Joseph Olalusi

Senior Risk Consultant, RSM LLP

Joseph provides internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) services to clients in a range of industries with a current focus on financial institution, airline, government, and manufacturing operations. He has performed controls testing and identified potential gaps in order to improve business processes. Joseph has technical experience in data analytics and has utilized data software such as QuickBooks, ACL, Tableau, and Visio. In addition, he has performed analytical and internal control procedures for NBC Universal – Chicago PD, Cornell University, as well as Cabrera Capital Markets as an accounting staff member over the last business cycle before joining the firm. In his current role, Joseph leads process control testing for government entities from preparing the contract and scope of work to delivering the final opinion in the form of reports and other deliverable. Joseph also facilitates walkthrough and cycle count discussions for SOX and internal audit clients in order to further document an understanding of the internal control environment.
Joseph was born on the south-side of Chicago and a current resident of the Englewood neighborhood. Joseph graduated from Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men in 2015 and after graduating from Cornell, Joseph moved back to Chicago to continue his professional and personal story. In 2024, Joseph graduated from the University of Chicago within the Master of Public Policy program and was named an Obama Scholar within the Obama Foundation's FY23 cohort.