[Hiring] Risk Advisory Manager @Cherry Bekaert

Role Description

If your professional profile combines internal audit expertise with hands-on knowledge of digital assets, this is an opportunity to turn that experience into meaningful client impact. As a Manager within our Risk Advisory practice you’ll help organizations navigate the evolving risks of digital assets and blockchain technology while shaping solutions for the broader digital asset ecosystem. You will lead high-impact engagements for digital asset exchanges, custodians, trading firms, token issuers, DATCOs, and financial institutions while helping clients strengthen controls, address regulatory expectations, and build confidence in a rapidly changing market.

As a Manager (Digital Assets), you will:

• Lead internal audit, internal controls, and operational risk engagements for digital asset and financial services clients
• Advise exchanges, custodians, trading firms, token issuers, and financial institutions on financial, operational, compliance, technology, and fraud risks
• Evaluate controls over digital asset custody, private key management, wallet and exchange operations, reserve management, token issuance, and staking
• Assess blockchain-related risks involving smart contracts, protocols, third-party dependencies, oracles, and on-chain and off-chain data
• Help clients address AML/BSA, sanctions, state licensing, and federal securities and commodities requirements
• Translate complex transaction flows into practical process, risk, and control recommendations
• Manage engagements from planning through execution and reporting, maintaining quality, budgets, timelines, and client expectations
• Present audit findings and actionable recommendations to senior management and audit committees
• Work with clients operating across open and closed-loop distributed ledgers, trading various tokens and securities
• Build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities to address broader business needs
• Supervise, coach, and mentor staff and senior associates while supporting their professional development
• Contribute to recruiting, training, marketing, and other firm initiatives
• Stay current on developments in digital asset regulation, blockchain technology, internal audit, and risk management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience working in a consulting capacity or internal role focused on the digital asset or fintech space
• Demonstrated experience delivering engagements or projects within the digital asset ecosystem
• Strong knowledge of auditing standards, risk management, internal controls, and frameworks such as COSO
• Technical expertise in blockchain mechanics, custody and wallet architecture, centralized and decentralized exchanges, stablecoins, and tokenized assets
• The ability to evaluate risks involving private keys, smart contracts, protocols, reserves, and digital asset accounting and valuation
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and client-service skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex findings clearly to senior stakeholders
• Experience leading teams and developing professionals
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Claude, and Copilot
• CPA or CISA certification
• Experience with banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, fintech companies, blockchain analytics, data analytics, or process automation is preferred
• Ability to travel based on client needs, not expected to exceed 15%

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package that focuses on all aspects of your wellbeing
• Flexibility to do impactful work and the time to enjoy your life outside of work
• Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals from different backgrounds and with different cultures
• Comprehensive, high-quality benefits program including annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs