Attest Services-Process Senior Manager

Grant Thornton (US); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 198,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton LLP (US) in Philadelphia seeks a Senior Manager for Strategic Assurance and SOC services to oversee on-budget financial statement audits, support multiple engagement teams, and guide SOC 1–3 projects while maintaining high client service standards.

You will lead engagement management, apply frameworks such as SOC 1/2/3, HITRUST, HIPAA, and NIST, manage letters, budgets, and billing, and collaborate with senior leaders to drive firm strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, MIS or related field.
• 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in assurance/risk.
• SOC audit experience and leading multiple engagements.
• CPA, CISA, CISSP, CCSFP or CISM certification required.
• Travel up to 10% domestically and live within commutable distance to the Grant Thornton office.

Responsibilities

• Oversee on-budget financial statement audits and support multiple engagement teams.
• Communicate with clients to manage expectations and resolve issues.
• Lead SOC 1, 2, 3 projects and related attest services.
• Develop, improve, and maintain key operational processes for firm goals.
• Direct engagement management, billing, and budget responsibilities.
• Apply frameworks including SOC, HITRUST, HIPAA, NIST, and others.

Skills

SOC audits

Project management

Client communication

IT controls

Audit leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

SOC.X

Hyperproof

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:

Senior Manager – Strategic Assurance and SOC Services for Multiple Openings

Approved Locations:

2001 Market St., Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Job Description:

Your day-to-day will include:

• Use technical and leadership skills to oversee the completion of on-budget financial statement audits.
• Support multiple engagement teams concurrently to complete financial statement audits.
• Consistently listen and communicate with clients about engagement and service expectations; resolve technical and service issues quickly and thoroughly.
• Lead a full range of services to clients in accordance with Statement of Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 18.
• These services include readiness assessments, examination engagements, review engagements, agreed-upon procedures, and compliance attestations primarily focused on system and organization controls (SOC) 1, 2, 2+, and 3.
• Serve as key member of the senior leadership team responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining key operational processes to achieve firm strategies and goals.
• Direct all engagement management efforts to ensure the achievement of client delivery needs and delivery of high-value, client solutions.
• Direct SOC 1, 2, and 3 projects as well as other special attest reports in a wide variety of industries.
• Manage client administration including engagement letters, billings, and budgets.
• Manage SOC engagements and the presentation of SOC reports in compliance with firm and technical requirements.
• Assist clients in applying key frameworks including SOC 1, SOC 2, HITRUST, HIPAA, Sheltered Harbor, and NIST.
• Utilize a disciplined project management approach to manage projects and effectively communicate with team members and clients.
• Evaluate and test client-related business process and information technology controls and identify areas of risk for each.
• Apply current knowledge of information technology trends and systems processes to identify security and risk management issues, as well as other opportunities for overall process improvement.
• Collaborate with assigned team members and client personnel to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address technology-related controls risks and issues.
• Participate in the sales process including networking, proposals, and oral presentations.

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Require Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
• Relevant experience – 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any related assurance/finance/risk consultant job titles.
• Experience must have included: (1) SOC audit experience; (2) Delivering and managing multiple engagements in a public accounting firm; (3) Providing SOC services and leading audit engagement teams; (4) Preparing and reviewing audit working papers and audit reports; (5) Performing IT control and business process audit and business process control reviews; (6) Applying project management skills to effectively manage project status and timelines; (7) Utilizing audit-preparation software including SOC.X and Hyperproof platforms; and (8) working on contract renewal and reviewing fee adjustments.
• CPA, CISA, CISSP, CCSFP or CISM certification required (U.S. or other jurisdiction) required.
• 10% domestic travel to meet with clients or for internal company meetings.
• Must live within a commutable distance to the assigned Grant Thornton Office location to meet 3 days per week work from office requirement.

Compensation for role: $197,800 – $255,904 per year