Consultant - IT Audit (Risk Advisory)

The IT Audit Consultant/ Senior Consultant will be responsible for delivering a full range of IT audit and risk services to our clients, as well as all phases of assigned projects and engagement management for multiple clients.

What you’ll be doing:

• Take a leading role in delivery a variety of client engagements including IT Risk Assessments, IT Audit Planning, Application reviews/ assessments, Governance Risk & Compliance, Network Configuration, Database Configuration Reviews, Data Analytics, SOD Analysis and Business Process Understanding.
• Work with organizations to identify and manage business process and IT risks within their strategy execution model.
• Assist clients in applying key frameworks.
• Execute assigned client engagements from start to completion, which includes the overall planning, execution, direction, and completion of engagements and managing the engagements to budget.
• Manage the day-to-day aspects of engagements, including managing multiple work streams simultaneously and re-prioritizing tasks when unanticipated issues arise.
• Evaluate and test client-related business process and IT controls and identify areas of risk for each.
• Apply current knowledge of IT trends and systems processes to identify security and risk management issues, as well as other opportunities for overall process improvement.
• Work with assigned team members and client personnel to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address technology-related controls risks and issues.
• Maintain professionalism and rapport with clients. Proactively interact with key client management to manage expectations, help ensure client satisfaction, meet client deadlines, and resolve any problems.
• Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
• Assist Grant Thornton Partners and senior management on proposals and business development calls.
• Maintain certification (CISA, CISSP, CISM etc.) and compliance with firm CPE requirements.

Who we're looking for:

• A Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology-related field is required.
• Two to five (2-5) years of related work experience in IT audit within a similar consulting practice, a Big 4 firm, or a large CPA firm servicing cross-industry clients is preferred.
• Security experience or information security training is required.
• Other areas of expertise needed should include some of the following: access control software, security architecture and administration, Internet use/firewalls, network security awareness and enforcement, security policies and standards, operating systems, and databases.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships, are expected.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment is required.
• Ability to document testing in a highly detailed and exacting manner is expected.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills are required.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills are required.
• Excellent computer software skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications, are expected.
• CISA, CISSP, or CISM license/certification is preferred.