Join our dynamic Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice as a Senior Associate in IT Risk Management, where you will play a crucial role in helping clients navigate their business risks. You will work alongside our talented team to enhance clients' understanding of their IT environments while addressing risks proactively and responsively. Enjoy the support and resources necessary for your professional growth and success.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Engaging actively in client projects from initiation to completion, focusing on IT internal audits, IT control assessments, and risk management programs.
- Understanding your clients' industries, objectives, strategies, and IT systems to deliver tailored solutions.
- Executing tests of IT control design and effectiveness, particularly for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and other requirements.
- Applying innovative and analytical approaches to problem-solving, enhancing efficiency in project execution.
- Collaborating with project teams and clients to ensure service delivery aligns with expectations.
- Cooperating with colleagues across various Advisory Business Lines and Grant Thornton Service Lines.
- Consistently meeting performance metrics and contributing to team goals.
- Fulfilling additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
- A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience with a professional services firm or within an internal audit function.
- Certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CPA are preferred.
- Familiarity with IT risk management and cybersecurity standards (e.g., COBIT, NIST CSF).
- Experience in assessing IT risk management and controls for internal audits and compliance activities.
- Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft) is a plus.
- Experience with SAP ECC, S/4 HANA, and associated controls is advantageous.
- Understanding of general IT controls and external financial statement audit focus areas.
- Proficiency in GRC and Identity and Access Management systems is beneficial.
- Experience with operating systems (OS/400, Windows, UNIX), databases (Oracle, SQL), and IT infrastructure components.
- Familiarity with analytics and visualization tools like ACL, IDEA, and Tableau is desirable.
- Strong client service, communication, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Visio and Office Suite applications.
- Willingness to travel as required.
The base salary range for this position is between $101,200 and $151,800.