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Commercial** **Risk Advisory Services** **Growth** **Partner

Cherry Bekaert is a top-ranked national firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services for over 75 years. Consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work (https://www.cbh.com/newsroom/cherry-bekaert-earns-2023-great-place-to-work-certification/) , Cherry Bekaert is proud to foster an environment focused on enabling your career growth and continuous professional development.

We serve clients across industries and geographies with a forward-thinking, collaborative approach. Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team is expanding rapidly, and we’re seeking a dynamic, market-facing Partner to drive growth, client impact, and innovation.

The **RAS Partner** will have the opportunity to work a hybrid schedule from our Atlanta, DC, or Chicago offices

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic, growth-focused Partner to lead and expand our Commercial Risk Advisory practice (https://www.cbh.com/services/risk-cybersecurity/risk-advisory-services/) , with a primary focus on Internal Audit and SOX services. This is a high-impact, market-facing leadership role for a true “hunter” who thrives on business development, client acquisition, and building high-performing teams. The ideal candidate will be a leader of leaders who inspires, develops, and feeds the team, and brings executive presence and confidence to the table.

As a Commercial** **Risk Advisory Services** **Growth** **Partner,** **you will:

+ Drive aggressive growth of the Commercial Risk practice through new client acquisition, expansion of existing relationships, and innovative go-to-market strategies.

+ Lead, mentor, and develop a team of partners and professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

+ Serve as a trusted advisor to clients, delivering high-impact solutions in internal audit, SOX compliance, risk management, and related advisory services.

+ Identify and capitalize on emerging market opportunities, leveraging industry trends and regulatory changes.

+ Collaborate with firm leadership to align practice growth with broader strategic priorities.

+ Represent the firm externally, building brand presence and thought leadership in the market.

What you bring** **to the role:

+ Proven track record as a growth-oriented leader in risk advisory, internal audit, or SOX, with experience building and scaling practices.

+ Demonstrated ability to develop, mentor, and inspire teams, including other partners.

+ Executive presence, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence at all levels.

+ Deep technical expertise in internal audit, SOX, and risk management across diverse commercial industries

+ 15+ years of relevant experience, including 10+ in a consulting or public accounting environment.

+ CPA, CIA, CISA, or similar credentials required

+ Experience with digital risk solutions, automation, and leveraging technology for practice growth is a plus.

+ Willingness to travel as needed to support clients and teams across multiple locations.

What you can expect from us:

• Entrepreneurial environment focused on professional development, career advancement, and performance and rewards opportunities.

• Supportive partnership group with a “one firm” mentality and a commitment to colleagues’ success.

• Big firm resources and bench strength; small firm flexibility and openness to new ideas.

• Defined metrics and targets that eliminate ambiguity.

• Flexible work arrangements with generous PTO, including a firmwide week off for the 4th of July.

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Benefits Information:

Cherry Bekaert cares about our people. We offer competitive compensation packages based on performance that recognize the value our people bring to our clients and our Firm. The salary range for this position is included below. Individual salaries within this range are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location. In addition, we offer a comprehensive, high-quality benefits program (https://careers.cbh.com/benefits/) which includes annual bonus, medical, dental, and vision care; disability and life insurance; generous Paid Time Off; retirement plans; Paid Care Leave; and other programs that are dedicated to enhancing your personal and work life and providing you and your family with a measure of financial protection.

About Cherry Bekaert

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., serves clients across industries in all 50 U.S. states and internationally. For more details, visit https://www.cbh.com/disclosure/

Cherry Bekaert provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. https://careers.cbh.com/legal-disclosures/ contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws.

This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association. Visit us at  https://careers.cbh.com/ and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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This role is expected to accept applications for at least five calendar days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Candidates must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States. Cherry Bekaert will not provide work sponsorship for this position.

Cherry Bekaert LLP and Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC are members of Allinial Global, an accountancy and business advisory global association.