Risk Advisory Intern - Summer 2027

Grant Thornton•San Francisco, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Grant Thornton's Advisory professionals are progressive thinkers who create, protect, and transform value today, so our clients have the opportunity to thrive and grow. Our advisory practice creates holistic solutions delivered by innovative, curious professionals who bring technical depth and industry insight to our clients. Within our Cyber & Risk Solution Family, Risk Advisory helps organizations grow with confidence by delivering agile, technology-enabled risk services that strengthen resilience, improve business performance, and unlock new opportunities. We work with complex organizations to assess, transform, and operate internal controls, risk management, compliance and Internal Audit activities, programs, and functions. Risk Advisory Interns are responsible for working on client engagements, including assessing business and information technology processes and system internal controls, executing enterprise, operational, information technology and third-party risk management and compliance programs, and executing internal audit plans, including information technology internal audits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS or related field.
Overall GPA of 3.0/4.0.
Available to travel at least 25% as required.
Ability to work additional hours as needed.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Ability to learn, understand and work across various industries and functional areas within an organization.
Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal), presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Strong technical aptitude, complex analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Effective project and time management skills.
Ability to work in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, performance-driven team environment.
Enthusiasm to learn through a combination of structured, on-the-job and self-directed training.
Ability to work efficiently and effectively independently and in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Desire to pursue CPA, PMP, CISA, CIA, CISSP, CAMS, CISM, or other relevant license/certification preferred.
Desire to pursue applicable professional license/certification as outlined above.

Responsibilities

Understand, document, and assess various client operations, processes, systems, controls, and programs, and identify opportunities for improvement
Assist with conducting risk assessments to inform enterprise risk, operational risk and third-party risk management projects, programs and internal audit plans.
Assess transactions, processes, systems, and controls to support assessments, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other regulatory compliance, and internal audit projects.
Obtain and analyze data, identify trends, and visualize results using commercially available analytics solutions.
Leverage analytics, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and other technology aids to advance your understanding, drive throughput on project objectives, and deliver client services efficiently and effectively.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with team members and clients, and work effectively with client personnel at all levels.
Collaborate closely with team members and clients to understand project approach, identify and manage project risks, execute assigned project responsibilities, and recommend opportunities to improve processes, internal controls, risk management, and compliance.
Obtain an understanding of relevant industry trends, business objectives, operations, processes, systems, etc. applicable to assigned client projects
Assist with business development activities including conducting research, contributing to proposals, and other activities as appropriate.
Participate in Firm activities such as recruiting, training, officewide activities, and more.
Other duties as assigned.