Audit – Director – Audit Process & Quality for Multiple Openings

Grant Thornton (US); St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) in St. Louis seeks an Audit Director focused on Audit Process & Quality for multiple openings. You will collaborate with stakeholders to validate our SoQM understanding and support testing, monitoring, and remediation efforts.

The role requires CISA certification, GAAS/ISQM 1/PCAOB knowledge, and IT audit experience, with a preference for those living near St. Louis and willing to travel up to 15% domestically.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, MIS, Electronic Engineering, Business Administration, or foreign equivalent.
• 6+ years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in risk/audit/advisory roles.
• Experience in control software, security architecture, network security, operating systems, and databases; GAAS, ISQM 1, and PCAOB standards; auditing tools including Smartsheet and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the firm to validate the understanding of our Audit & Assurance System of Quality Management (SoQM).
• Provide independent perspective on risks to SoQM and document and test quality processes and policies.
• Develop and execute monitoring plans; review monitoring plans for the QMR team and ensure documentation is appropriate.
• Serve as a point of contact for SoQM areas to aid in testing and issue management.
• Maintain active communication with process/response owners to manage expectations, testing, and remediation efforts.
• Consult with owners to perform root cause analysis, develop recommendations on improvements, and serve as a risk controls advisor.
• Assist in developing and presenting reports to stakeholders regarding results and suggested improvements.
• Assist with creating training materials and a centralized resource center to support the ISQM 1 Testing Program.
• Escalate issues to Quality Management Compliance leadership on known gaps or issues.

Skills

CISA certification

GAAS

ISQM 1

PCAOB standards

Security architecture

Databases

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/MIS/Electronic Engineering/Business Admin

Tools

Smartsheet

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Audit - Director - Audit Process & Quality for Multiple Openings

Approved Locations: 231 S. Bemiston Ave, Suite 600, St. Louis, MO 63105

Job Description

Your day-to-day will include:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across the firm to validate the understanding of our Audit & Assurance System of Quality Management (SoQM).
• Provide independent perspective on risks to our SoQM and consider evolving response needs. Collaborate with key stakeholders within the firm to understand quality risks, processes, and firm policies and procedures to ensure these are appropriately documented and tested.
• Develop and execute monitoring plans. Review monitoring plans performed by staff on the Quality Monitoring and Remediation (QMR) team and ensure documentation is appropriate.
• Serve as a point of contact for a variety of SoQM areas to aid in testing and issue management.
• Maintain active communication with process/response owners to manage expectations, complete testing, and monitor remediation efforts.
• Consult and work with response/process owners to perform root cause analysis, develop recommendations on business/process improvements and serve as a risk controls advisor.
• Assist in developing and presenting reports to various stakeholders regarding results and suggested improvements.
• Assist with creating training materials and a centralized resource center of established and approved content to support the ISQM 1 Testing Program.
• Escalate issues to the Quality Management Compliance leadership or other relevant parties on known gaps or issues.

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Requirement - Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, Business Administration, a related field, or a foreign equivalent.
• Relevant experience - 6 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any risk/audit/advisory related job titles.
• Experience must include: Applicants must possess experience in the following: (1) control software, security architecture, network security, operating systems (Windows, UNIX, AS400, Mainframe), and databases; (2) GAAS, ISQM 1, and PCAOB standards; (3) auditing tools including Smartsheet and Power BI; (4) training and teaching team members, ensuring knowledge transfer and skill development; (5) implementing Information Technology (IT) testing solutions and processes to support financial audits; (6) IT audit internal controls in a Public Accounting firm; and (7) designing, developing, testing, and implementing controls during system implementations.
• CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certification required.
• Less than 15% domestic travel required for trainings or firm 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: $198,000 - $200,000 per year