General Information
Name: Audit - Senior Consultant - Financial Services
Posting Title: Senior Consultant | Financial Services
Ref #: 2233499
Date Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
City: Indianapolis
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Job Category: Audit/Assurance
Office: Indianapolis IN (Forvis)
Advertised Location: US-IN-Indianapolis
Working Time: Full Time
Description & Requirements
How you will contribute:
- Conduct risk assessments over financial, operational, compliance, and strategic areas
- Develop risk-based audit plans
- Design internal audit programs to execute annual internal audit plans
- Lead and/or participate in client walkthroughs to assess control design
- Perform testing of internal controls to assess control operation
- Prepare client deliverables (reports, presentations, etc.)
- Present results to client management
- Lead an engagement team through all phases of engagement including planning, execution, and delivery of results
- Teach engagement staff through testing areas
- Review work performed by engagement team staff
- Subject matter research as needed to obtain a functional understanding of the audit areas
- Communicate directly with client senior leadership
- Administration of client base including engagement letter / contract preparation and scheduling
We are looking for people with Forward Vision and:
- Working knowledge of audit requirements for SOX / 404 compliance
- Working knowledge of audit requirements for FDICIA compliance
- Understanding of internal control design and operating effectiveness
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to execute job duties while working on multiple projects concurrently
- Desire to teach and develop staff
- Critical thinking skills and the ability to look for unique solutions to problems
- Ability to effectively communicate to client senior leadership
- Attention to detail
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree is required; a major in Accounting or Finance preferred
- Certification in one or more of the following:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
- Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP)
- Certification in Risk Management (CRMA)
- Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
- Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM)
- 2 years or more of experience in one of the following settings:
- External auditor at a professional services firm
- Outsourced internal audit function at a professional services firm
- In-house internal audit at a financial institution or publicly traded company
- Regulatory compliance examiner
- Operational role within a financial institution
- Accounting operations
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
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