Risk Assurance Associate

Employment Type: Full Time Start Date: Summer, Fall Department: Finance & Accounting Compensation: $75K - $100K Summary: Within our Technology Risk practice, you will 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. You will assist clients in employing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. You can expect to work with client personnel and professionals to analyze, evaluate, and enhance our client’s information systems facilitating the Company’s business processes. You should expect to: • Understand and document clients’ business and IT processes, risks, and controls. • Perform control documentation and testing through review of client evidence and interviews. • Collaborate with members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work program timelines, assign responsibilities for key tasks and prepare other planning documents. • Monitor and manage project progress and risks, and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. • Create flowcharts and process documentation for relevant processes. • Perform common work assignments and projects including but not limited to: System and Organization Controls (“SOC”) reports, third-party risk assessments, IT risk and control framework design and assessments of automated and IT General Controls (ITGCs) as part of SOX and Financial Statement audits. Who should participate? • Have or be working toward, an undergraduate or graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Marketing or Business, Human Resources or relevant field. • Desire to work in IT audit as demonstrated by relevant course work, interest or internship experience. • Work may be required in excess of standard hours. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs. • Candidates interested in the Government & Public Sector focus must have U.S. citizenship and be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance or higher, within the designated time frame, which will be determined by the engagement requirements for a security clearance. • Access to reliable transportation to/from the office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations. • Desire and educational requirements to pursue a relevant certification (CPA, CISA, etc.). • A strong academic record, including, without limitation, course work that deems relevant to this position. Apply tot his job