Philadelphia Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant

Protiviti • Philadelphia, PA

19h • Hybrid

About The Position

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant to join their growing team. As a Senior Consultant, you will mentor, train, and coach Interns and Consultants, facilitating the successful completion of project work plans. You will identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency, and strengthen relationships by communicating, gaining trust, and networking with client personnel and professional associates. At the direction of Managers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies. Protiviti's Technology Audit & Advisory team focuses on helping clients manage risks associated with technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value. They focus on innovation by identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation. They also focus on technology enablement by incorporating analytics, AI, automation, and other new tools and methods in the execution of audit work for clients, enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of clients’ technology risks. The team supports a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for its team, equipping the technology audit organization to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends. Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics, including Cybersecurity, Cloud Assurance, Project Risk Advisory, Technology Risk Management and Assessment, IT General Controls (ITGC), AI and Data Governance, Data Privacy, Technology Regulations, Enterprise Applications, Technology Resilience, IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Emerging Technologies, 2nd Line Controls, Governance, and Technology Enablement.

Requirements

• Experience with or understanding of IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Understanding of commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
• Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or business-related field).
• 2+ years working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.

Nice To Haves

• Enjoy identifying areas of business and technology risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency, increase performance, and help clients better utilize all technologies.
• Motivated to learn and interested in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
• Passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
• Inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
• Contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
• Create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
• Interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
• Versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Exposure to and/or interest in the latest trends and developments in data and technology, including high-growth topics of cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics etc.), disaster recovery, systems development methodologies etc.
• Exposure to and/or interest in analytics and technology enablement (automation, AI/ML etc.).
• Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, train, and coach Interns and Consultants.
• Facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.
• Identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Strengthen relationships and deepen abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates.
• Accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies (at the direction of Managers).
• Assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics.
• Evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret data.
• Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network.
• Translate and communicate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
• Perform documentation of findings and summarize recommendations.
• Supervise teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverages
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
• Life and accident insurance
• Adoption and fertility assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
• Short/long term disability
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year)
• 11 paid holidays each calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior