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Job Description: Do you have a passion for solving complex business problems? KPMG’s Advisory Services Practice focuses on fundamental business issues — managing risk, increasing revenues, controlling costs — that organizations, across various industries, should address in order to help them flourish. We help companies to identify and manage risks inherent in business processes and technology systems that support business objectives, and provide them with the information needed to help them meet their strategic and financial goals. Services are specialized to help clients mitigate risks across an overall risk spectrum. We are currently seeking an Associate or Senior Associate, Internal Audit to join us in our Baltimore office.Our professionals help organizations enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of critical in-house governance, internal audit and regulatory compliance functions. By focusing on regulatory and compliance, help clients proactively comply with regulatory requirements (including SOX regulations) as well as effectively secure and monitor systems and data to help improve the compliance functions. We help mitigate regulatory and compliance risks that could lead to losses from non-compliance, litigation, or regulatory sanctions and fines.Responsibilities for both positions:• Provide high quality, professional day-to-day execution of internal audit engagements and projects in line with firm risk management practices• Assist in preparing risk assessment, audit programs, working papers, and internal audit reports • Work on project teams focused on advisory projects Additional Responsibilities for Senior Associate:• Identify and communicate findings to senior management and client personnel• Help identify performance improvement opportunities for clients • Understand firm service offering and ability to effectively communicate these offerings• Establish and build internal and external relationships• Supervise and provide performance management for staff working on assigned engagements• Assist engagement management to successfully complete engagement objectivesQualifications for both positions:• Strong auditing skills with one year of experience performing internal or external audits in addition to SOX. • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in an appropriate field• Sound knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) and/or Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) control frameworks• Working knowledge of and experience with auditing tools such as IDEA, Audit Control Language, MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Visio• Able to work well independently and as part of a team• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills• Able to adapt to changing environments• Strong analytical skills • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Able to travel at moderate to extensive levels• Financial services and manufacturing industry experience preferred.Additional Qualifications for Senior Associate:• Three years of experience performing internal or external audits in addition to SOX. Consulting experience related to process improvement can be substituted for some of audit experience• CPA, CIA or CISA preferred • Able to clearly describe end-to-end business processes and the key integration points and to identify challenges and/or solutions• Able to work cross-functionally across different business processes within an organizationKPMG offers and supports flexible work arrangements as well as part-time schedules. We also offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.Interested? We strongly encourage you to apply online at www.kpmgcareers.com and search for requisition 22577.Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/KPMGhttp://twitter.com/KPMGDiversityhttp://twitter.com/KPMGJOBShttp://twitter.com/KPMGUSCareershttp://twitter.com/KPMGAdvisoryKPMG. A great place to build your career.No phone calls or agencies please.KPMG Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. KPMG maintains a drug-free workplace.© 2010 KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. All rights reserved