Risk Advisory Staff – Third-Party Assessor at Schneider Downs

As a trusted advisor in the professional services industry, you know what matters most to clients: Big thinking with a personal focus. You also know what matters most to your own success, including: career growth, work-life flexibility, leadership that cares about your ability to succeed, the opportunity to give and receive one-on-one coaching and mentoring, as well as learning opportunities that inspire professional development. Experience them all at Schneider Downs, where we’ve been providing accounting, tax, consulting, business advisory and wealth management services through our team of innovative thought leaders for over 65 years. Start building a career with people motivated to help you succeed—and enjoy more of what counts.

Our Risk Advisory Services practice, a specialty area within our Consulting group, provides enterprise risk management, internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing, business process optimization, SOC, compliance and control assurance, and Sarbanes-Oxley services to clients in various industries. 

As a Risk Advisory Staff – Third-Party Assessor, you will be responsible for performing third-party wage and hour compliance assessments in support of one of the largest clients of our firm. You will be part of a team that values quality, integrity and collaboration.  

Learn more about what it’s like working at Schneider Downs here: https://tinyurl.com/2c84x2tf

We are open to individuals working remotely for this opportunity if they are within driving distance from our clients and offices in Columbus, OH or Pittsburgh, PA.

WHAT YOU’LL DO
•Provide high quality professional day-to-day execution of third-party wage and hour compliance assessments, including:
•Manage document submissions from third-parties
•Input and analyzing vendor payroll and timekeeping data
•Perform assessments efficiently and accurately to meet team and client expectations
•Conduct interviews or inquiries of third-party contractors
•Maintain detailed records of assessment procedures performed, findings, and communications to support audit trails
•Communicate directly with client and internal team 
•Make initial determination of assessments results and, where necessary, create draft reports for management and client review
•Issue reports to be addressed with third-parties
•Follow-up to ensure corrective action is taken 
•Effectively manage multiple assessments at a time to meet individual and team goals
•Efficiently manage the assessment process to meet critical KPIs
•Accurately track progress of assessments
•Collaborate and work effectively with a team

WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Required:
•Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Internal Audit-related 
•Prior professional experience with a focus on supporting and/or facilitating business process (e.g., Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, etc.)
Other:
•Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access
•Advanced Excel user with expertise in pivot tables, VLOOKUP and data analysis
•Strong analytical skills to research, collect and analyze information to identify patterns and make informed decisions
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•Excellent organizational and time management skills
•Ability to work within multiple technology platforms to obtain necessary information to complete assessments

WHERE CULTURE COUNTS
At Schneider Downs, our culture is our identity. And it’s our culture of care that makes us unique. Even as we grow, we work hard to retain this culture to continuously promote a positive, supportive work environment through our core values: Care & Respect, Integrity, Be Great, Adaptive and We Not Me.

ENJOY MORE OF THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST
- Competitive compensation
- Insurance, including health, dental, and vision, that begin on day one
- 20+ days of paid time off and 13 paid holidays
- Flex Fridays and office closures for summer and winter breaks
- Parental leave, family care leave, and volunteer time
- 401(k) plans and profit sharing
- CPA exam bonus, education assistance program, and pet insurance

A PLACE WHERE INCLUSIVITY COUNTS
Schneider Downs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. We believe a culture of care that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion contributes to a better company, better client services, and a better world.

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