Chicago Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant

Protiviti • Chicago, IL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture . We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success . Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm . Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant to join our grow ing team . As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants a s you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans. You’ll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency. You’ll strengthen relationship s and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates.  At the direction of M anagers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables , and application of methodologies. At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on: Helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, to protect and lead enterprise value. Innovation: new ways of thinking and new ways of doing . Technology enablement: analytics, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and other new tools and methods. Staying current: building skills in all areas of evolving technology, including AI-driven solutions and emerging tech. Senior Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology related topics, including: IT General Controls (ITGC) IT Frameworks Cybersecurity Cloud Audit Data Governance & Privacy Enterprise Applications Technology Resilience Disaster Recovery IT SOX Analytics Emerging Technologies Control programs Technology Enablement

Requirements

• You enjoy identifying areas of business and technology risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency , increase performance, and help clients better utilize all technologies.
• You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
• You are passionate about build ing relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
• You c ontribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
• You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
• You have i nterest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
• Experience with or understanding of: IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network.
• Ability to translate and communicate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
• Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.
• E xperience performing documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline ( e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or b usiness- r elated f ield).
• 2 + years working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field , either in professional services or industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to and/or interest in: The latest trends and developments in data and technology, including high-growth topics of cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics etc.), disaster recovery, systems development methodologies etc.
• Analytics and technology enablement ( automation, AI/ML, intelligent audit tools, and cognitive technologies).
• Proficiency in PowerBI , Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions a plus .
• Professional c ertification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants
• Facilitate the successful completion of project work plans
• Identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency
• Strengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates
• Accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables , and application of methodologies

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability.
• We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions.
• We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year.
• Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees