Risk Consulting Process & Controls Manager Los Angeles

National Risk Consulting Process & Controls Manager

The opportunity

The objective of our consulting risk services is to provide clients with a candid and reliable overview of their risk landscape. Our solutions can be used by our clients to build confidence and trust with their customers the overall market and when required by regulation or contract

Your key responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing multiple client engagement teams at an executive level within the practice and the firm. You can expect to work with high level client personnel to address compliance financial and operational risks as well as perform internal control testing develop internal audit plans and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis. You will assess the clients current state internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk.

Skills and attributes for success

• Provide guidance and share knowledge with team members and participate in performing procedures especially focusing on complex judgmental and/or specialized issues.
• Brief the engagement team on the clients IA environment and trends.
• Maintain relationships with client management to manage expectations of service including work products timing and deliverables. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of compliance financial and operational risks along with performing internal control testing develop internal audit plans and provide internal audit services on an outsourcing basis. Assess internal controls and SOX framework in order to mitigate risk and apply it to client situations
• Bring and utilize extensive knowledge of the clients business/industry to identify technological developments and evaluate impacts on the clients business. Demonstrate excellent project management skills inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess what the firm can deliver to serve clients.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelors or masters degree
• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as an IA auditor or IA risk adviser for a public accounting firm a professional services firm or within industry
• Bring your significant experience in applying relevant technical knowledge in at least one of the following engagements: (a) assessing internal controls frameworks including testing of design and operational effectiveness. (b) developing risk remediation strategies. (c) performing and interpreting gap analysis (d) experience in Enterprise Resource Management and related risk analysis process analytics and business intelligence.
• We would expect for you to be available to travel outside of their assigned office location at least 50% of the time plus commute within the region (where public transportation often is not available). Successful candidates must work in excess of standard hours when necessary. A valid passport is required.

Ideally youll also have

• A bachelors or masters degree in business accounting finance or a related discipline
• CPA CA CISA CISSP CISM CBCP CIA CIPP CGEIT certification is desired; If you are non-certified you are required to become certified within 1 year from your date of hire.

What we look for

Were interested in highly motivated talented individuals with a strong willingness to think outside of the box. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role so youll need the motivation to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and expand our business in the evolving market. If youre serious about consulting and ready to take on some of our clients most complex issues this role is for you.