EY FSO Digital Risk Controls Advisory Real Estate Sector Manager 

United States, New York, New York 

412242558

FSO Digital Risk – NY Controls Advisory – Manager: This position could be located in NY, IL, NC, CA.

Everything you will be involved comes down to providing professional services to clients and helping ensure your teams do the same. Whether it is performing and managing IT internal audit outsource/co-sourced engagements, addressing client concerns over internal controls around security and/or privacy, and assisting with business development activities across financial services’ sectors, you will build strong relationships and become a trusted advisor to your clients while focusing on identification, rationalization, testing, and optimization of risks and controls.

Some projects that you will be part of cover key topics such as agile methodologies and emerging risks such as cloud security, cyber security and resiliency, automation, internal control analysis and testing, controls transformation Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing, and specialized functional assessments to be in line with risk advisory.

The Manager role in Enterprise Risk Management involves helping organizations assess their overall risk and execute on their operational risk frameworks. The role requires understanding how quality and risk topics work together and executing on the enterprise risk framework controls. It also involves the continued enhancement of the enterprise risk framework. The role leverages appropriate enterprise risk assessment techniques and risk mitigation techniques to develop and maintain risk control frameworks. The manager designs solutions in real time that can help define risk appetite, risk tolerance, and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for organizations. Additionally, the role involves designing and developing an Asset Management platform or a tool for continuous monitoring of technology (hardware and software) usage and providing recommendations to drive cost efficiency in current usage and future spend.

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager in Enterprise Risk Management, you will be responsible for the effective management and delivery of one or more processes, solutions, and/or projects, ensuring a focus on quality and effective risk management. You will be responsible for continuous process improvement, identifying innovative solutions through research and analysis, and leveraging your insight and experience of best practices. You may manage professional employees or supervise others to deliver complex technical initiatives, with accountability for performance and results. You will apply your depth of expertise to guide others and interpret internal and external issues to recommend quality solutions. Additionally, you will meet performance objectives and metrics set locally, including client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development, and teaming. This role requires regular travel as needed by external clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing solutions to complex problems and recommending changes to policies and procedures that affect the immediate work area and possibly the business function within your area/department.
• Exercising judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Leading workstream delivery and actively participating in client working sessions on a daily basis.

Skills and attributes for success

To excel in this role, you should possess strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. You should have experience in managing and delivering projects, as well as the ability to guide and mentor others.

• Providing guidance, participating in performing procedures focusing on complex, judgmental, and/or specialized issues, and applying deep knowledge in in IA approaches/methodologies and IT controls, regulatory, privacy, and security skills
• Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work programs and execution enablers, including approach, tasks, timelines, and budgets
• Serving as a fieldwork leader by directing the daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status and managing staff performance
• Using knowledge of the current IT environment and financial services industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicating this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations
• Maintaining relationships with client management, managing expectations around work products, timing, and deliverables billing
• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex information systems and the client’s business/industry
• Demonstrating excellent project management skills, inspiring teamwork and responsibility with team members. Using current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services
• Responsible for continuous process improvement and identifying innovative solutions through research and analysis.
• Managing professional employees or supervising others to deliver complex technical initiatives.
• Applying depth of expertise to guide others and interpret internal/external issues to recommend quality solutions.
• Meeting performance objectives and metrics set locally, including client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development, and teaming.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience
• A degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems or a related discipline
• Approximately 5 years of experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk advisor for a public accounting firm, professional services firm or financial services company, or comparable experience as an advisor to a financial services company
• Experience leading IT internal audit, external audit, service organization control reporting and/or IT internal controls engagements and assisting with business development activities within financial services
• Experience with internal audit risk assessments, SOX/internal controls, tools and enablers within financial services
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills
• Excellent leadership, teamwork and client service skills.
• Willingness to travel, when necessary
• A deep understanding of Circular Economy principles
• Proficiency in continuous risk assessment
• Extensive sector expertise
• Ability to measure impact effectively
• Skill in real-time solutioning
• Strong risk analysis capabilities
• Expertise in risk function and identification
• Proficiency in risk mitigation strategies
• Experience with scenario analysis
• Effective stakeholder management
• Knowledge of technology asset management
• Competence in third-party risk assessment
• Ability to analyze trends
• Understanding of program risks
• Ability to build and manage relationships
• Earning client trust and delivering value
• Commercial astuteness
• Effective communication and impact
• Complex problem-solving skills
• Critical thinking abilities
• Digital fluency
• Driving outcomes successfully
• A global mindset
• Hybrid collaboration skills
• Leadership in team settings
• Learning agility
• Managing change effectively
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Sector knowledge
• Commitment to sustainability

Ideally, you’ll also have

• CPA, CA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP, CIA or CFE is required within 1 year from the date of hire
• 4 years of experience working in financial services for a public accounting firm, professional services firm or financial services company, or comparable experience as an advisor to a financial services company
• 4+years of experience working with the real estate ERP solutions Yardi or MRI, including testing of IT controls and/or supporting implementations
• 4+ years of experience working with Blackline, including testing IT controls and/or supporting implementations
• 2+ years of experience working with common GRC solutions AuditBoard and/or Workiva
• Experience in risk management and mitigation techniques.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What we look for

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.