[Remote] Financial Institution Senior Consultant (SOX and FDICIA Controls)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP is hiring a Financial Institution Senior Consultant for its Risk Advisory practice. The role helps financial institution clients identify and manage regulatory compliance risks, implement regulatory requirements, and strengthen SOX and FDICIA controls. It also supports internal audit engagements and client teams, while contributing to team development and practice growth.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing regulatory compliance risks within their business processes and systems
• Directly assist clients in notably being compliant with new or update in financial institution regulations
• Implement new or updated regulatory requirements, and translate regulatory requirements to ensure financial institution compliance
• Continually stay up-to-date on all existing compliance regulations
• Develop and maintain a broad knowledge and awareness of the financial institution industry and regulatory changes and identify potential impacts to compliance audit programs
• Support our internal audit practice as Subject Matter Expert on regulatory and compliance topics
• Provide strategic business advice to clients by assisting in the implementation of new regulatory requirements
• Assist with managing client engagement teams, along with staffing, billings/collections, and ensure client profitability targets are met
• Utilize your entrepreneurial skills to network and build strong relationships internally and externally with clients and the community
• Invest in your professional development individually and through participation in firm wide learning and development programs
• Support the growth and development of team members through the Baker Tilly Care and Teach philosophy, helping associates meet their professional goals
• Enjoy friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance

Skills

• 4 year degree
• Three (3) years of experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related program
• 3+ years of direct, hands‑on experience with SOX and/or FDICIA internal control programs within the financial services industry
• Banking experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience with internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), including process and control documentation, walkthroughs, risk and control assessments, control testing, evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness, identification of control deficiencies, and remediation
• Demonstrated ability to execute key components of SOX and/or FDICIA programs, including coordination with process and control owners, internal audit, external audit, and other key stakeholders
• Prior experience in a client-serving consulting, advisory, or public accounting environment supporting financial institution clients and/or experience within a financial institution's SOX/FDICIA, internal controls, internal audit, or related risk function
• Experience communicating control observations, testing results, deficiencies, and remediation matters to client stakeholders and engagement leadership
• CIA or CPA designation(s) strongly preferred
• Candidates interested in obtaining a CIA or CPA certification in the future are also encouraged to apply
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand business processes, identify risks, and evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, project management and time management skills
• Strong sense of urgency and client responsiveness
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Benefits

• Upward career trajectory
• Flexibility in how and where you get your work done
• Resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career
• Participation in firm-wide learning and development programs
• Friendships, social activities and team outings that encourage a work-life balance
• Hybrid work arrangement

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