Associate, IT General Controls

ASSOCIATE, IT GENERAL CONTROLS At Carr Riggs & Ingram, your career path is just that—yours. We are strong believers in the notion that your career should adapt to and integrate into your life and not the other way around. We invite you to explore our opportunities and learn how CRI can help you reinvent your career path and shape your future.

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As a Staff Associate in our IT General Controls (ITGC) practice, you will play a hands-on role in supporting financial statement audits for a diverse portfolio of clients. You will work alongside senior team members to evaluate and test the IT controls that underpin clients’ financial reporting environments, helping to provide assurance that those environments are reliable, secure, and compliant.

Essential Functions:

• Execute walkthroughs and design assessments to document client IT environments, including applications, infrastructure, and data flows relevant to financial reporting.
• Perform operating effectiveness testing of ITGCs across key control domains: logical access, change management, computer operations, and program development.
• Prepare clear, organized, and well-supported workpapers that document testing procedures, evidence obtained, and conclusions reached.
• Identify and communicate control deficiencies and exceptions to senior team members, with supporting evidence and suggested root cause analysis.
• Assist in the assessment of IT-dependent controls and automated controls within enterprise systems (e.g., ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or similar).
• Collaborate with financial audit teams to align ITGC testing scope and timing with overall audit objectives and deadlines.
• Maintain organized and complete electronic workpaper files in accordance with firm standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support the preparation of client-facing deliverables, including deficiency memos and management letters.
• Stay current with evolving ITGC frameworks, standards (e.g., PCAOB, AICPA, COBIT), and emerging risks relevant to client engagements.
• Contribute positively to a team environment, demonstrating professionalism and a commitment to continuous learning.

Qualifications:

• Recent college graduates or students in their last year of school are encouraged to apply; no accounting experience required
• Prior internship or work experience in IT audit, internal audit, public accounting, or a technology-related field.
• Familiarity with or curiosity about AI tools (e.g., generative AI, data analytics platforms) and their potential application in audit workflows and control testing.
• Familiarity with control frameworks such as COBIT, COSO, or ISO 27001.
• Exposure to enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle, Workday, NetSuite, or similar).

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