Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Job Description
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Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Job Description
- Participate in our marketing and sales campaigns
- Experience of working within, or with, the Internal Audit department of a large Financial Services organisation
- Experience of managing small to medium sized Audit engagements, leading Audit teams and reporting to business management
- An Internal Auditor or Accountancy qualification or have the equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of Auditing techniques including Risk assessment, Audit scoping, devising Audit approach, controls testing, substantive Audit testing including sampling techniques
- Report writing, presentation and interpersonal skills including good written and verbal communications
- Management and organisational skills
- Proven ability to use initiative, be adaptable and apply creative problem solving
- You enjoy identifying areas of business risk, potential technical problems, and opportunities to improve the efficiency and profitability of the client’s overall business processes
- You are passionate about evaluating, synthesizing, organizing and interpreting data and information
- Willingness to travel to clients
- In-depth knowledge of core business processes such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, with knowledge of current accounting (GAAP) and auditing (GAAS) principles
- Identifying areas of risk and opportunities to improve business processes, potential fraud within processes
- For Process Internal Audit, understanding of current accounting (GAAP) and auditing (GAAS) principles
- Understanding of core business processes such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, with knowledge of current accounting (GAAP) and auditing (GAAS) principles
- For Information Technology Internal Audit, understanding of core information technology processes and controls, current trends in corporate information technology and emerging themes in the market place
Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Job Description
- You effectively build relationships with your clients and provide them with timely top quality service
- You are a driver in the engagement of sales opportunities and consistently develop work at existing and prospective clients
- You collaborate with other leaders to develop client strategies to support current projects and longer-term business strategy
- You are passionate about continually improving technical and risk management approaches based upon business trends and technical advances
- You enjoy discovering new opportunities with current and potential clients and through thought leadership, proposal writing and client interactions
- You design and develop thought leadership materials to be shared with your colleagues and your network
- You participate in the initiation and development of new products and services
- You enjoy participating in engagement sales opportunities and consistently develop work at existing clients
- You are passionate about delivering client satisfaction and demonstrating a growing level of industry and product competency and are able to articulate their value to your clients
- You understand the business environment and potential client base for your solution and industry
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CISSP, or similar strongly preferred
- Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, CFE, or similar strongly preferred
- An advanced skill base in IT Audit, IT Risk Management, Information Security, or related field
- A diverse skill base in auditing
- Deep experience auditing financial services companies and banking institutions in particular
Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Job Description
- You are passionate about building trusted relationships with C-level executives and providing superior service that is used as a reference in obtaining additional work
- You take the lead role in maintaining primary contact with significant clients while managing their expectations, project scope and the related operational matters
- You have an interest in converting client business challenges into additional sales opportunities
- You enjoy gathering, summarizing, and examining data or information
- You are passionate about effectively maintaining client relationships and provide clients with timely top quality service
- You facilitate teamwork by contributing to team effort, sharing responsibility for team results, and exhibiting a positive attitude
- You learn the client’s business industry which in turn helps you develop appropriate business knowledge
- Having direct supervisory responsibility of and providing feedback to Consultants, Senior Consultants, along with providing longer-term advising to a select number of team members
- You enjoy learning about and researching emerging technology and trends
- Demonstrate MS Office proficiency
- Deep knowledge of bank and/or credit-related regulatory requirements, specifically related to consumer compliance regulations (e.g., Federal Reserve regulations, Fair Lending, Privacy, ), and industry “best practices” for compliance programs in larger banking or consumer lending organizations
- Professional Certifications such as CRCM (Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, or Commissioned Examiner strongly preferred
- Professional designations (CPA, CIA, ) or a current candidate for one
- Achieve or exceed revenue targets and sales goals
- Collaborate with the Global HCLS Industry Lead, Northeast Region HCLS Lead, Global Business Performance Improvement Lead, Northeast Region Geography Lead, and Baltimore Office Lead to develop and execute both short and long-term market development strategies
- Experience managing engagement teams and providing leadership in the assessment, design, and management of healthcare process improvement, compliance or revenue cycle transformation services
Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Job Description
- Leading and delivering a portfolio of predominantly IT internal audit or assurance and advisory engagements
- Building upon your experience and knowledge of the Capital Markets sector to develop insight
- Developing your knowledge and experience of the evolving Financial Services/Cap Markets marketplace and underlying technologies
- Helping to develop specifically our Capital Markets practice, by supporting business development, practice management and thought leadership activity
- You enjoy advising clients on opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their IT process and control environment.You are intellectually curious and thoughtfully challenge the status quo in the spirit of further enhancing project approaches, methodologies, and procedures
- Ou employ a strong work ethic and appreciate working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- An understanding of IT audit methodologies, concepts, tools and objectives
- Knowledge and interest in technology including topics such as operating systems, mobile technologies, software development, networking, and business applications
- Understanding of commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ITIL
- Experience working with financial services/banking institutions
- Performing and managing the full lifecycle for audit engagements and Contract and Policy reviews, including events such as mergers and acquisitions
- Experience auditing financial services companies and banking institutions in particular
- Significant experience of leading complex IT audits and technology assurance engagements
- Significant experience of assessing and reviewing technology risks and controls
- Strong background in business development and relationship building in the capital markets space, with a track record of market credibility and success
- Experience of interaction with regulators desired
Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Job Description
- Continuously analyze the marketplace for potential opportunities for growth
- Optimize Marketing Operations – Accountable and responsible for the IAFA marketing budget, ROI and channel effectiveness
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple stakeholders and teams to integrate strategies and messaging in a dynamic work environment
- Stringent project management and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to simplify complex concepts through strong writing and storytelling
- Abundant creativity and critical thinking skills
- A focus on trust, teamwork, and relationships
- A commitment to high quality work and attention to detail
- You enjoy identifying areas of business & technology risk, and opportunities to improve the efficiency, increase performance, and make better use of existing and new technologies
- You are driven to learn and interested in all things related to data & technology, including the latest trends and developments
- A technology related background and or experience of data analytics is desired
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited university in relevant academic area or equivalent relevant work experience
- 1-2+ years working in risk or compliance, consulting, assurance services, or related field, either in professional services or industry
- Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, FRM or similar strongly preferred
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited university in relevant academic area
- 1-2+ years working in Consulting, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or related field, either in professional services or industry