Business Process Risk Manager

Grant Thornton (US); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a Process Risk Manager to help clients understand and address business risks with emphasis on risk, controls, and compliance across engagements. You’ll be supported by a national Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice to drive proactive and responsive risk work.

Your day-to-day includes evaluating processes for risk and control effectiveness, managing audits, and guiding improvements in IT and business processes while mentoring staff and coordinating with client

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, IT, MIS, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years in a similar consulting practice serving cross-industry clients.
• CPA/CISA/CISSP/CIA/CISM certification preferred.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 experience preferred.
• Experience with financial, operational, and system audits and control reviews.
• Strong client service, communication, organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review processes to assess business risk, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Manage internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing engagements for clients.
• Identify risks and evaluate and test business processes and controls.
• Build strong client relationships across management levels.
• Advise on IT and business process optimization, cost reduction, and fraud prevention.
• Lead engagement management: supervision, scheduling, budgets, and reviews.
• Support business development: proposals, thought leadership, conferences.
• Understand and manage firm risk on audits and proposals.
• Develop and mentor staff through reviews and coaching.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Client service

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or related field

CPA/CISA/CISSP/CIA/CISM certification

SOX 404 experience

Job description

As a Process Risk Manager, you will get the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients' business needs by helping them understand their business risks, and assist in addressing risk in both proactive and responsive contexts for the Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Review operational, financial, and technology processes to provide management with an individual assessment of business risk, internal control, and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the process as well as the risks associated with Sarbanes Oxley as it pertains to internal controls over financial reporting
• Manage internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing engagements for clients
• Manage the risk identification process and evaluation and testing of business processes and related controls
• Maintain a good working relationship with clients and work effectively with client management and staff at all levels
• Work closely with clients and staff to develop client and project risk assessments, implement opportunities, and recommendations regarding business and IT process optimization, profit improvement, cost reduction, fraud prevention, internal control, and compliance
• Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review and client management
• Manage business development activities, such as proposals, capture, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and/or other thought leadership material
• Understand and manage firm risk on audits and proposals
• Manage, develop, train, coach and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field is required
• Minimum 5+ years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level
• Certification required, CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA or CISM preferred
• Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 experience preferred
• Experience performing financial, operational, and system audits, as well as business process control reviews
• Ability to execute multiple engagements and completing priorities in a rapidly growing team environment
• Knowledge of audit-preparation software and an understanding of the impact of technology
• Exceptional client service, communication, analytical, organizational and project management skills
• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position is between $138,000 and $172,500. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.