Senior Consultant- Internal Audit Advisory

Role Description

By joining our rapidly growing Risk Advisory practice you will serve as a trusted partner to our clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. With support from experienced leaders and a dedicated coach, you will join a collaborative community that invites you to contribute beyond the scope of client delivery.

What You'll Do

• Partner with high energy, high performing project teams to work on internal audit engagements within the financial services industry, including regulated financial institutions, fintech companies, mortgage companies, broker dealers and investment companies.
• Consult and advise key stakeholders on various aspects of their governance, risk and controls programs.
• Create process narratives, identifying key controls, and conclude on the design of identified controls.
• Perform operating effectiveness testing by selecting samples and testing attributes.
• Present results to key constituents and stakeholders, including process owners, internal audit directors, and members of executive management.
• Demonstrate clear and concise writing and verbal skills to communicate complex issues in simple terms to clients and team members.
• Produce quality deliverables evidenced through minimal review time and review notes.
• Actively improve technical and project management skills through on-the-job feedback, performance evaluations, mentoring, and firm-sponsored formal training programs including monthly CPE and Subject Matter Expert (SME) training.
• Respond to client needs, acting as a primary contact with clients.
• Balance competing priorities with minimal client disruptions, while maintaining project progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Finance or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in financial services at public accounting firm, professional services firm, or financial institution with emphasis on risk and compliance and Internal Audit.
• Experience with subject matter related to financial service/banking products, services, lines of business, regulations, and environments, with emphasis on any engagements performed for regional, super-regional or large global banks.
• Foundational knowledge of banking terminology, regulators, risks and controls, with experience applying them in comprehensive, risk-based internal audits.
• Exceptional people, project and client management skills gained by working in multiple, professional environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively, clearly and concisely – also able to assess situations and ensure responses are well suited to various business situations.
• Experience translating complicated issues into simple and easy to understand terms to guide clients and provide information.
• Ability to adapt to unexpected changes in timelines, deadlines and scope of work.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

CrossCountry provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and believes that respect and fair treatment are critical to creating a productive, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

As an equal opportunity employer, CrossCountry is fully committed to comply with all federal, state, and local laws and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, pregnancy, genetics, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy also complies with pay transparency and labor laws and applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.