Senior Risk Analyst, Assurance & Risk Advisory (Internal Audit)
Job Description
Senior Risk Analyst – Assurance & Risk Advisory (ARA)
Join a growing global Assurance & Risk Advisory team focused on strengthening internal controls and audit practices across the organization. This role supports financial reporting integrity by executing audits, evaluating controls, and identifying process risks. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver clear audit insights and support consistent governance and control standards.
What you will do
- Execute internal audit projects, including SOX testing, from planning through reporting to assess internal controls over financial reporting
- Perform end-to-end process walkthroughs to document workflows, identify risk points, and evaluate control design effectiveness
- Prepare detailed audit workpapers that support testing conclusions and meet defined audit quality standards
- Evaluate control deficiencies, analyze root causes, and document risk exposure and potential financial impact
- Partner with control owners to define, document, and track management action plans for remediation
- Produce audit status reports that summarize scope, progress, key milestones, identified issues, and agreed actions on a regular cadence
- Apply audit methodology, technical accounting concepts, and control frameworks consistently across audit engagements
- Maintain knowledge of business processes and external practices to inform audit recommendations and support continuous process improvement
What you will need
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum 2 years of experience in audit, assurance, or financial controls in a public accounting firm or public company
- Foundational knowledge of US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and COSO framework
- Experience preparing audit documentation and executing control testing
Preferred qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification
- Experience with audit software tools (e.g., Optro)
- Experience in a global public accounting firm environment