Senior Level Principal Risk Specialist Jobs
Senior level principal risk specialist jobs place experienced professionals in ownership of enterprise risk frameworks, model governance, and the cross-functional teams that operationalize them. Openings are concentrated across Accounting & Auditing, Energy, and Technology & Software, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote roles available from employers like Baker Tilly Canada, FINRA, and iManage hiring at this level now.
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Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description:
External Posting Description
Responsibilities
Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing public accounting firms?
Are you interested in being part of a National Practice in a premier Risk Services Practice?
If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Risk Advisory Services Principal. Our Risk Advisory practice provides a full spectrum of services to help our clients assess their risks, develop strategies to compete in an ever-changing business environment, and achieve their goals and objectives. All of this is accomplished through deep industry knowledge of risk, governance, internal audit, compliance, IT, and cybersecurity best practices.
As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to provide you with an amazing ownership experience working with some of the most entrepreneurial principals in our field. If you are invigorated by these exciting challenges, then this could be the right opportunity for you!
What you’ll do:
- Provide leadership, management and strategic direction with a focus on providing an exceptional client service experience, an environment where associates can learn and grow and financial success obtained through growth and sound fiscal decision making
- Translate firm vision and strategy into an actionable business plan, provide specific objectives to be accomplished and monitor progress
- Team with marketing to develop sales and marketing plans, investigate and pursue areas for expansion of services within existing client base while also pursuing new clients, actively participate in proposals
- Coordinate firm resources to ensure the best products and services are provided to clients
- Ensure your team members are provided with meaningful training and development opportunities, are appropriately challenged by increasingly complex work, are presented with timely and thoughtful feedback and are positively recognized for their efforts
- Oversee the profitability of the practice to include effective utilization of personnel, appropriate rates for services provided, timely collection of fees
- Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing financial and operational risks within their business systems to ensure technology risks are managed
- Develop in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses and industries by having direct client interaction while working on multiple aspects of an engagement
- Think independently and strategically about your clients’ business, systems and risks providing recommendations for business and process improvements based upon knowledge gained relative to the client’s operations, processes and business objectives
- Provide strategic business advice to clients by assisting in the implementation of new processes and controls that address key risks
- Assess, manage and optimize business risk across a wide range of areas, including operational audit, enterprise risk management (ERM) and SOX compliance
- Review clients' processes and controls against industry frameworks, identifying gaps in design and execution, and communicating issues and recommendations to clients
- Be responsible for significant new business development, including identifying, sourcing, pursuing, and winning risk advisory opportunities
- Produce comprehensive executive summaries and final reports for delivery to the client, documenting and reviewing engagement work papers in accordance with industry-accepted internal audit methodologies
- Act as a valued business advisor, build relationships and communicate effectively with the client to provide superior client service
- Lead professional and effective presentations to internal and external audiences
Qualifications
Strong candidates are recognized industry experts with well-rounded experience working with risk services, specifically:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, or related program
- CPA, CIA, or equivalent designation(s) required
- Twelve (12)+ year(s) experience with risk advisory, internal/external audit, business process reengineering, and/or internal controls, with internal audit experience in the healthcare, Life Sciences or Technology preferred
- Seven (7)+ year(s) of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates
- Successful track record of building and growing a Risk Advisory practice, including building a team, a client base and managing revenue
- Proven track record of new business development
- Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects
- Ability to travel as needed for client engagements
Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description:
External Posting Description
Responsibilities
Are you interested in joining one of the fastest growing public accounting firms?
Are you interested in being part of a National Practice in a premier Risk Services Practice?
If yes, consider joining Baker Tilly (BT) as a Risk Advisory Services Principal. Our Risk Advisory practice provides a full spectrum of services to help our clients assess their risks, develop strategies to compete in an ever-changing business environment, and achieve their goals and objectives. All of this is accomplished through deep industry knowledge of risk, governance, internal audit, compliance, IT, and cybersecurity best practices.
As one of the fastest growing firms in the nation, BT has the ability to provide you with an amazing ownership experience working with some of the most entrepreneurial principals in our field. If you are invigorated by these exciting challenges, then this could be the right opportunity for you!
What you’ll do:
- Provide leadership, management and strategic direction with a focus on providing an exceptional client service experience, an environment where associates can learn and grow and financial success obtained through growth and sound fiscal decision making
- Translate firm vision and strategy into an actionable business plan, provide specific objectives to be accomplished and monitor progress
- Team with marketing to develop sales and marketing plans, investigate and pursue areas for expansion of services within existing client base while also pursuing new clients, actively participate in proposals
- Coordinate firm resources to ensure the best products and services are provided to clients
- Ensure your team members are provided with meaningful training and development opportunities, are appropriately challenged by increasingly complex work, are presented with timely and thoughtful feedback and are positively recognized for their efforts
- Oversee the profitability of the practice to include effective utilization of personnel, appropriate rates for services provided, timely collection of fees
- Work closely with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and assist in identifying and managing financial and operational risks within their business systems to ensure technology risks are managed
- Develop in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses and industries by having direct client interaction while working on multiple aspects of an engagement
- Think independently and strategically about your clients’ business, systems and risks providing recommendations for business and process improvements based upon knowledge gained relative to the client’s operations, processes and business objectives
- Provide strategic business advice to clients by assisting in the implementation of new processes and controls that address key risks
- Assess, manage and optimize business risk across a wide range of areas, including operational audit, enterprise risk management (ERM) and SOX compliance
- Review clients' processes and controls against industry frameworks, identifying gaps in design and execution, and communicating issues and recommendations to clients
- Be responsible for significant new business development, including identifying, sourcing, pursuing, and winning risk advisory opportunities
- Produce comprehensive executive summaries and final reports for delivery to the client, documenting and reviewing engagement work papers in accordance with industry-accepted internal audit methodologies
- Act as a valued business advisor, build relationships and communicate effectively with the client to provide superior client service
- Lead professional and effective presentations to internal and external audiences
Qualifications
Strong candidates are recognized industry experts with well-rounded experience working with risk services, specifically:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Accounting Information Systems, or related program
- CPA, CIA, or equivalent designation(s) required
- Twelve (12)+ year(s) experience with risk advisory, internal/external audit, business process reengineering, and/or internal controls, with internal audit experience in the healthcare, Life Sciences or Technology preferred
- Seven (7)+ year(s) of supervisory experience, mentoring and counseling associates
- Successful track record of building and growing a Risk Advisory practice, including building a team, a client base and managing revenue
- Proven track record of new business development
- Ability to lead and supervise others, provide exceptional client service, demonstrate commitment to continuous learning in order to stay current regarding applicable strategies, see the "big picture" as well as the details, display appropriate ethical knowledge and commitment, and exhibit a sense of urgency and commitment to quality and the timely completion of projects
- Ability to travel as needed for client engagements
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Senior Level Principal Risk Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level principal risk specialist job?
Employers at this level look for candidates who have owned risk programs end-to-end, not just contributed to them. Demonstrating that you have set risk appetite frameworks, led model validation cycles, or influenced board-level policy decisions gives you a clear edge. Strong candidates also show a history of mentoring junior analysts and partnering with legal, compliance, and business leadership to drive outcomes.
Which companies hire senior level principal risk specialists?
Companies hiring senior level principal risk specialists right now include Baker Tilly Canada, FINRA, and iManage, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to concentrate in large financial institutions, global insurers, consulting firms, and highly regulated industries where enterprise-wide risk governance is a strategic priority.
Are there remote senior level principal risk specialist jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and risk function. About 43% of senior level principal risk specialist openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the analytical and advisory nature of many roles at this stage. Positions tied to on-site model oversight, committee leadership, or regulatory engagement are more likely to require an in-person presence.
What makes a principal risk specialist role senior level?
Senior level principal risk specialist roles are defined by scope and accountability rather than task execution. You are expected to own risk frameworks, set methodology standards, and make recommendations that shape enterprise strategy. These roles also carry a clear expectation of technical depth in quantitative modeling, regulatory capital, or credit assessment, combined with the ability to mentor junior staff and lead cross-functional initiatives without direct supervision.
Which industries hire the most senior level principal risk specialists?
Senior Level principal risk specialist roles concentrate in Accounting & Auditing, Energy, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because they operate under complex regulatory environments, manage large and diverse risk exposures, and require dedicated senior professionals to maintain model integrity, governance frameworks, and regulatory relationships.