Senior Associate Internal Audit Advisory (Financial Services)

Location: Los Angeles, California
Department: Internal Audit Financial Services
Type: Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid 

About the Opportunity

A leading national advisory firm is seeking a Senior Associate to join its high-performing Internal Audit Financial Services team. The firm partners with top talent and provides consulting services to a wide range of clients, including community banks, mid-size and regional financial institutions, fintechs, mortgage companies, broker-dealers, investment companies, and real estate lenders.

This role offers a hybrid work environment, combining remote flexibility with onsite client interactions. Team members enjoy a supportive culture, strong work-life balance, and opportunities for continuous learning and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Partner with dynamic project teams to execute internal audit engagements across the financial services industry, including regulated financial institutions and fintech organizations.
• Advise stakeholders on governance, risk management, and internal control programs (Regulatory and Operational Audit).
• Develop process narratives, identify key controls, and evaluate the design of internal controls.
• Conduct operating effectiveness testing, including sample selection and attribute testing.
• Present audit results to process owners, internal audit leaders, and executive stakeholders.
• Communicate complex issues clearly and concisely to both clients and team members.
• Produce high-quality deliverables requiring minimal review time.
• Enhance technical and project management capabilities through ongoing feedback, mentorship, evaluations, and firm-sponsored training, including monthly CPE and SME programs.
• Serve as a primary client contact and respond to client needs promptly and professionally.
• Manage competing priorities while maintaining engagement progress and reducing client disruption.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Economics, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial services within a public accounting firm, consulting firm, or financial institution, with emphasis on internal audit, risk, or compliance.
  
• Experience working with banking products, services, regulatory environments, and lines of business. Exposure to regional, super-regional, or global banks is highly preferred.
  
• Foundational understanding of banking terminology, regulators, risks, and controls, with hands-on experience applying them in risk-based audits.
  
• Strong people, project, and client management skills developed through professional work environments.
  
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences.
  
• Ability to simplify complex topics and guide stakeholders through key issues and recommendations.
• Adaptability to shifting timelines, deadlines, and scope of work.

Pay and Benefits

• Standard 40-hour work week.
• Ongoing CPE training and development programs.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• 15 days of PTO per year.
• Company-paid holidays, including a full office shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• 3 wellness days annually.
• Quarterly team gatherings, social events, summer and holiday celebrations.
• Monthly mobile reimbursement: $80
• Flexible, technology, health, and wellness reimbursement allowances.
• Fully stocked kitchen.
• **Base salary range: $100,000 to $115,000 + Overtime bonus + Performance bonus**

The firm offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees at various career stages. Additional perks include parental leave, flexible spending accounts, annual technology bonuses, wellness bonuses, and a culture that values social engagement, career development, and high-quality work.