Risk Advisory Senior Associate, Not-for-Profit and Higher Education Practice

As a Risk Advisory Senior Associate- Not-for-Profit and Higher Education Practice, you will get the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients' business needs by helping them understand their business risks, and assist in addressing risk in both proactive and responsive contexts for the Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. 

From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently. 

Your day-to-day may include: 

• Review operational, financial, and administrative processes to assess risk, internal control, and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the process. 
• Obtain an understanding of clients’ business, objectives, strategy, operations, processes, IT systems, service providers and controls. 
• Actively participate in client engagements from start to completion, which includes planning, executing, and reporting. Common engagements include but are not limited to co-sourced and outsourced internal audit, internal control assessments, enterprise risk management program design and/or assessments, tests of control design and operating effectiveness and other compliance program assessments, and helping clients design and implement internal controls 

• Apply knowledge of not-for-profit and higher education risk and control trends to develop leading practices-based recommendations for improvement that are ‘right-sized’ and appropriate for the industry, as well as the specific needs and circumstances of clients

• Leverage analytics, automation and artificial intelligence solutions to deliver client services efficiently and effectively 

• Support engagement Manager and/or Senior Manager/Director in project management activities, such as preparing and managing engagement project plans, timelines, budgets, and status reporting 
• Supervise, train, mentor Associates and Interns on engagements, assess performance and provide feedback 
• Develop and execute internal audit workplans and control test procedures based on engagement scope, and client environment risk factors. 
• Work with project team and client to deliver services in accordance with project leadership and client expectations  
• Other duties as assigned 

You have the following technical skills and qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management, Information Technology, MIS, Business Intelligence, or related field required 
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience with a professional services firm or as part of a Risk Management or Internal Audit function 

• Experience working for or with not-for-profit organizations or higher education institutions preferred

• Experience with and knowledge of processes, risks, controls and leading practices within not-for-profit and higher education industry-specific functions such as grants management, academic research, fundraising, student services, etc. preferred

• CIA, CPA, Six Sigma, or related license/certification preferred
• Experience assessing the design and operating effectiveness of enterprise or operational risk management programs, and/or entity-level and business process controls for Internal Audit, or other risk management, compliance, and assurance activities 
• Strong understanding of COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), COSO Enterprise Risk Management Framework (2017), the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework (IIA IPPF), and/or current focus areas of external financial statement auditors (completeness and accuracy of key reports, level of precision, etc.) 
• Ability to execute multiple engagements and completing priorities in a rapidly growing team environment  
• Exceptional client service, communication, analytical, organizational and project management skills 
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications 
• Can travel as needed 
• Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least two days per week, either at the GT office or client office

The base salary range for this position in the firm's New York, NY office is between $95,000 to $142,600. 

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