Consultant, Risk & Regulatory

Highspring•McLean, VA

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and career advancement within a dynamic, entrepreneurial culture. You will embrace new challenges and deliver real value to influential Fortune 100 brands, growth companies, and mid-market firms. The position involves working side by side with business leaders to solve complex client challenges and make a true impact as part of a diverse organization committed to collaboration and continuous learning. The Risk & Regulatory team comprises seasoned professionals with public accounting experience and business consultants with deep expertise across various services and industries. The team takes a comprehensive approach to helping clients navigate internal audit, risk, and compliance activities. You will work with emerging growth companies and established enterprises (both publicly traded and privately held) on a wide variety of projects including Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) readiness and compliance, internal audit, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Risk Management or related field
1+ year of professional services experience (public accounting or advisory firm) and/or internal controls and financial reporting experience with a Fortune 500 organization
Strong knowledge of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SEC reporting and/or U.S. GAAP
Demonstrated knowledge of internal controls, internal audit functions, accounting/audit practices, procedures, and reporting standards
Flexibility to travel up to 25%.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA
CPA, CIA, CISA or related certification; Certification is required for promotion to Senior Manager within Highspring
Basic understanding of key domains of IT general controls (change management, access to programs and data, computer operations, and systems development), as well as IT dependencies (segregation of duties, automated controls, key reports, and interfaces).

Responsibilities

Work with emerging growth companies and established enterprises (both publicly traded and privately held) on a wide variety of projects including Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) readiness and compliance, internal audit, and ERM.
Assist companies with implementing and assessing the effectiveness of SOX compliance programs, including, but not limited to the following activities: Conducting risk assessments
Conducting walkthroughs and documenting end-to-end business processes, identifying risks and key controls, using flowcharts and narratives
Documenting and assessing the design and effectiveness of key controls
Executing testing to validate the operating effectiveness of controls
Evaluating controls deficiencies to determine impact and significance
Identifying and implementing effective and efficient plans to remediate control deficiencies
Summarizing and documenting results of work performed including management reporting
Execute internal audit and ERM activities to support our client’s risk management initiatives.
Educate internal and external audiences on business process, risk, and control best practices.
Understand the breadth of services offered by Risk & Regulatory, as well as Highspring holistically, to be able to identify additional opportunities at our clients.
Establish credibility as a trusted advisor.
Support the Risk & Regulatory practice to achieve key goals and initiatives.