ADVISORY ASSOCIATE RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Nov 18, 2024 – The Advisory Associate provides AML advice to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, supporting Front Office, Operations, and KYC teams in mitigating financial crime risks across various business areas. This position conducts detailed risk assessments on high-risk clients, reviews policy exceptions, and ensures adherence to local and regional regulatory requirements. The associate also oversees updates to AML procedures, facilitates training sessions, and contributes to governance reporting to maintain robust financial crime prevention frameworks.

Tips for Advisory Associate Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume

1. Advisory Associate, Bridgewater Consulting, Austin, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Accounts payable (utilizing bill.com, cutting paper checks, filling out wire forms)
  • Research and resolve issues or discrepancies with clients’ accounts, bill pay, or invoices
  • Respond to client requests and inquiries
  • Manage vendor relationships, requests, and payments
  • Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
  • Perform monthly reconciliations of client bank accounts and credit cards
  • Take responsibility for GAAP Accounting
  • Journal entries and Accrual Accounting
  • Preparation of financial reporting packages
  • Participate in special projects


Skills on Resume: 

  • Bill.com (Hard Skills)
  • Payment Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
  • Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
  • GAAP Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Journal Entries (Hard Skills)
  • Client Resolution (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)

2. Risk Advisory Associate, Synergy Financial Partners, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Conduct information technology and security audits, SOC engagements, IT controls review engagements, FISMA, FedRAMP, ISO 2700, and PCI readiness assessments.
  • Provide technology reviews and gap analyses.
  • Conduct Information Technology audits consisting of general computer, technical, physical, and administrative controls around Information Technology.
  • Examine the effectiveness of internal control structures and procedures in place, identifying and outlining regulatory guidelines that need to be implemented.
  • Manage client relationships with integrity by monitoring client needs and building value into professional service.
  • Identify areas of non-compliance, operational weaknesses, inefficiencies, and issues.
  • Actively seek and provide feedback to develop the Risk Advisory Services practice.
  • Assess compliance with information technology controls.
  • Conduct business impact analysis and risk assessments to develop, test, and implement a Business Continuity Plan and Information Security Program for clients.
  • Assess the security of client networks, hosts, and applications.


Skills on Resume: 

  • IT and Security Audits (Hard Skills)
  • Gap Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • IT Controls Review (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Client Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
  • Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Business Continuity Planning (Hard Skills)
  • Security Assessment (Hard Skills)

3. Risk Advisory Associate, Redwood Strategies, Seattle, WA

Job Summary: 

  • Perform technology risk assessments and review, document, evaluate, and test general computer controls
  • Review, document, evaluate, and test application controls, particularly automated controls, on a wide range of software application packages for financial reporting.
  • Assist financial audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance teams in the identification of control objectives and the design of control procedures to address those objectives.
  • Identify internal IT controls, assess their design and operational effectiveness, determine risk exposures, and develop remediation plans.
  • Communicate findings and recommendations to client personnel and management teams.
  • Determine technical and business impact of identified security issues and provide remediation guidance to clients.
  • Review system configurations and device configurations using manual and automated techniques.
  • Measure and report clients' compliance with established industry or government requirements.
  • Capitalize on personal and professional experiences to develop business and practice lines.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Technology Risk Assessments (Hard Skills)
  • Application Controls Testing (Hard Skills)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • IT Control Evaluation (Hard Skills)
  • Client Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Security Issue Remediation (Hard Skills)
  • System Configuration Review (Hard Skills)
  • Business Development (Soft Skills)

4. Senior Advisory Associate, Horizon Consulting Group, Orlando, FL

Job Summary: 

  • Support ongoing client engagements and business development with new clients
  • Design questionnaires for and assist in conducting interviews, focus groups, and surveys
  • Gather, aggregate, organize, and clean data using Excel
  • Create clear, informative reports and/or other decks
  • Support the development of project work plans
  • Track the progress of L&D project curricula
  • Communicate clearly and effectively in day-to-day written and verbal
  • communications with team members and/or clients
  • Brainstorm and support the development of new Advisory product offerings
  • Lead and support the conducting of CTI Webinars
  • Work with integrity, serve as a good teammate, and uphold CT's values


Skills on Resume: 

  • Client Engagement (Soft Skills)
  • Data Organization (Hard Skills)
  • Report Creation (Hard Skills)
  • Project Work Plan Development (Hard Skills)
  • Progress Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Communication (Soft Skills)
  • Product Development Support (Soft Skills)
  • Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)

5. AML Advisory Associate, Summit Advisory Services, Charlotte, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Provide AML advice and guidance to Front Office and Operations teams, working proactively with them to understand AML risk across the different business areas.
  • Support the regional KYC teams to ensure appropriate due diligence standards are applied to the firm's clients and financial crime red flags are identified and mitigated or escalated
  • Review clients presenting higher financial crime risk factors, such as material adverse news or PEP exposure, and provide detailed risk assessments to the MLRO and delegates.
  • Review and assess the appropriateness of policy exception requests relating to alternative verification documentation.
  • Lead regular feedback and training sessions with the regional KYC teams.
  • Collaborate with EMEA regional offices to ensure local regulatory requirements are met.
  • Review and update AML Advisory-related procedures on an annual basis or where regulatory or internal changes warrant a review.
  • Support and assist with the implementation of policy, procedure, or process change.
  • Regularly attend courses and seminars to keep up to date with regulatory, market, and product developments.
  • Provide submissions and updates to regular Financial Crime MI reporting and governance committees


Skills on Resume: 

  • AML Guidance (Hard Skills)
  • KYC Support (Hard Skills)
  • Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
  • Policy Review (Hard Skills)
  • Training and Development (Soft Skills)
  • Regulatory Collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Procedure Updates (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Crime Reporting (Hard Skills)
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