Attest Services-Process Senior Manager
About The Position
This role is for a Senior Manager in Attest Services, focusing on Strategic Assurance and SOC Services. The position involves overseeing financial statement audits, supporting multiple engagement teams, and managing client relationships to meet engagement and service expectations. The Senior Manager will lead a range of services in accordance with SSAE 18, including readiness assessments, examination engagements, review engagements, agreed-upon procedures, and compliance attestations, with a primary focus on SOC 1, 2, 2+, and 3. The role also includes being a key member of the senior leadership team, responsible for developing and improving operational processes to align with firm strategies. Direct engagement management efforts to ensure client delivery needs are met and high-value solutions are provided. The Senior Manager will direct SOC 1, 2, and 3 projects, manage client administration (engagement letters, billings, budgets), and oversee the presentation of SOC reports. Assistance will be provided to clients in applying key frameworks such as SOC 1, SOC 2, HITRUST, HIPAA, Sheltered Harbor, and NIST. A disciplined project management approach is expected for managing projects and communication. The role involves evaluating and testing client business process and IT controls, identifying risks, and applying knowledge of IT trends to identify security and risk management issues. Collaboration with team members and clients on engagement strategy, objectives, and technology-related controls is crucial. Participation in the sales process, including networking, proposals, and presentations, is also a part of the responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
- 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any related assurance/finance/risk consultant job titles.
- Experience must have included: (1) SOC audit experience; (2) Delivering and managing multiple engagements in a public accounting firm; (3) Providing SOC services and leading audit engagement teams; (4) Preparing and reviewing audit working papers and audit reports; (5) Performing IT control and business process audit and business process control reviews; (6) Applying project management skills to effectively manage project status and timelines; (7) Utilizing audit-preparation software including SOC.X and Hyperproof platforms; and (8) working on contract renewal and reviewing fee adjustments.
- CPA, CISA, CISSP, CCSFP or CISM certification required (U.S. or other jurisdiction) required.
- 10% domestic travel to meet with clients or for internal company meetings.
- Must live within a commutable distance to the assigned Grant Thornton Office location to meet 3 days per week work from office requirement.
Responsibilities
- Use technical and leadership skills to oversee the completion of on-budget financial statement audits.
- Support multiple engagement teams concurrently to complete financial statement audits.
- Consistently listen and communicate with clients about engagement and service expectations; resolve technical and service issues quickly and thoroughly.
- Lead a full range of services to clients in accordance with Statement of Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 18.
- Serve as key member of the senior leadership team responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining key operational processes to achieve firm strategies and goals.
- Direct all engagement management efforts to ensure the achievement of client delivery needs and delivery of high-value, client solutions.
- Direct SOC 1, 2, and 3 projects as well as other special attest reports in a wide variety of industries.
- Manage client administration including engagement letters, billings, and budgets.
- Manage SOC engagements and the presentation of SOC reports in compliance with firm and technical requirements.
- Assist clients in applying key frameworks including SOC 1, SOC 2, HITRUST, HIPAA, Sheltered Harbor, and NIST.
- Utilize a disciplined project management approach to manage projects and effectively communicate with team members and clients.
- Evaluate and test client-related business process and information technology controls and identify areas of risk for each.
- Apply current knowledge of information technology trends and systems processes to identify security and risk management issues, as well as other opportunities for overall process improvement.
- Collaborate with assigned team members and client personnel to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address technology-related controls risks and issues.
- Participate in the sales process including networking, proposals, and oral presentations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
