Independence & Ethics Sr Associate

Grant Thornton • Chicago, IL

5h • $80,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Grant Thornton is seeking an Independence & Ethics Senior Associate to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

Requirements

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office tools
• Excellent written and oral communications
• Strong organization and project management skills, including interpersonal skills
• Team management of staff
• Problem Solving Skills: Resolve problems of team, appropriately identifying and escalating issues based on risk
• Agile: Ability to adapt and accept challenging situations and tasks and perform with the utmost professionalism
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 – 7 years of progressive audit, advisory or tax in a medium to large public accounting firm

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a professional standards or quality role is a plus
• CPA a plus

Responsibilities

• Ability to learn and apply independence and ethical standards to: Personal independence compliance, Audit/Attest clients and audit affiliate relationships, Nonaudit and business relationships, including partner rotation
• Assist personnel with various independence inquiries, including assisting with independence audits or review self-audit questionnaires and evaluating non-audit services and business relationships
• Assist in developing and maintaining various independence resources or publications
• Assist with the development of annual firm independence training or other related training requests Independence and Ethics receives from services lines
• Maintain active communication with the Independence and Ethics team while demonstrating strong project management skills while overseeing the efforts of multiple projects
• Motivated self-starter managing multiple projects simultaneously and competing priorities in a fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment by leading and collaborating

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance programs
• Employee assistance program
• Paid sick leave
• Paid firm holidays
• 401(k) savings plan
• Employee retirement plan
• Discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree