CFGI

Technical accounting, M&A, tax advisory services

Financial Risk Advisory - Consultant

Risk, Regulatory & Legal AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLondon, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A Certified ACA, ACCA, or other standard accounting qualification combined with solid internal audit experience is required.
At least 3 years of experience in public accounting and/or industry performing internal audit is required.
Strong technical skills and working knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), Service Organization Control 1 (SOC 1), and Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2) are required.
Effective analytical and critical thinking abilities are required.
Strong project management skills are required.
The candidate must demonstrate excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and the ability to assimilate easily into teams.
The candidate must be self-motivated, ethical, dependable, and committed to quality client service.

Responsibilities

Support client teams performing SOX compliance reviews, internal audits, and operational reviews of business processes and systems.
Contribute to risk-based internal audit assignments and projects.
Develop business process flowcharts using Visio or equivalent tools.
Create control narratives and risk and control matrices for complex business processes.
Interact with process and control owners to understand business processes, key controls, system dependencies, and employee roles and responsibilities.
Create test plans, gather testing evidence, and execute testing procedures to determine process and control effectiveness.
Perform control design evaluations and test key controls associated with areas under review.
Document testing results in work papers, including procedures performed and audit results or observations.
Identify root causes of issues and summarize testing results and conclusions.
Draft formal reports for Manager, Director, and Partner review and issuance to clients.
Propose meaningful and cost-effective recommendations and solutions for process and control improvement to support client remediation.
Assist firm leadership with training, internal projects, and continual improvement activities.

Desired Qualifications

No separately stated preferred or desirable qualifications are identified.

Position Overview:

As a member of CFGI’s rapidly growing Risk Advisory team, you will support CFGI client teams responsible for performing various types of project engagements including SOX compliance reviews, internal audits, and operational reviews of business processes / systems.

Consultant-level Risk professionals work closely with management of Fortune 500, mid-cap and start-up companies, as well as all levels of CFGI staff from Consultant to Partner. Engagements include Internal Audit, SOX implementation and testing, attestation/certification readiness work, business process improvement projects, compliance and other assessments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·Contribute to an assortment of risk-based, challenging internal audit assignments and projects.

·Develop business process flowcharts using Visio (or equivalent tools).

·Create control narratives and risk and control matrices for complex business processes.

·Interact regularly with process / control owners to understand current business processes, key controls, system dependencies, employee roles / responsibilities, etc.

·Create test plans, gather evidence for testing, and execute testing procedures to determine process / control effectiveness.

·Perform control design evaluations and testing of key controls associated with areas under review.

·Document testing results through high-quality work papers (i.e., clear description of procedures performed and related audit results / observations).

·Identify root causes of issues and effectively summarize testing results / conclusions.

·Draft formal reports for Manager / Director / Partner review and issuance to clients.

·Propose meaningful and cost-effective recommendations / solutions for process and/or control improvement to support client remediation needs.

·Demonstrate creativity in problem solving and optimizing efficiency and effectiveness of assigned tasks.

Furthermore, all Risk Advisory team members, from the Consultant level and up, build their skills by assisting the Firm's leadership with internal responsibilities for training, internal projects, and continual improvement.

Qualifications and Capabilities:

·Certified ACA, ACCA or other standard accounting qualification combined with solid internal audit experience.

·3+ years of experience in public accounting and/or industry performing internal audit.

·Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, and ability to assimilate easily into teams.

·Strong technical skills and a working knowledge of SOX, COSO, SOC 1, and SOC 2.

·Effective analytical and critical thinking abilities.

·Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable.

·Strong project management skills.

·High energy with a commitment to quality client service.

·Very strong performance within a team dynamic.

About the Company

CFGI

Technical accounting, M&A, tax advisory services

CFGI provides financial consulting services that act as an extension of a company’s internal finance team, covering technical accounting, interim management, corporate tax, private equity services, valuation, M&A support, and robotic process automation. It embeds senior professionals to run or support finance functions, serving as technical accounting advisor, controller, or CFO, and delivering project-based expertise. Unlike firms that offer only standalone advisory, CFGI collaborates directly with internal staff across a broad range of needs, including specialized services like private equity, valuation, and RPA. Its goal is to help clients improve reporting accuracy and efficiency and to scale their finance capabilities by integrating experienced professionals into their organization.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Founded: 2000

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