Assurance and Advisory Senior Analyst

Company Cox Enterprises Job Family Group Finance Job Profile Audit Sr Analyst Management Level Individual Contributor Flexible Work Option Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week Travel % No Work Shift Day Compensation Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $81,400.00 - $122,000.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program. Job Description Role Summary The Assurance & Advisory (A&A) Senior Analyst will assist in the execution of the department's plan, budget, objectives, and goals by leading and supporting advisory and assurance projects in accordance with the annual audit plan and risk strategy; driving the team through overall execution of projects from planning through final report delivery; and collaborating with team members and stakeholders to set responsibilities and manage workloads among multiple engagements. The successful candidate will combine assurance and advisory expertise with data analytics and AI-enabled approaches to enhance risk identification, control evaluation, and continuous monitoring across financial and operational processes. The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven ability working within diverse teams and simultaneous work streams on multiple projects while utilizing project management standards and performance management techniques. This role will report to the Assurance & Advisory Senior Manager within the A&A Finance pillar. Key Responsibilities Assurance & Advisory Execution ·       Act as an independent and objective assurance and consulting professional by assessing current processes and internal controls and providing recommendations that add value and improve the organization's operations. ·       Apply and leverage understanding of business processes and risk and control concepts to develop risk assessments, audit programs, and testing procedures that appropriately address identified risks and project objectives. ·       Participate on multiple audit and advisory projects simultaneously ensuring each engagement is conducted in an efficient and effective manner. ·       Review audit evidence and demonstrate the ability to draw appropriate conclusions regarding the effectiveness of the organization's control environment. ·       Lead internal controls walkthroughs/design assessment projects to identify and assess changes to the control environments. Advise leaders and process owners to ensure risks are adequately mitigated. ·       Provide independent challenges on risk identification, control design, and remediation approaches across assurance and advisory engagements. Documentation & Quality ·       Responsible for the preparation of detailed and accurate written deliverables and documentation, including audit reports (with findings, recommendations for remediation, and management responses), workpapers, narratives, control descriptions, risk & control matrices, process flowcharts. ·       Perform peer reviews of workpapers to ensure that workpapers are accurate, complete, and well-documented ensuring adherence to applicable professional standards at all times. Technology-Enabled Controls ·       Assess technology-enabled controls — including IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, and automated controls — as part of assurance and advisory engagements impacting financial reporting. ·       Partner with business and IT teams to evaluate controls embedded within financial systems and system implementations (e.g., ERP, sub-ledgers, consolidation tools). ·       Support assessments related to access controls, segregation of duties (SOD), and system roles/permissions, leveraging tools such as FastPath where applicable. Analytics, AI & Continuous Monitoring ·       Apply data analytics and/or AI techniques to identify anomalies, emerging risks, and trends across financial and operational processes. ·       Support the design and maintenance of dashboards, reporting, and metrics that provide visibility into control effectiveness and program performance. ·       Leverage governance and risk tools (e.g., Optro, FastPath, Blackline) to enhance automation, reporting, and data quality across assurance and advisory work. ·       Use data-driven insights to enhance audit and advisory approaches, improve efficiency, and support risk-based decision-making. Business Partnership, Risk and Assurance Advisory ·       Partner with business units and process owners to identify, assess, and communicate risks and control gaps, leveraging data-driven, fact-based analytics to support risk-based recommendations and balance the cost/benefit of remediation and control enhancements. ·       Act as a trusted advisor on risk and control matters by demonstrating end-to-end process and control perspective; staying current on emerging risks, regulatory developments, and authoritative standards (e.g., SOX, COSO, IIA Standards) relevant to Cox business units; and championing a strong control environment and risk-aware culture. ·       Communicate audit results, risk insights, and control recommendations in a concise, coherent manner to business stakeholders and leadership, leveraging the templates, methodologies, tools, and technologies supporting the department's assurance and advisory portfolio. ·       Contribute to the evolution of the A&A function's risk-based methodologies and audit infrastructure by evaluating alternative approaches, recommending enhancements to audit programs and tools, and supporting the department's ongoing transformation toward analytics-enabled, risk-focused assurance. ·       Contribute to coaching and developing junior analysts and interns on audit methodologies, risk and control concepts, analytics techn