Financial Services Risk, Internal Audit Process & Controls - Real Estate Markets - Senior - MN

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Financial Services Risk, Internal Audit Process & Controls – Real Estate Markets - Senior - Location: CHI IL, DAL TX

 

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team!

 

The opportunity

Our Internal Audit practice provides comprehensive process, risk and control services through a suite of outsourcing, co-sourcing and transformation solutions that help companies around the world evaluate and enhance their internal audit and risk management capabilities. As the leading banking internal audit services provider globally, we continue to explore expansive opportunities with banking and fintech clients and, include specialized focus on regulatory areas, ESG, payments, IA transformation and advanced analytics. Our teams also bring their skills and experience to serve our clients across the three lines of defense.

 

Your key responsibilities

You'll be responsible for supporting our clients in improving and sustaining a strong risk and control environment through a variety of service offerings, including the following:

• Internal Audit co-sourcing and outsourcing
• Internal Audit transformation
• Control testing across the three lines of defense
• External quality assessment reviews
• Assessments and diagnostics
• ICFR, SOX readiness and optimization

 

You can expect to work with high performing teams, clients and market leaders primarily in real estate. As you build knowledge and experience, you'll become a credible advisor to your colleagues within EY as well as the clients.

 

Skills and attributes for success
On a typical day, you’ll establish project objectives, prepare a project approach, perform analyses using advanced data analytics tools, prepare documentation, evaluate and review risks, processes and related controls, as well as assist in the preparation of the final project deliverables. We'll look to you to stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business, as well as display teamwork, integrity, and leadership to support and value your team's contributions, fostering innovation.

 

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree in business or other related fields
• 3+ years of related audit or applicable business experience
• Proficiency in MS Office

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
• Experience in serving clients in the real estate industry, specifically real estate funds or REITs
• Experience in auditing higher complexity real estate processes, including leases, fixed assets and impairment
• Experience with leading real estate technology platforms, e.g. Yardi, MRI, JD Edwards and Argus
• Experience in auditing both business controls and IT general controls
• Experience using advanced data analytics and to