Internal Audit Senior Consultant

Grant Thornton Ireland; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland seeks an IA Senior Consultant to plan and coordinate testing for audit areas, and to execute complex procedures including control design and operating effectiveness testing.

You will review workpapers, validate evidence, identify risks, and articulate findings for engagement leadership while collaborating with distributed teams across locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Risk, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years’ experience in internal audit, external audit, or risk advisory.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA, or CISA preferred or in progress.
• Familiarity with COSO internal control frameworks and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate testing activities for assigned audit areas.
• Execute complex audit procedures including control design and operating effectiveness testing.
• Review audit workpapers prepared by junior team members.
• Validate supporting documentation and ensure testing evidence is sufficient and appropriate.
• Identify control weaknesses, process risks, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Prepare structured findings and support the development of audit observations.
• Support walkthrough discussions and documentation of key processes.
• Monitor progress of testing activities against engagement timelines and delivery milestones.
• Communicate issues, risks, or delays promptly to engagement leadership.

Skills

Audit testing

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/Finance

CIA/CPA/ACCA/CISA preferred

Tools

COSO frameworks

Data analysis tools

Job description

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Plan and coordinate testing activities for assigned audit areas.
• Execute complex audit procedures including control design and operating effectiveness testing.
• Review audit workpapers prepared by junior team members.
• Validate supporting documentation and ensure testing evidence is sufficient and appropriate.
• Identify control weaknesses, process risks, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Prepare structured findings and support the development of audit observations.
• Support walkthrough discussions and documentation of key processes.
• Monitor progress of testing activities against engagement timelines and delivery milestones.
• Communicate issues, risks, or delays promptly to engagement leadership.

Capability Expectations

Audit Methodology & Technical Capability

• Strong understanding of internal audit methodologies, risk assessment principles, and control testing techniques.
• Ability to independently execute complex audit procedures and interpret results.

Quality Assurance

• Ensures audit documentation meets professional and methodological standards.
• Reviews workpapers for completeness, clarity, and supporting evidence.

Analytical Insight

• Connects testing results to underlying control effectiveness and risk exposure.
• Supports articulation of audit observations and improvement opportunities.

Communication & Distributed Team Collaboration

• Demonstrates strong written and spoken English communication skills suitable for professional services environments.
• Produces clear and concise documentation that enables efficient review by onshore engagement teams.
• Facilitates effective collaboration between offshore and onshore engagement team members.

Remote Delivery Discipline

• Coordinates testing workstreams within a distributed engagement delivery model.
• Maintains structured communication and status reporting to support engagement delivery across locations.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Risk, or related discipline.
• 3–5 years’ experience in internal audit, external audit, or risk advisory.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CPA, ACCA, or CISA preferred or in progress.
• Familiarity with common audit frameworks (e.g., COSO internal control frameworks).
• Experience with data analysis tools advantageous.
• Strong written and verbal English communication capability suitable for collaboration with international teams.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within global delivery or distributed engagement teams.
• Availability to work scheduled hours providing meaningful overlap with Irish business hours to support engagement collaboration.

Typical Engagement Contribution

IA Senior Consultants typically support engagements through:

• Ownership of defined audit workstreams
• Review and refinement of testing documentation
• Development of preliminary findings and issue articulation
• Coordination of testing across multiple process areas
• Supporting engagement managers in monitoring audit delivery