Strategic Assurance and SOC Services Associate - Summer 2026

Grant Thornton LLP • New York, NY

75d • $97,200

About The Position

SASS Associates are responsible for delivering engagements ranging from Readiness Assessments performed under consulting standards to examinations performed under attestation standards. Readiness Assessments include working with your organization to define the scope of the system subject to the examination, collaborate with process and control owners to help identify the relevant controls and identify any gaps within the system so that management can remediate them before pursuing an examination. Examinations range from SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports to HIPAA and HITRUST projects. What is common across the portfolio of work is the collaboration with our clients to help identify business process and information technology controls to mitigate the Company's risk.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Technology, MIS or related field. A Master's degree is a plus.
• Minimum major and overall GPA of 3.0/4.0 preferred
• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel 20%-50% as required
• Desire to pursue CPA, CISA, CIA license/certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Work with the client to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address business risks and issues and supporting controls
• Apply current knowledge of trends to identify business risk management issues and other opportunities for improvement
• Test and evaluate business processes and information technology controls to mitigate risk
• Execute assigned client engagements from start to completion of business process and information systems
• Participate in client status updates
• Draft client deliverables
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of assigned client operations, processes and business objectives, and then utilize that knowledge on assigned engagements
• Participate in recruiting efforts as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Base salary of $97,200 per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree