Risk Assurance

Getting some solid interview offers…what are some of your best tips for acing interviews? Want to go in with my best foot forward

Real talk, how much do you think your clients actually know about audits? Some of the questions I get back are just mind-boggling lol, is it the same for other people?

How do you deal when you have a manager that is just interested in your growth or development at all? I’m starting to think they don’t want to manage me considering how disengaged they are lol

5 months in industry but seriously considering another job…anyone know who is possibly looking for seniors?

Is the CISA worth it? It was brought up to me by manager that I should consider taking it, but not sure if I want to invest that much time

What are some of the most common exit opps you see around you? Trying to figure out what the next step is and not quite sure…

Why did y’all choose to stay in the IT Audit field? It seems like the higher you go the worse it gets. More meetings, having to constantly follow up, keeping track of a million things, work is repetit… more

If I want to get out of the Big 4, but I want to keep the money about the same and not tank my career, what's the next best place to go? What have been people's experiences when "downgrad… more

I am an IT staff auditor with two years of experience. I have an interview coming up at a f500 company. They put the pay scale between $69000 and $99000 for this role. What should I ask for if they as… more

Senior Managers, what are you making? What’s the average base salary (HCOL) for a 1st year senior manager at big4? (IT Sox)

How do you get comfort over a report that you are not testing ITGCs over?

Any Big 4 Seniors jump ship this year to industry/another firm this year. Would you share your comp at your new spot? Trying to price out the market.

Hi everyone! Can anyone provide me with their guidance on how did they prepare for ACAMS? Thanks!

Has anyone ever extracted changelog or changedoc from gitlab/confluence?

Anyone at PWC able to provide a referral?

How long does it take you to get “stuck” in Sox? I’m a new grad, not liking the work, and getting worried that I’m gonna be stuck in the SOX audit world for awhile, I would have to go back to school t… more

Anyone here work in internal audit that can provide a perspective on what substantive testing means?

What can i do if i leave public accounting as a a manager? Besides internal audit

IT audit in the Bay Area at S2 level getting 107k base and 118k TC with 4 YOE. Am I getting underpaid?

Can anyone tell me what IT SOX Internal Audit is like in industry WLB wise?

Is it possible to work part time (20/30hrs) at EY or another public firm? I am going back to school to get my masters and could definitely work part time, but not full. I know our group is desperate f… more

Has anyone been laid off from a big 4 firm before?
If so, how kind did it take you to find another job, where did you land, and did the layoff complicate your job search?
Going through it a bit after a … more

I’m completely failing as acting senior. I’m a new associate (<6 months exp.) and I’ve been placed in this pseudo acting senior role since a few members of our team left. I find myself dropping the… more

Just got promoted to manager. Anyone hiring? Because this pay sucks.

Anyone here take the CISA? How long did you study for? Did you struggle with it?

True or False - Staying in the B4 at least until hitting manager will look really good on the resume down the road. Thoughts?

Is it outrageous to ask for $120-130K at the senior associate level? Industry: SOX Compliance, Risk Advisory, information assurance public sector.

Is it outrageous to ask for $120-130K at the senior associate level? Industry: SOX Compliance, Risk Advisory, information assurance public sector.

Hi folks, what should the salary for an someone with 3+ years on tech risk be in Canada?

Where are the jobs where you don’t have to do anything besides move your mouse

How do you test access controls when all the applications utilize centralized LDAP groups?

Looking to get back into Internal Audit / Risk Consulting, including possibly IT Audit, for the right opportunity. Took a detour away from risk to try financial statement audit and I'm not feeling… more

I'm planning to go back to PA/consulting in risk assurance. I would like to focus on SOC1 /SOC2 type of work and then maybe do some ISO work. I am also very interested in travel although I know po… more

Is it bad to resign during busy audit season? How to resign during busy audit season? I have been offered amazing opportunities somewhere which my managers and partner could not offer (I already asked them … more

M1 salaries in LA?

How does IT SOX audit in industry usually do during recessions?

How does IT SOX audit in industry usually do during recessions?

Anyone have experience doing contract work? I would be paid more, currently $50/hour vs $60/hour. Any insight is appreciated.

Any recommendations on lower mid market IT risk advisors who are good at looking at IT controls for data warehousing? Should we be talking to LMM accounting firms or specialist boutiques?

We're a lower mid mar… more

Those who have left IT Audit… Where did you go? What do you do?