Description On-site 4 days/week in Pittsburgh, PA Our client is a global financial services institution that provides a broad range of banking, investment, asset servicing, wealth management, treasury, and market infrastructure solutions to clients around the world. We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $35.00 to $45/hr. w2 Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of assigned SOX and ICFR reviews, including planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and reporting against program milestones.
- Perform and coordinate risk assessments to identify significant processes, key controls, and changes impacting financial reporting risk.
- Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key SOX manual controls through evidence review, exception analysis, and clear documentation of conclusions.
- Lead refreshes of narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories to keep documentation current, complete, and audit ready.
- Coordinate with control owners, Finance, Technology, and business partners to schedule walkthroughs, obtain evidence, resolve questions, and complete testing on time.
- Identify control gaps or weaknesses, assess potential impact, support remediation planning, and validate corrective actions.
- Serve as a liaison for internal and external auditors, providing support and clear communication throughout the audit lifecycle.
- Prepare concise updates on progress, risks, issues, and remediation status, escalating matters where appropriate.
- Provide day-to-day guidance to junior team members on testing methodology, documentation standards, and stakeholder engagement.
- 2+ years in SOX testing, internal audit, external audit, finance controls, controllership, or risk and controls roles.
- Strong understanding of SOX, ICFR, internal controls, and financial reporting processes in a regulated environment.
- Proven experience conducting controls testing, leading walkthroughs, documenting processes, evaluating exceptions, and producing high-quality working papers.
- Auditing background with the ability to execute testing independently once shown the process.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines with strong analytical, organizational, and execution skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work across stakeholder groups and levels of seniority.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
- Preferred: Experience in banking or financial services.
- Preferred: Knowledge of automated controls, system reports, interfaces, spreadsheets/end-user computing, and related IT control dependencies.
- Preferred: Familiarity with enterprise controls frameworks such as COSO.
- Preferred: Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent.
- Preferred: Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalization initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
Risk and Controls Lead in pittsburgh at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and onsite.