SOC 2 Senior Manager (CPA)

About Insight Assurance: Insight Assurance is a high-growth, modern global audit and cybersecurity compliance firm on a disruptive mission to transform how organizations cross-reference and achieve institutional trust. Founded by former Big 4 (EY) professionals and recognized on the Inc. 5000 and Fast 50 charts, we provide next-generation, tech-enabled assurance services across SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HITRUST, CMMC, and FedRAMP frameworks. We support nearly 2,000 corporate accounts across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC through sophisticated automation software tools.

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly technical, certified SOC 2 Senior Manager (CPA) to spearhead our expanding IT audit and compliance engagement portfolios in the United States. In this specialized leadership track, you will break away from archaic paper trails to drive tech-enabled compliance audits. You will manage the entire lifecycle of SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA, and HITRUST examinations, verifying IT security control designs and evaluating operational effectiveness. Reporting directly to the Partner group, you will act as a trusted advisor to technical founders, coordinate risk assessments, and handle cross-functional delivery teams without micro-management.

Key Responsibilities

• Engagement Lifecycle Governance: Manage and execute high-stakes IT audit and assurance portfolios, ensuring compliance across SOC 2, SOC 1, SOC 3, HIPAA, and HITRUST.
• Control Performance Evaluation: Lead the technical evaluation of clients IT control design and operational effectiveness across complex cloud infrastructures.
• Strategic Risk Planning: Partner directly alongside firm Partners to conduct risk assessments, scope complex audit perimeters, and deliver final compliance readouts.
• Client Remediation Advisory: Pinpoint security control failures, author comprehensive audit findings, and clearly communicate practical remediation roadmaps to client executives.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Direct daily engagement workflows, providing clear technical guidance, workpaper reviews, and career development support to staff and seniors.
• Business Development Support: Participate in strategic firm growth objectives, assisting with enterprise client pitches, proposal frameworks, and technical presentations.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4–6 years of verified professional history executing IT audit, cybersecurity assurance, or risk advisory work, preferably inside a Big 4 or public accounting firm.
• Professional Credentials: An active, verified **CPA (Certified Public Accountant)** license is completely mandatory.
• Strong foundational understanding of IT general controls (ITGCs), data privacy standards, and cloud architecture security profiles.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication mechanics, optimized to explain complex compliance benchmarks to C-suite stakeholders.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Cybersecurity, or Management Information Systems (MIS).
• Location Context: 100% remote-first operational flexibility open exclusively to qualified accounting professionals permanently based in the United Kingdom or United States (US Remote).

Preferred Strategic Indicators (Nice to Have)

• Hands-on experience reviewing compliance data managed via automated GRC tools (such as Vanta, Drata, or Secureframe).
• Supplementary industry-recognized security credentials including **CISA, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, or PCI QSA**.
• Bilingual language fluency in Spanish alongside professional English business mechanics.

What We Offer

• The exceptional professional canvas to manage engagements for one of the fastest-growing tech-enabled global audit firms in the industry.
• Highly competitive US compensation matrix calibrated accurately against public accounting experience depth.
• Stable remote-work independence backed by modern collaboration tools and automated audit workflows.
• Clear, visible acceleration paths toward Partner-track executive leadership positions inside a rapidly scaling corporate framework.