Business Process Risk Senior Associate (SOX and Internal Audit)
At a glance
Senior Audit & Controls role at Grant Thornton Advisors. Charlotte · full-time · $101,200–$129,030 base.
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What you'll do
- Review clients’ operational, financial and administrative workflows to judge risk, controls, and how well they work
- Plan, carry out and report on client projects, including internal audits, SOX control testing and risk program reviews
- Build audit workplans and control tests around each engagement’s scope and client risk factors
- Coordinate project plans, schedules, budgets and status updates with engagement leaders
- Guide associates and interns, assess their work, and share feedback and training
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, IT, MIS, business intelligence or a related area
- At least two years of related work with a professional services firm or in risk management or internal audit
- Experience evaluating control design and effectiveness in internal audit, SOX, SOC reporting or related assurance work
- A solid grasp of COSO’s internal control framework, IIA practices or current external audit focus areas
- Proficiency with Microsoft Visio and Office applications
Who this fits
This senior associate role suits someone who can juggle client engagements, analyze control findings and communicate recommendations. You’ll supervise and mentor associates and interns. The hybrid role requires in-person attendance at least two days each week, at a Grant Thornton or client office, and travel as needed.
From the employer
As a Process Risk Senior Associate, you will get the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients' business needs by helping them understand their business risks, and assist in addressing risk in both proactive and responsive contexts for the Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.
From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
- Review operational, financial, and administrative processes to assess risk, internal control, and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the process.
- Obtain an understanding of clients’ business, objectives, strategy, operations, processes, IT systems, service providers and controls.
- Actively participate in client engagements from start to completion, which includes planning, executing, and reporting. Common engagements include but are not limited to co-sourced and outsourced internal audit, internal control assessments, enterprise risk management program assessments, tests of control design and operating effectiveness for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other compliance requirements, and helping clients design and implement internal controls
- Support engagement Manager and/or Senior Manager/Director in project management activities, such as preparing and managing engagement project plans, timelines, budgets, and status reporting
- Supervise, train, mentor Associates and Interns on engagements, assess performance and provide feedback
- Develop and execute internal audit workplans and control test procedures based on engagement scope, and client environment risk factors.
- Apply knowledge of risk and control trends to evaluate findings for significance, risk and develop recommendations
- Work with project team and client to deliver services in accordance with project leadership and client expectations
- Other duties as assigned
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, Business Intelligence, or related field required
- Minimum 2 years of related work experience with a professional services firm or as part of a Risk Management or Internal Audit function
- CIA, CPA, Six Sigma, or related license/certification preferred; Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 experience preferred
- Experience assessing the design and operating effectiveness of enterprise or operational risk management programs, and/or entity-level and business process controls for Internal Audit, SOX compliance, System & Organization Control (SOC) reporting, or other risk management, compliance, and assurance activities
- Strong understanding of COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), the Institute of Internal Auditors International Professional Practices Framework (IIA IPPF), and/or current focus areas of external financial statement auditors (completeness and accuracy of key reports, level of precision, etc.)
- Ability to execute multiple engagements and completing priorities in a rapidly growing team environment
- Exceptional client service, communication, analytical, organizational and project management skills
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Visio and Office Suite applications
- Can travel as needed
- Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least two days per week, either at the GT office or client office.
The base salary range for this position is between $101,200 and $129,030. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate
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