Audit Director – Technology Delivery
At a glance
Director-level Audit & Controls role at Grant Thornton Advisors. Boston · full-time · $155,313–$165,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Bring existing automation, analytics and AI tools into audit, advisory and tax engagements, and build new solutions from discovery through launch
- Lead data collection and analysis to support audit evidence and uncover control gaps, duplicate work, fraud or policy violations
- Turn client data into dashboards and reports, then use the findings to recommend business and process improvements
- Oversee Azure data systems, application updates and project delivery with audit and IT stakeholders
- Review Associates’ and Interns’ work, coach them, and lead training on delivering and applying innovations
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, commerce or a related area, plus at least eight years in the offered role or tax and accounting work
- A CPA or ACA credential from the United States or another jurisdiction
- Hands-on experience with Arbutus, ACL, Alteryx, Azure, PowerShell or Automate, and Power BI
- Experience improving client-data quality, transforming and exploring data, building insights, and delivering workshop training
Who this fits
This director role suits someone who can lead technology-enabled audit work, guide junior team members and advise clients from their data. You must live within commuting distance of the assigned office and work there three days each week. Expect domestic travel for in-person meetings, client requirements gathering, inventory work or onsite support, at a stated ten percent.
From the employer
Job Title: Audit Director – Technology Delivery for Multiple Openings
Approved Locations: 53 State Street, Floor 16, Boston, MA 02109
Job Description:
Your day-to-day will include:
Assist engagement teams by delivering existing automations, analytics, and artificial intelligence (collectively referred to as “innovations”) into the audit, advisory, and tax service lines.
Develop custom automations, analytics, and artificial intelligence (“innovations”) to support audit, advisory, and tax engagements with an ability to work from needs analysis through development, test, and deployment.
Supervise the collection and analysis of data to support audit evidence, detect deficient controls, duplicated efforts, extravagance, fraud, or noncompliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
Consolidate and synthesize data into actionable visualizations and tabular analysis using dashboards and other reports, serving as a data-enabled business advisor to clients.
Ensure servicing of the client base to make recommendations on business improvements and process improvements as well as, mainly through the delivery of client insights on provided data files.
Manage our Microsoft Azure data lake and servers to produce analytic results.
Collaborate with stakeholders and parties across the Audit Practice and with Information Technology to ensure parties are accountable to project plans and delivery.
Manage the maintenance and enhancements of a variety of developed applications.
Manage client expectations concerning project deliverables and deadlines.
Conduct quality review of the work of the team of Associates and Interns, providing formalized feedback and coaching.
Develop and oversee classroom training on the delivery and then the application of innovations.
Attend professional development networking events and training seminars on a regular basis.
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
Requirement – Three or Four Year Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
Relevant experience – 8 years of progressively responsible experience in job offered or any tax/accounting related job titles.
Applicants must have experience in the following: (1) Arbutus Software; (2) developing workflows using Alteryx; (3) Microsoft Azure and Power Shell/Automate; (4) ACL Software; (5) Data quality assurance to assess data quality for client-provided data and utilizing data-based tools to improve the efficiency audit evidence gathering/synthesizing processes; (6) Data transformation and Data exploration and insight development (e.g., storytelling construction); (7) Power BI for developing visualizations; (8) Developing materials and delivering training to workshop audiences; and (9) Executing data stewardship and quality control processes including generating and soliciting maintenance enhancement opportunities.
CPA or Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) Certification required (US or other jurisdictions).
10% domestic travel required for an in-person meetings, gathering client requirements, conducting inventory or providing onsite support/resolutions for client escalation.
Must live within a commutable distance to the assigned Grant Thornton Office location to meet 3 days per week work from office requirement.
Compensation for role: $155,313 – $165,000 per year
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