Risk Advisory - Senior Associate

Riveron•Atlanta, GA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Associate level position for Riveron’s Risk Advisory group will work collaboratively with senior team members who provide guidance, coaching, and direction. The role includes assessing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), developing and executing remediation roadmaps, and performing ICFR risk assessments. Riveron helps organizations implement leading governance, risk and compliance practices by combining deep expertise with pragmatic partnership, using a hands-on approach to understand the specific needs of the organization and create tailored solutions to address key compliance risks. Our Risk Advisory services include SOX readiness, managed internal controls testing and monitoring, co-sourced/outsourced internal audit, segregation of duties and access risk review, policy and procedure development, enterprise risk management, and IT and cybersecurity risk assessment.

Requirements

Bachelor's and/or Master’s degree in Accounting
Minimum 3 years experience, the majority of which is within external audit or risk advisory roles
Demonstrated knowledge of business risks, internal controls over financial reporting, SOX, the COSO framework
You have a passion for developing and maintaining client relationships
You get the job done and have fun doing it
You communicate skillfully with a variety of audiences and can create compelling stories from data
You thrive in an ever-changing, dynamic work environment
You readily identify problems and instinctively look for solutions
You enjoy participating in internal and external company initiatives such as community service, training, recruiting, and firm events
You have the ability and desire to travel as required based on client location

Nice To Haves

Relevant certification preferred, CPA, CIA and/or CISA

Responsibilities

Gain an understanding of the assigned clients’ objectives as well as their regulatory and risk management environment
Assist projects in the areas of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance/Internal Controls
Execute risk assessments in consideration of risk of misstatement and risk of fraud in financial reporting
Assess internal controls’ design adequacy to mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks
Identify control gaps and improvement items and design controls in a greenfield environment. Design detailed remediation roadmaps to close those gaps.
Exhibit proficiency with creating internal controls process flows and risk/control matrices
Maintain the level of technical competency and professional care required for the completion of assignments in accordance with COSO, COBIT, auditing standards, and related control techniques
Set priorities, ensuring daily coordination among the project team, and monitor progress against schedules, budgets, project/task deliverables, and status reporting
Communicate extensively with clients to drive expectations and report on the status of ongoing projects.
Deliver oral and written presentations during and at the conclusion of projects by either recommending improvements or any operational/financial deficiencies to executive leadership
Stay abreast of emerging risk areas and related control techniques
Strengthen and maintain a network of industry contacts and establish new long-term relationships