CyberCX - Senior Consultant - GRC

Accenture PLC; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks paid parental leave

Long & short-term career break options

Structured career development program

Local and international career options

Family Inclusive Workplace™

Flexible Work Arrangements

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Senior Consultant – GRC to deliver governance, risk and compliance projects for diverse clients in Australia. You will lead complex initiatives, mentor junior staff, and build strong client relationships while aligning with Accenture's values.

The role requires solid frameworks knowledge (NIST, PCI DSS, ISM), stellar communication, and the ability to translate risks into practical controls. A Bachelor in cyber security or related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor level qualification in cyber security or related field.
• Experience with governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to lead projects and mentor junior consultants.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, risk and compliance projects for clients.
• Identify cybersecurity risks and provide actionable remediation.
• Prepare high-quality reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with sales, solutions and marketing teams to support opportunities.
• Mentor consultants and drive quality outcomes.

Skills

Governance, Risk and Compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Leadership / mentoring

Cybersecurity risk management

Education

Bachelor level tertiary qualification in cyber security, forensics, or similar field

Tools

NIST

ISM

PCI DSS

Essential Eight

PSPF

Job description

The work we do matters

CyberCX, part of Accenture, protects and defends our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Find out more about us atwww.accenture.com.

About the Role

TheSeniorConsultant – GRChas a deep theoretical understanding of the Governance, Risk and Compliance domain that allows them to perform complex projects independently and actively contribute to the development of customer relationships.

TheSeniorConsultant –GRC is responsibledrivingquality outcomes to meet customer expectations. This includes the ability to lead and mentor other consultants that may support the Senior Security Consultant in meeting this objective.

KeyRoles&Responsibilities

• Work with our customer base toassistthem inidentifyingand effectivelymanaging cybersecurity risk


• Lead complex cyber security projectsin theGovernance, Risk and Compliance domain


• Prepare and present high-quality reports detailing security issues, makingrecommendations,andidentifyingsolutions


• Contribute to the development of customer relationships through direct customer supportandworking withCustomer Sales,Customer Solutionsand Marketing teams to support relevant activities


• Demonstrate strong alignment withCyberCXvalues to peers and customers.


• Actively collaborateacrossCyberCX, andcontinuously look for ways to add value. Facilitate communication,partnerships,and cross-pollination across the business to allow teams to better engage and servicecustomers.

Preferred Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Australian citizenship (and willingness to obtain security clearance)


• Experience across major security frameworks, including NIST, ISM, PCI DSS, Essential Eight and PSPF


• Bachelor level tertiary qualification in cyber security, forensics, or similar field


• Ideally having at least one major security certification (CISM, CISA, CISSP, ISO LA/LI)


• Minimum of 3 years of experience dealing with a diverse range of information / cyber security projects and challenges, preferably over a number of industry domains


• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills that enable them to actively contribute to the development of customer relationships


• Diplomatic, tactful, and empathic


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to build sustainable, scalable solutions and processes to meet complex operational problems


• A high performing and proficient consultant with a deep theoretical understanding of Governance, Risk and Compliance domain that allows them to perform complex projects independently


• Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner


• Attentive to detail, proactive and organised

Based on business requirements, candidates applying for this role can also be assessed for other opportunities within Accenture.

Benefits of working at Accenture:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave


• Long & short-term career break opportunities


• Structured career development program


• Local and international career opportunities.


• Certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace™


• Flexible Work Arrangements - centered around Accenture's Truly Human ethos and our commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our people.


• We are proud to be in the top 3 of last year’s Diversity & Inclusion Index!

We are a WORK180 Endorsed Employer.

All our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

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Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services - creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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At Accenture, our intention is to foster a culture and a workplace in which all of our people feel a sense of belonging and are respected and empowered to do their best work.

As part of our talent strategy, we hire and develop people who have different backgrounds, different perspectives and different lived experiences. These differences ensure that we have and attract the cognitive diversity to deliver a variety of perspectives, observations and insights which are essential to drive the innovation needed to reinvent, and we hold our leaders accountable for ensuring we have the most innovative and talented people in our industry.

We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process or have a preferred communication method, please email [e-mail] and cite the relevant Job Number, or contact us on [phone].

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