Senior Specialist, Controls Assurance

Location: Hybrid — 3 days per week in office and 2 days working from home; offices in Hudson Yards, New York City, Holmdel, NJ, or Bethlehem, PA. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Salary: $68,970–$113,310 base pay, plus potential incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global provides insurance and related financial services and operates a corporate Internal Audit function supporting controls assurance and regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Conduct annual risk assessment activities and support Model Audit Rule (MAR) scoping and planning.
• Execute key components of the annual MAR lifecycle in line with established methodologies, regulatory expectations, and deadlines.
• Monitor controls testing, support control owners and business testers, and resolve execution challenges.
• Evaluate control deficiencies, develop remediation recommendations, prepare deficiency documentation, and follow up on open items.
• Perform quality assurance reviews, gather sub-certifications, and support MAR attestation.
• Respond to external auditor requests, perform assigned external-audit control testing, and participate in special control projects.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience in internal or external audit, accounting, finance, SOX, or Model Audit Rule work.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Management, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience supporting internal control programs, including MAR, SOX, or similar regulatory control frameworks.
• Knowledge of business processes, financial reporting risks, and related key controls.
• Strong written and oral communication, analytical, project management, organizational, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet program milestones and deadlines, collaborate with business partners and audit stakeholders, and build trusted relationships across a complex organization.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or equivalent.
• Experience with TeamMate+.
• Professional accreditation, license, or designation such as CIA, CPA, CFE, CISA, or MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid arrangement with three office days and two work-from-home days.
• Benefits and resources are available to eligible full-time employees.
• Professional skill-building, leadership development, and philanthropic opportunities are offered.
• Work takes place in a collaborative, inclusive environment with an emphasis on high ethical standards and well-being.

Hiring process

• Current Guardian employees must apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.
• Applicants may opt out of Guardian’s AI-assisted preliminary screening by emailing a request within ten business days of applying and providing their name and requisition identification number.