Associate

The Opportunity

As an IT Audit/SOX - Experienced Associate, you will support audit and assurance work focused on internal controls, compliance, and governance processes within our Advisory practice. You will contribute on client engagements by learning from senior team members, adapting to changing scope, taking ownership of assigned tasks, and developing skills in research, data interpretation, and clear communication. In this role, you will help evaluate internal control activities, document process flows, test control design and operating effectiveness, and gather information from a range of sources to analyze facts and identify patterns. You will build commercial awareness, respond to diverse client needs, and contribute to projects that support internal audit services, internal controls over financial reporting, and controls transformation across a variety of industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting internal audit and SOX testing activities across financial reporting, controls documentation, and compliance reviews
• Reviewing process narratives, risk and control matrices, and control design to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
• Testing key controls, documenting results, and tracing evidence to support control effectiveness conclusions
• Analyzing financial and operational data to identify patterns, exceptions, and control breakdowns
• Preparing clear workpapers and draft observations that summarize findings, root causes, and recommended actions
• Assisting in walkthroughs, issue follow-up, and remediation tracking for control deficiencies
• Applying auditing methods, internal controls knowledge, and IT audit concepts across client engagements
• Using data analysis, digital tooling, and report writing skills to support control testing and deliverables

Requirements & Tech Stack

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 1 year of experience
• Current pursuit of or an active CPA, CIA or CISA license
• Gaining internal audit or SOX testing experience in client settings
• Applying auditing methodologies across controls, compliance, and issue management
• Gathering and interpreting data from multiple sources
• Communicating clearly, asking questions, and adapting to changing scope
• Developing commercial awareness and accountability through team-based learning

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Accounting, Analytics/Data Science, Business Administration/Management, Computer Science/Information Systems, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Financial Mathematics/Quantitative Finance, Health Administration/Public Health, Law/Legal Studies, Mathematics/Statistics