IT Audit, Cybersecurity & Risk Senior Consultant (Financial Services Focus)
About The Position
Baker Tilly is hiring a Senior Consultant for its Risk Advisory practice, with a focus on financial services. The role helps clients assess and manage risks, develop strategies, and achieve business objectives through expertise in risk, governance, internal audit, compliance, IT, and cybersecurity. The consultant works directly with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and systems, identify financial and operational risks, and help ensure technology risks are managed. The position involves client-facing advisory and assurance work across information technology risk, cybersecurity, IT strategy and governance, regulatory compliance, business continuity, third-party risk, IT general controls, application controls, and SOC reporting. The consultant evaluates processes and controls against industry frameworks, identifies gaps, recommends improvements, assists with implementing processes and controls, and supports internal audits and IT control assessments. The role also includes preparing executive summaries and final reports, maintaining engagement work papers, building client relationships, and continuing professional development. Travel to client sites and onsite work may be required.
Requirements
- Four-year degree.
- At least three years of experience.
- Excellent analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication, collaboration, and time-management skills.
- Flexibility to travel to client sites, including overnight travel as needed, up to 30%.
- Ability to work onsite at a client location three days per week as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in management/computer information systems, computer science, accounting information systems, computer engineering, industrial engineering, or a related program.
- CISA, CISSP, CISM, CIA, or CPA certification(s).
- Three or more years of IT audit or cybersecurity experience; prior IT SOX and IT FDICIA audit experience preferred.
- Experience as a client-serving professional for a consulting firm.
- Experience in financial services.
Responsibilities
- Work with client executives and management teams to understand their businesses and identify and manage financial and operational risks in business systems.
- Build in-depth knowledge of clients’ businesses and industries through direct client interaction across multiple aspects of engagements.
- Evaluate clients’ businesses, systems, and risks, and recommend business and process improvements based on their operations, processes, and objectives.
- Assist clients with implementing new processes and controls that address key risks.
- Assess, manage, and optimize information technology risk across cybersecurity, IT strategy and governance, regulatory and compliance requirements, and business continuity.
- Review client processes and controls against industry frameworks, identify design and execution gaps, and communicate issues and recommendations.
- Assist with developing audit programs and executing internal audits and IT control assessments involving IT strategy and governance; IT operations, business continuity and disaster recovery; cybersecurity; third-party risk; ITGC and application controls; SOC reporting; and regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Draft executive summaries and final client reports, and document and review engagement work papers in accordance with industry-accepted internal audit methodologies.
- Build client relationships and communicate effectively to provide superior client service.
- Develop knowledge and experience with a variety of technology environments, platforms, applications, and tools or utilities.
- Pursue ongoing learning and development through internal and external education, training, and cross-training.
- Network and build relationships internally and externally with clients.
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees.
- Upward career trajectory.
- Flexibility in how and where work is done.
- Resources and support for technical skills development and career growth.
- Education, training, and cross-training opportunities.
- Work-life balance encouraged through friendships, social activities, and team outings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
