United States onlyWe are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in audit, risk assessment, control testing, workpaper review, audit planning, deficiency documentation, and structured accounting review workflows.
This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on structured audit review, risk assessment analysis, audit program documentation, control testing review, workpaper assessment, deficiency memo preparation, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will apply their audit expertise to review realistic audit scenarios, evaluate documentation requirements, prepare structured written outputs, and support accurate, evidence-based audit workflow tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Professionals in this role may contribute to:
Audit Planning & Risk Assessment
- Review audit scenarios involving risk assessments, fixed fact patterns, expected risk ratings, audit planning materials, and assertion mapping
- Evaluate audit programs against relevant assertions, documented risks, source materials, and defined planning requirements
- Support structured review of audit planning documentation, walkthrough materials, risk matrices, and testing approaches
- Identify missing information, inconsistent risk ratings, documentation gaps, and expected audit planning outcomes
Control Testing & Audit Execution Review
- Review control testing scenarios involving known populations, sampling methodology, confirmations, substantive analytics, and defined testing criteria
- Evaluate audit testing outputs against documented populations, selected samples, expected results, and control requirements
- Support structured review of test matrices, walkthroughs, confirmation responses, SOX control documentation, and audit evidence
- Prepare clear written explanations for audit decisions based on source materials and verifiable criteria
Workpaper Review & Deficiency Documentation
- Review audit workpapers, wrap-up materials, deficiency memos, test documentation, and pre-identified review issues
- Evaluate workpapers against required fields, audit standards, source evidence, review notes, and documentation expectations
- Support structured review of deficiency write-ups, control findings, audit conclusions, and supporting evidence
- Maintain accuracy, consistency, and professional judgment across submitted work
Ideal Profile
Strong candidates may have:
- 2+ years of experience in external audit, internal audit, SOX audit, public company audit, accounting advisory, risk assurance, or related audit-focused roles
- Experience with one or more areas such as audit planning, risk assessment, control testing, sampling methodology, substantive analytics, SOX ITGCs, revenue cycles, inventory cycles, confirmations, or workpaper review
- Familiarity with audit tools such as Aura, Clara, Canvas, TeamMate, AuditBoard, Workiva, CaseWare, or similar audit documentation systems
- Comfort reading and preparing audit artifacts such as workpapers, walkthroughs, test matrices, deficiency write-ups, audit programs, risk assessments, and confirmation documentation
- Strong written communication skills and ability to explain audit reasoning clearly
- Ability to follow structured instructions and produce evidence-based work
Educational Background
- A degree or professional background in accounting, audit, finance, business administration, risk management, information systems, or a related field is helpful
- Equivalent practical experience in external audit, internal audit, SOX compliance, audit documentation, or accounting review workflows is also highly relevant
Nice to Have
- CPA, CPA candidate, CIA, CISA, CFE, or equivalent audit, accounting, risk, or assurance credential
- Experience with Big 4, national accounting firms, public company internal audit teams, SOX programs, or audit advisory work
- Familiarity with SOX ITGCs, substantive analytics, sampling methods, revenue testing, inventory testing, control testing, or audit wrap-up workflows
- Experience preparing or reviewing workpapers, walkthroughs, test matrices, deficiency memos, audit programs, confirmation results, or risk assessments
- Strong attention to detail in evidence-heavy, documentation-heavy, and standards-based audit environments
Why This Opportunity
- Apply audit and risk assessment expertise to structured remote project work
- Contribute to high-quality audit planning review, control testing assessment, workpaper analysis, and deficiency documentation
- Work on flexible, project-based assignments aligned with your professional background
- Use your audit judgment in a focused, detail-oriented consulting environment
- Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation
Contract Details
- Independent contractor role
- Fully remote with flexible scheduling
- Part-time commitment depending on project availability
- Competitive rates between $65–$95 per hour depending on expertise
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance
- Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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