JOB POSITION TITLE: SENIOR ASSOCIATE, SOC
About SAPRO:
SAPRO is a full-service Consulting firm specializing in Assurance, Taxation and Advisory by strategically partnering with public accounting firms and corporate entities in the US. SAPRO is registered in the US and was established in 2017.
SAPRO India was established in Nov 2021. Our people deliver on the promise of human ingenuity every day, serving clients across various
business cases. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, employees and communities. They are at the Centre of everything we do. Visit us at
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JOB SUMMARY
Senior associates are primarily responsible for hands-on project execution. Experienced senior associates have, or are working towards, specialization in one or more service lines and are assigned to projects accordingly. Senior associates are assigned to a specific service delivery principal that is responsible for supervising the associate’s career development. Additionally, senior associate’s daily activities are closely supervised by the management teams of their assigned projects. Senior associates may supervise associates and/or senior associates when serving as a member of a project management team.
There is no typical day for our SOC teams. While our lead focus is on SOC examinations, our clients also rely on us to perform multiple types of attestations similar to SOC across a variety of network, application, or cloud environments. The benefit of being exposed to so many different situations is that you are constantly building your knowledge base and skill set while keeping up with the latest technologies. Our teams are mostly remote (yet extremely collaborative) and work together to utilize their unique backgrounds and experience to provide the high level of quality service that our clients have come to expect.
In addition to the hands-on knowledge you’ll develop with each project, client also promotes a continuous learning environment. Team members are encouraged to attend at least one training event every year to build upon their skills and acquire new certifications.
A Senior Associate will hold the following roles and responsibilities as part of their role:
- Demonstrate proficiency in client's Methodology
- Guide associates and peers
- Obtain certifications (ISO LA, CISA, CISSP, AWS CCP, etc.)
- Successfully run a project from fieldwork through completion
- Understand and demonstrate ability to speak to client's service lines at a high level and their leaders
- Demonstrate proficiency of SOC 1 GITCs and each Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy SOC 2 criteria
- Demonstrate understanding of Principal Service Commitments and System Requirements and how they impact scope of a SOC 2
- Know all four report opinion outcomes and ability to draft modified opinions
- Demonstrate ability to identify if exception(s) would potentially yield a qualified opinion
- Demonstrate self-organization, consistently and proactively look ahead to future projects, and prepare accordingly
- Client's Methodology
o Read STMV quarterly, and demonstrate ability to apply concepts (sampling methodology, TA language structure, exception wording, etc.)
o Review and demonstrate ability to apply concepts of AS 2.0 Reference Guide
o Review and demonstrate ability to apply concepts of “EWP WP Guidance”
- Obtain CCSK and begin pursuing second certification (ISO 27001 LA, CISA, AWS CCP)
- Understand and demonstrate ability to articulate differences between SOC 1 and SOC 2
- Participate on project as a shadow or assessor for attestation offerings such as HIPAA, AUP, C5, etc.
- Begin understanding SOC 1 GITCs and each SOC 2 criteria for the Security, Availability, and Confidentiality categories
- Ability to articulate qualified vs unqualified opinion; know all four types of opinions
- Learn client's services and service line leaders
- Adhere to and complete all matters included in the Associate Score Card
- Accurately manage and report time worked to each project / initiative
Essential Functions:
- Complying with client's code of ethics and professional conduct, methodologies, policies, and procedures
- Adhering to the professional and regulatory standards relevant to assigned service line specialization(s)
- Promoting client's company culture and exemplifying client's values
- Establishing high quality relationships and rapport with client personnel
- Managing client expectations to ensure expectations are exceeded
- Completing assigned duties in a timely manner and with a high attention to detail
- Collaborating with fellow project team members in a productive and timely manner throughout the life cycle of each project
- Adhering to project schedules and keeping fellow project team members apprised of the progress of assigned tasks
- Escalating issues internally in a proper and timely manner
- Using discretion and decorum in the timing, form, and content of all client communications
- Booking travel reservations in a timely manner and in accordance with client's travel and expense policies and procedures
- Performing the essential functions of other service delivery positions when qualified and called upon to do so
- Attending project kick-off and closing meetings
- Executing assigned testing procedures, performing detailed analysis, reaching conclusions, documenting results in accordance with company standards, and suggesting ideas for improvements, where applicable
- Drafting project deliverables
- Serving as a contact for clients' basic questions regarding an engagement
- Participating in recruiting and candidate interview activities
- Training project team members
- Acclimating newer team members to client
- Contributing to client's practice development efforts
- Developing an expert knowledge of professional and regulatory standards relevant to assigned service line specialization(s)
- Contributing to client's thought leadership (e.g., articles, webinars, public speaking, etc.)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of client's services, methodology, and relevant professional standards
- Requisite knowledge of applicable technology and security domains
- High level of attention to detail and quality of work product
- Client service oriented
- Excellent time management, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work on-site or remotely as a valuable contributor to a collaborative team
- Capable of simultaneously managing assigned tasks for multiple projects
- Proficient using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as client's service delivery applications
- Full understanding and application of ethics, independence and client's values
Education, Work Experience and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business management, technology, or other relevant subject area, or equivalent years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
- 2+ years of related professional services experience in information security auditing, assessment, consulting or compliance, focused on ITGC or SOC controls
- Ability to work well independently, within a team and with clients as well as travel ~40-50% (M-Th)
- Maintains (preferred) or working towards obtaining least one certification relevant to client's services (i.e. CPA, CCSK or CISA)