sampling, testing, and deficiency evaluation methodologies.
• ·       In-depth experience in the review of SOC-1 Type II reports and relevant CUEC mapping, including sub-service organizations.

· Working proficiency and understanding of IT General Controls, SEC guidance as it pertains to the SOX requirements for different filer types, PCAOB, and AICPA audit standards.

• Education and Experience

Requirements

· 5+ years of direct, client service/ client facing experience in commercial audit, risk advisory, or technical accounting, with at a minimum 3 years at a Big Four or a large national firm.

• ·       Undergraduate degree in accounting or similar field from an accredited university.
• ·       CPA or equivalent combined with solid accounting experience are preferred but not required.
• ·       Strong project management skills with the ability to multi-task between responsibilities, prioritize and manage multiple requests.
• ·       Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, and ability to assimilate easily into teams.
• ·       Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• ·       Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• ·       Exceptional virtual and in-person executive presence.
• ·       Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.

· As a professional, you must understand the unique pressures of client service and the occasional challenges of unpredictable working hours to meet project deadlines and/or client requests for travel, as necessary.