Salary
💰 $66,100 - $109,500 per year
About the role
- Learn about the financial services industry and clients and leverage understanding to become clients’ trusted advisor
- Interact with client process owners and external stakeholders while executing role
- Gather and process information about a client’s business, strategy, culture, competitive positioning, and operations to assist with risk assessment
- Prepare initial drafts and follow-ups on client request lists
- Draft narratives or flowcharts and perform initial identification of controls
- Conduct tests of the operating effectiveness of clients’ internal controls using test plans or work programs
- Identify issues in testing performed, such as deficiencies, observations, and recommendations
- Provide inputs for internal/external project status updates
- Proactively stay aware of white papers, webinars, and live events available to clients
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Accounting or related business discipline
- Ability to travel to meet client needs and work collaboratively with others in-person and remotely
- Openness to workday flexibility, agility, remote work environment, leveraging new tools
- Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Effective time management and prioritization skills
- Must not require sponsorship now or in the future (RSM does not intend to hire candidates who will require sponsorship)
- Recent U.S. college/university graduates with 1-2 years of progressive and relevant work experience may be eligible as experienced associate
- Willingness and ability to learn about the financial services industry and interact with client process owners
- Ability to conduct tests of operating effectiveness of internal controls and identify issues, deficiencies, observations, and recommendations
- Competitive benefits and compensation package for all our people
- Flexibility in your schedule, empowering you to balance life’s demands
- Workday flexibility, agility, remote work environment, leveraging new tools
- Career development and mentorship opportunities
- Diverse and inclusive culture
- Accommodation for applicants with disabilities (reasonable accommodation available upon request)
- Learn more about our total rewards at https://rsmus.com/careers/working-at-rsm/benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
risk assessmentinternal controls testingtest planswork programsdrafting narrativesflowchart creationidentification of controlsissue identificationdeficiency analysisrecommendation formulation
Soft skills
effective communicationtime managementprioritizationcollaborationagilityflexibilityclient interactiontrust buildingadaptabilityproactive awareness
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s Degree