Systems & Process Assurance Associate
POSITION TITLE: Systems & Process Assurance Experienced Associate
SPECIFICATION NUMBER: 8382CRI
LOCATION: San Diego, California
COMPENSATION: $120K - $140K Base
COMPANY:
Our client is an International Financial Services Firm.
Overview:
Our client’s practice collaborates with their clients, so that the financial information they report to the investing public and other stakeholders is clear and reliable. When they fulfill their role as professionals, by standing firm on quality and integrity, they have a direct impact on how well the world's capital market system functions.
The highly trained and educated teams go inside companies, and get to know those businesses. They ask questions, test assumptions, and provide assurance that the companies are reporting information on which investors and others can rely. Every assignment is an exciting opportunity to learn, to grow and to understand how businesses operate from all levels and perspectives.
Our Client’s professionals are constantly challenged to learn more in order to provide their clients with the highest quality services. This learning takes place through interaction on the job with colleagues and clients, formal training programs, and the insights provided by mentors and coaches. Our client is all about our people, encouraging high performance and quality.
Job Description:
As a member of the Systems and Process Assurance team, you will provide services related to controls around the financial reporting process, including business process and IT management controls. Our client’s team members provide multiple services:
- Financial and operation applications controls reviews
- Business process controls reviews
- Database security controls reviews
- IT general controls reviews
- Third party assurance and other opinion services
- Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and controls optimization services
- Pre- and post-implementation assurance reviews
- Project assurance services
- IT security & governance reviews
Key issues our client helps their clients address are:
- Assisting their clients to optimize their risk and internal control activities, including SOX readiness/optimization activities
- Ensuring IT is aligned to organizational strategy, responsive to a changing business climate, with clearly defined policies and procedures
- Enhancing the process of developing robust controls around pre- and post-implementation system reviews through a clearly defined project management methodology
- Performing third party and other opinion-level services in response to service organization requests from customers for information about internal controls
- They assist ERP clients to optimize and sustain a "real-time" controls environment at an enterprise level
Our Client’s Technology Practice provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services for public and private clients. Their employees connect their thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for clients and their stakeholders. Their industries are: semiconductors, software, life sciences, computers and networking and the investors that fuel them make profoundly influence our lives.
Some of the challenges our Client’s Technology Practice addresses are:
- Convergence and Consolidation
- Efficiently Raising and Spending Venture Capital
- Going Public and Managing Financial Market Expectations
- Maximizing the Value of Intellectual Property
- Outsourcing and Offshoring
- Redirecting Growth in the Global Economy
- Revenue Recognition
- Beating the Competition for Knowledge Workers
Position / Program Requirements:
Knowledge Preferred:
Some knowledge of financial reporting concepts and information technology general controls concepts in the areas of systems development, change management, computer operations and access to programs and data
Fundamental understanding of security and control for some of the following technologies and/or enterprise applications: Unix, Windows, NT, mainframe, AS400, SAP, PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, Oracle Financials, Oracle Financial databases, networks etc.
Fundamental understanding of security and control for some of the following technologies and/or enterprise applications: Unix, Windows, NT, mainframe, AS400, SAP, PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, Oracle Financials, Oracle Financial databases, networks etc.
Skills Preferred:
Working knowledge of appropriately applying internal control principles and business/technical knowledge including Application Controls, IT General Controls and financial reporting concepts.
Minimum Years of Experience Necessary: 3
Education:
Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:
BA or BS in Accounting or Management Information Systems or business related field (provided that the candidate has demonstrated the required minimum number of hours for CPA and/or CISA licensure per respective state regulations)
CPA or CISA exam must be passed for promotion to senior associate, licensure preferred.
Additional Information:
Positions will focus on either financial services, technology or Consumer & Industrial Products
Travel: 21% - 40%
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