Houston Technology Audit & Advisory Experienced Consultant

Protiviti • Houston, TX

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Protiviti Career provides opportunities 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 an Experienced Consultant to join our growing Technology Audit & Advisory team. As an Experienced Consultant, you’ll be provided excellent training and meaningful mentorship to deepen your understanding of business processes and build technical skills. You’ll conduct interviews, compile, and analyze data, and document findings. Through interaction with client and project team personnel, you’ll develop professional relationships that contribute to exceptional client service. You’ll learn time and project management and take ownership of assignments. At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value. This includes identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them to rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation. We also focus on incorporating analytics, AI, automation and other new tools and methods in the execution of audit work for our clients, enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of our clients’ technology risks. We support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for our team, equipping our technology audit organization to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends. Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics, including: Cybersecurity, Cloud Assurance, Project Risk Advisory, Technology Risk Management and Assessment, IT General Controls (ITGC), AI and Data Governance, Data Privacy, Technology Regulations, Enterprise Applications, Technology Resilience, IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Emerging Technologies, 2nd Line Controls, Governance, and Technology Enablement.

Requirements

• Enjoy gathering, summarizing, and examining data.
• Motivated to learn and interested in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
• Passionate about contributing to client relationships and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
• Facilitate teamwork by contributing to team effort, sharing responsibility for team results, and exhibiting a positive attitude.
• Eager to learn the client’s business and industry which in turn helps you build out your business knowledge and skills.
• Interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
• Versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Experience with or understanding of IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Experience with or understanding of commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
• Experience with or understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
• 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.
• Exposure to and/or interest in analytics and technology enablement (automation, AI/ML etc.).
• Experience performing documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or business-related field).
• 1+ 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.
• Proficiency in Visio and Access.
• Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews, compile, and analyze data, and document findings.
• Develop professional relationships that contribute to exceptional client service through interaction with client and project team personnel.
• Learn time and project management and take ownership of assignments.
• Assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year)
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level