Risk Advisory - Consultant

Position Description:

As a member of CFGI’s rapidly growing Risk Advisory team, you will support CFGI client teams responsible for performing various types of project engagements including SOX compliance reviews, internal audits, and operational reviews of business processes / systems.

Consultant-level Risk professionals work closely with management of Fortune 500, mid-cap and start-up companies, as well as all levels of CFGI staff from Consultant to Partner. Engagements include Internal Audit, SOX implementation and testing, attestation/certification readiness work, business process improvement projects, compliance and other assessments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Contribute to an assortment of risk-based, challenging internal audit assignments and projects.

·       Develop business process flowcharts using Visio (or equivalent tools).

·       Create control narratives and risk and control matrices for complex business processes.

·       Interact regularly with process / control owners to understand current business processes, key controls, system dependencies, employee roles / responsibilities, etc.

·       Create test plans, gather evidence for testing, and execute testing procedures to determine process / control effectiveness.

·       Perform control design evaluations and testing of key controls associated with areas under review.

·       Document testing results through high-quality work papers (i.e., clear description of procedures performed and related audit results / observations).

·       Identify root causes of issues and effectively summarize testing results / conclusions.

·       Draft formal reports for Manager / Director / Partner review and issuance to clients.

·       Propose meaningful and cost-effective recommendations / solutions for process and/or control improvement to support client remediation needs.

·       Demonstrate creativity in problem solving and optimizing efficiency and effectiveness of assigned tasks.

Furthermore, all Risk Advisory team members, from the Consultant level and up, build their skills by assisting the Firm's leadership with internal responsibilities for training, internal projects, and continual improvement. 

Qualifications and Capabilities:

·       Certified CPA, CIA or other standard auditing certification combined with solid internal audit experience.

·       Undergraduate degree in Accounting, CPA and/or MBA combined with solid accounting experience is preferred, but not required.

·       2+ years of experience in public accounting and/or industry performing internal audit.

·       Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, and ability to assimilate easily into teams.

·       Strong technical skills and a working knowledge of SOX, COSO, SOC 1, and SOC 2.

·       Effective analytical and critical thinking abilities.

·       Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.

·       Strong project management skills.

·       High energy with a commitment to quality client service.

·       Very strong performance within a team dynamic.