Director, Risk Advisory

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The Team-
– Accounting & Transaction Services

Our team is comprised of seasoned professionals with public accounting experience and business consultants with a deep expertise in a broad range of industries.

We take a comprehensive approach to helping clients navigate through the IPO process, M&A lifecycle support, Risk Advisory, and leverage our own Technical Accounting Solution Center to address critical financial reporting and technical accounting issues for clients.

Your Impact

  • Shape the strategic direction of the practice and drive business development, both by expanding and growing existing accounts and pursuing new client opportunities for the firm.
  • Perform stakeholder management and communicate with customers at senior executive levels.
  • Ensure overall quality and expert delivery of the company’s risk and technical accounting offerings.
  • Specifically, will provide expert direction and guidance around:
  • Engaging with clients and colleagues on technical accounting and control-related issues to provide research guidance and give recommendations for potential solutions.
  • Educating internal and external audiences on Accounting & Transaction Services best practices.
  • Guiding teams in the application of COSO, AS 2201 and other best practice frameworks to implement effective and sustainable controls at clients.
  • Assisting clients with internal controls assessments aligned with operational, compliance and financial reporting risks, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.
  • Direct and facilitate process teams, working with different groups within the organization (technology, accounting, finance, operations).
  • Identify, design and implement creative business solutions to continually improve the firm’s methodology and approach.
  • Lead project teams, share your individual subject matter expertise, and be a primary liaison to our clients.
  • Communicate with process stakeholders and customers at senior executive levels.
  • Create and deliver presentations on technical concepts, project work plans, delivery approach, milestones, and results to client stakeholders.
  • Engage with clients and colleagues on SOX solution support.
  • Review team progress to ensure compliance with work program and professional standards.
  • Mentor and develop team members.
  • Actively participate in career development activities and technical training of staff.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
  • 10+ years of relevant professional services and/or industry experience.
  • Demonstrated track record of technical expertise with US GAAP and SOX.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of accounting/audit practices, procedures and reporting standards, including experience applying COSO’s 2013 framework.
  • One or more of the following risk related certifications: CPA, CIA, CISA, or CISSP.
  • Strong track record of meeting business development targets and developing thought leadership materials.
  • Proven ability to lead, motivate and build teams that deliver services and solutions that surpass client expectations.
  • Ability to lead workshops, including the gathering/documenting of requirements and use-cases and recommendation of envisioned processes.
  • History of developing risk and compliance thought leadership.
  • Experience developing detailed work plans for project activities within scope of application responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Information technology controls experience, including ITGC control and cybersecurity
  • MBA or Masters in Accounting.
  • Willingness to travel at least 25%.

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