Chicago Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant

Protiviti•Chicago, IL

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant to join our growing team. As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans. You’ll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency. You’ll strengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network 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. At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value. This includes identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them to rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation, and enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of our clients’ technology risks through the use of analytics, AI, automation and other new tools and methods. We support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for our team, equipping our 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.

Requirements

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.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
Experience with or understanding of IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
Experience with commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
Ability to translate and communicate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Nice To Haves

Interest in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
Passion for building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
Inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
Contribution to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
Creating 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.
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.).
Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network.
Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions.
Professional certification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the successful completion of project work plans as a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants.
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.
At the direction of Managers, accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.
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.
Leverage AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
Perform documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Adoption assistance
Fertility assistance
Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
Short term disability
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.