Governance, Risk, and Compliance Senior Associate or Supervisor - Public Sector/Government

Weaver Careers•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Weaver Experience Weaver is a full-service national accounting, advisory and consulting firm with opportunities for professionals in many different fields. We seek to bring a human element to the world of accounting, which includes creating a diverse, collaborative, and entrepreneurial workplace culture. Our leaders truly care about the well-being of all our employees and encourage them to pursue their ambitions. While our business is based in numbers, our success is truly based on people. It’s why we commit to supporting our people not just in their professional growth, but also in their ability to lead balanced, integrated lives. At the foundation of that commitment are our core values. Weaver’s core values were created specifically to empower our people to deliver extraordinary service and be their best selves. Our goal is to balance high development with high performance in order to meet the long-term goals of each individual, team, and our firm. Learn more about our services, industry experience and culture at weaver.com. Weaver’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team is looking for a dynamic, experienced Senior Associate or Supervisor to join our growing Public Sector practice. The candidate should have experience in all phases of internal audit, compliance and consulting services to any or all of the following types of organizations: local government, state agencies, regional governmental organizations, public healthcare and/or higher education institutions. This role requires the ability to supervise teams of multiple staff members on concurrent engagements to ensure they receive feedback, direction, and resources throughout the project. This position must be able to gain a thorough understanding of our clients' industries through quick learning and adaptability. Client projects can include: Entity wide risk assessments designed to identify critical client risks, processes and areas for in-depth internal audits Risk based, value-oriented internal and compliance audits that follow the Global Internal Audit and GAGAS standards Consultative engagements to reengineer client processes to mitigate risks and increase efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance of operations Performance audits of organizational operations to assess performance metrics, process efficiencies, staffing and organizational structure. Compliance audits to identify contract non-compliance or unallowable costs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field
3+ years serving in a client service role with organizational experience in internal audit or compliance, performance audit, or consulting experience
Extensive internal audit or consulting experience with a variety of process areas and types of audits for government agencies and entities
Thorough understanding of governmental business environments at the local, state, public healthcare, regional government entity, and/or higher education levels and the associated compliance and risk requirements
Advanced understanding of compliance, internal audit, risk, COSO internal control framework, IIA Global Audit standards, and GAGAS yellow-book related requirements
Ability to perform government related research and interpret statutes and regulations for federal, state, and local entities
Advanced professional writing skills and executive presence and communication ability to the Executive and Board level
Strong project management, independent thinking, and decision-making skills
Experience with development and training of staff in technical and non-technical matters

Nice To Haves

CPA, CPA candidate, CIA, CIA candidate or other relevant certification
Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Public Policy, Public Administration or a related field is preferred, relevant industry experience will be taken into consideration
Involvement in professional organizations, such as IIA, AHIA, AGA, ALGA, AICPA, etc.

Responsibilities

Supervise teams of multiple staff members on concurrent engagements to ensure they receive feedback, direction, and resources throughout the project.
Gain a thorough understanding of our clients' industries through quick learning and adaptability.
Conduct entity-wide risk assessments designed to identify critical client risks, processes and areas for in-depth internal audits.
Perform risk-based, value-oriented internal and compliance audits that follow the Global Internal Audit and GAGAS standards.
Engage in consultative engagements to reengineer client processes to mitigate risks and increase efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance of operations.
Conduct performance audits of organizational operations to assess performance metrics, process efficiencies, staffing and organizational structure.
Perform compliance audits to identify contract non-compliance or unallowable costs.
Development and training of staff in technical and non-technical matters.

Benefits

Competitive health benefits
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Disability insurance
Life insurance
401(k) plan
Flexible scheduled time off (STO)
A minimum of 56 hours of sick and safe leave
11 holidays
2 scheduled recharge days
In-house CPE and learning opportunities through our internal Learning & Development department
Multi-faceted internal learning program including technical improvement, practice development, management/leadership training, and whole-life growth