Risk and Controls Lead

Pittsburgh, PA


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Type: Consulting

Category: Auditor

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-109037

Date Posted: 10/12/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/QSJZ18


Description:

On-site 4 days/week in Pittsburgh, PA

 

Our client is a global financial services institution that provides a broad range of banking, investment, asset servicing, wealth management, treasury, and market infrastructure solutions to clients around the world.

 

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $35.00 to $45/hr. w2


Responsibilities:
  • Own end-to-end delivery of assigned SOX and ICFR reviews, including planning, walkthroughs, testing, issue tracking, and reporting against program milestones.
  • Perform and coordinate risk assessments to identify significant processes, key controls, and changes impacting financial reporting risk.
  • Evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of key SOX manual controls through evidence review, exception analysis, and clear documentation of conclusions.
  • Lead refreshes of narratives, risk and control matrices, flowcharts, and control inventories to keep documentation current, complete, and audit ready.
  • Coordinate with control owners, Finance, Technology, and business partners to schedule walkthroughs, obtain evidence, resolve questions, and complete testing on time.
  • Identify control gaps or weaknesses, assess potential impact, support remediation planning, and validate corrective actions.
  • Serve as a liaison for internal and external auditors, providing support and clear communication throughout the audit lifecycle.
  • Prepare concise updates on progress, risks, issues, and remediation status, escalating matters where appropriate.
  • Provide day-to-day guidance to junior team members on testing methodology, documentation standards, and stakeholder engagement.

Experience Requirements:
  • 2+ years in SOX testing, internal audit, external audit, finance controls, controllership, or risk and controls roles.
  • Strong understanding of SOX, ICFR, internal controls, and financial reporting processes in a regulated environment.
  • Proven experience conducting controls testing, leading walkthroughs, documenting processes, evaluating exceptions, and producing high-quality working papers.
  • Auditing background with the ability to execute testing independently once shown the process.
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines with strong analytical, organizational, and execution skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work across stakeholder groups and levels of seniority.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Preferred: Experience in banking or financial services.
  • Preferred: Knowledge of automated controls, system reports, interfaces, spreadsheets/end-user computing, and related IT control dependencies.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with enterprise controls frameworks such as COSO.
  • Preferred: Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent.
  • Preferred: Exposure to process improvement, automation opportunities, or control rationalization initiatives.

Education Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact fraud@eliassen.com.

 
About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
 
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
 
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Please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

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  • Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group, as indicated above