Dallas Internal Audit & Financial Advisory (Energy & Utilities) Senior Consultant

Protiviti • Dallas, TX

22d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm. Protiviti is looking for an Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant to join our growing team. This role will support clients across the Energy & Utilities industry, including Oil & Gas companies in upstream, midstream, and downstream segments, as well as Power & Utilities organizations, including electric, gas, water, renewable generation, transmission, distribution, and energy transition businesses.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, or business-related field).
• 2+ years working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.
• Experience supporting Energy & Utilities companies including oil & gas, power generation, transmission and distribution, renewables, asset-intensive, industrial, or other regulated entities preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
• Experience with or understanding of: Audit methodologies and developing important internal audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Experience with or understanding of: Risk and control programs.
• Experience with or understanding of: Business processes such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Revenue with knowledge of accounting operations and/or financial frameworks.
• Experience with or understanding of: Commonly used International Professional Practices Framework, including COSO and PCAOB.
• Experience with or understanding of: Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance.
• Experience with or understanding of: The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA’s) code of ethics and compliance requirements.
• Experience with or understanding of: Industry risks and control considerations across Oil & Gas upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, as well as Power & Utilities, including renewables and energy transition activities.
• Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the successful completion of project work plans as a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants.
• Identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Strengthen relationships and deepen abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates.
• Accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies, at the direction of Managers.
• Develop important internal audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret data.
• Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network.
• Translate and communicate risk topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
• Perform documentation of findings and summarize recommendations.
• Leverage AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Build practical knowledge of industry-specific business processes, risks, controls, and regulatory expectations within the Energy & Utilities sector.
• Learn and expand knowledge of how energy companies operate across the value chain, including upstream, midstream, downstream, power generation, transmission, distribution, renewables, and energy transition activities.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year)
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level