IT Risk Senior Associate

Company: Grant Thornton International Ltd
Location: San Jose
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

As an IT 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. You'll collaborate with teams to execute and report on risk management, internal control and internal audit engagements that develop, assess, or improve the design and operating effectiveness of IT risk management and internal control activities.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:

• Actively participate in client engagements from start to completion, focusing on executing and reporting on project tasks such as co-sourced and outsourced IT internal audit, IT internal control assessments, IT risk management program assessments, tests of IT control design and effectiveness for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and other compliance requirements, and helping clients design and implement IT controls.
• Obtain an understanding of clients' industry, objectives, strategy, operations, processes, IT systems, and controls.
• Execute IT control design and effectiveness test procedures based on engagement scope and client environment risk factors.
• Bring an innovative and analytical mindset to help clients solve business issues and enable efficient project execution.
• Work with the project team and client to deliver services in accordance with project leadership and client expectations.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Advisory Business Lines (ABLs) and other Grant Thornton Service Lines (e.g., Audit Services and Tax Services).
• Meet or exceed performance metrics.
• Other duties as assigned.You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or related field.
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with a professional services firm or internal audit function.
  • CISA, CISSP, CISM, CPA certification preferred.
  • Understanding of IT risk management and cybersecurity standards (COBIT, NIST CSF, etc.).
  • Experience in assessing IT risk management and controls (IT general controls, application controls, etc.) for Internal Audit, SOX, or other activities.
  • Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards) and SAP ECC, S/4 HANA controls is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of IT general controls and external auditor focus areas.
  • Experience with GRC and IAM solutions is a plus.
  • Experience with operating systems, databases, and network components.
  • Experience with analytics and visualization tools (ACL, IDEA, Tableau, etc.).
  • Ability to manage multiple engagements and priorities.
  • Excellent client service, communication, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Visio and Office Suite.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.The base salary range in San Jose and San Francisco offices is between $101,200 to $151,800.
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