Financial Risk Advisory - Director
CFGI
<div><strong><u>Position Overview:</u></strong></div> <div> </div> <div>Risk Advisory Directors are critically important project leaders who help our clients navigate the complexities of SOX, deliver internal controls focused projects, and coach and develop our people. Our clients represent a broad range of public or soon-to-be public companies, from new IPOs, mid and large cap companies, and Fortune 1000s.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Principal Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></div> <div> </div> <div><u>Project Delivery:</u></div> <div> </div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Leads multiple concurrent SOX projects in various maturity stages (new implementation, recurring projects, and limited/defined scope projects).</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Executes projects with minimal supervision by more senior individuals.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Sets realistic deadlines with the client and internally with the team.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Seen as the principle point of contact by the client and CFGI leadership for each project.</div> <div> </div> <div><u>Engagement Management:</u></div> <div> </div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Schedules and manages teams/individuals of various staff level(s) based upon project need and scope.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Effectively manages the workload of the various teams/individuals, while making progress towards project milestones to deliver work on-time and on-budget.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Actively manages project budgets and evaluates whether there have been changes to budgetary assumptions; obtains client approval to perform any additional services in advance of incurring time.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Ensures the team member timecards are submitted timely and accurately; responsible for the review of budget-to-actuals and review of invoices.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Communicates project status frequently (via email, phone, virtually, and/or in person) to the client and to the project’s Partner.</div> <div> </div> <div><u>Technical Acumen:</u></div> <div> </div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Fluency in implementing SOX for newly public companies, including the design of age/stage appropriate controls, providing practical guidance and controls implementation and the management of/remediation of gaps and deficiencies.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Expert proficiency in drafting and reviewing control design language, flowcharts, narratives, IPE, and determining system(s) and application(s) scoping.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Advanced understanding of Big 4 sampling, testing, and deficiency evaluation methodologies.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>In-depth experience in the review of SOC-1 Type II reports and relevant CUEC mapping, including sub-service organizations.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Working proficiency and understanding of IT General Controls, SEC guidance as it pertains to the SOX requirements for different filer types, PCAOB, and AICPA audit standards.</div> <div> </div> <div><u>People Development:</u></div> <div> </div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Leads by example.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Provides constructive, in-the-moment feedback and formal written feedback.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Identifies development opportunities for individuals and strategically schedules people in those roles.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Responsible for the morale of their teams.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong><u>Education and Experience Requirements:</u></strong></div> <div> </div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>10+ years of direct, client service/ client facing experience in commercial audit, risk advisory, or technical accounting, with at a minimum 6 years at a Big Four or a large national firm.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Undergraduate degree in accounting or similar field from an accredited university.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>CPA and/or MBA combined with solid accounting experience are preferred but not required.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Strong project management skills with the ability to multi-task between responsibilities, prioritize and manage multiple requests.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, and ability to assimilate easily into teams.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Exceptional virtual and in-person executive presence.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.</div> <div>·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span>As a professional, you must understand the unique pressures of client service and the occasional challenges of unpredictable working hours to meet project deadlines and/or client requests for travel, as necessary.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div><p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk">Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>