Business Process Risk Senior Associate
About The Position
As a Process Risk Senior Associate in Grant Thornton’s Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice, you will help clients understand and address business risks in both proactive and responsive contexts. You will review operational, financial, and administrative processes to assess risk, internal controls, and process effectiveness and efficiency. You will learn about clients’ businesses, objectives, strategies, operations, processes, IT systems, service providers, and controls. You will participate in client engagements from planning through execution and reporting. Engagements may include co-sourced and outsourced internal audit, internal control assessments, enterprise risk management program assessments, SOX and other compliance control testing, and helping clients design and implement internal controls. You will also support engagement leadership with project management, supervise and mentor Associates and Interns, develop audit workplans and control tests, evaluate findings, and work with project teams and clients to deliver services consistent with expectations. The position follows a hybrid work model and requires in-person attendance at a Grant Thornton or client office. The posting gives two attendance expectations: at least two days per week in the qualifications section and at least three days per week in the later work-model description. Travel may be required as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, Business Intelligence, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of related work experience with a professional services firm or in a Risk Management or Internal Audit function.
- Experience assessing the design and operating effectiveness of enterprise or operational risk management programs and/or entity-level and business-process controls for Internal Audit, SOX compliance, SOC reporting, or other risk management, compliance, and assurance activities.
- Strong understanding of the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework (IIA IPPF), and/or current focus areas of external financial statement auditors.
- Ability to execute multiple engagements and manage priorities in a rapidly growing team environment.
- Strong client-service, communication, analytical, organizational, and project-management skills.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Visio and Office Suite applications.
- Ability to travel as needed.
Nice To Haves
- CIA, CPA, Six Sigma, or a related license or certification.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 experience.
Responsibilities
- Review operational, financial, and administrative processes to assess risk, internal controls, and overall process effectiveness and efficiency.
- Understand clients’ businesses, objectives, strategies, operations, processes, IT systems, service providers, and controls.
- Participate in client engagements from planning through execution and reporting, including internal audit, internal control, enterprise risk management, SOX compliance, and other assurance work.
- Support engagement Managers and Senior Managers/Directors with project management, including preparing and managing project plans, timelines, budgets, and status reports.
- Supervise, train, and mentor Associates and Interns; assess their performance and provide feedback.
- Develop and execute internal audit workplans and control test procedures based on engagement scope and client-environment risk factors.
- Apply knowledge of risk and control trends to evaluate the significance and risk of findings and develop recommendations.
- Work with project teams and clients to deliver services in accordance with project leadership and client expectations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Personalized and comprehensive benefits; specific offerings are provided on the company’s benefits website.
- Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility criteria.
- Work-location, weekly-schedule, and flex-time-off options.
- Support for work-life integration.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
