Experienced Associate, Cyber

BDO USA, Llp; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO USA, LLP is seeking an Experienced Associate, Cyber to participate in compliance, security, and technology consulting engagements for clients across financial services and other sectors. You will work with teams to assess PCI, NIST, ISO, and SOX controls, prepare reports, and support remediation efforts.

Travel up to 30% may be required. Ideal candidates have 1+ year in compliance/tech advisory, strong communication, and the ability to engage with client personnel at all levels.

Qualifications

• One (1) or more years' experience working with any compliance framework.
• One (1) year of prior experience in management consulting, technology advisory, or technology project management, preferred.
• Prior experience working within a national consulting organization or professional services, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage client projects and advise on compliance and security issues, remediation, and resolutions.
• Draft client reports and presentations outlining necessary updates for compliance.
• Develop initial project plans and participate in planning sessions and client testing.
• Identify and prioritize risks, assess likelihood and impact.
• Review and document internal controls against PCI, NIST, ISO, and SOX standards.
• Coordinate with other practices and travel up to 30% as needed.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Strong organizational skills

Deadline-driven

Multi-task in team or independent work

Client interaction at all levels

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Accounting, or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Suite

Job description

Job Summary:

The Experienced Associate, Cyber is responsible to participate and assist in compliance, security and technology consulting related engagements, including, IT Controls, IT Due-Diligence, IT Vendor Management, assessing business environments based on security frameworks such as PCI, NIST, ISO, and SOX, at the direction of the compliance and security engagement team leads. This role will interact with client personnel, thus good communication skills and a strong presence are needed.

Job Duties:

• Works with internal teams to directly engage client projects and consults around compliance and security issue, needs, remediation and make recommendations for resolution
• Drafts reports or presentations to client showing the updates needed to ensure their systems are operating for compliance
• Works with team on creating initial project plans for client, participating in planning sessions and attending meetings and testing for client projects
• Identifies and prioritizes risks and assesses the impact and likeliness of occurrence
• Participates in the review, validation, observation, and documentation of internal controls based on frameworks such as Payment Card Industry (PCI); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) IT standards
• Assists in evaluation of observations and providing possible solutions for and courses of action and to achieve best results based on the client business needs
• Prepares reports for client, highlighting work performed, issues identified and possible solutions/ recommendations
• Coordinates with other BDO practices in relation to technical issues and other due diligence project components in conjunction with the engagement lead
• Travels up to 30% of the time as necessary
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED, required
• Bachelor's degree with a focus in Computer Science, Information Security, Accounting, or Finance, preferred

Experience:

• One (1) or more years' experience working with any sort of compliance framework, required
• One (1) year of prior experience in management consulting, technology advisory, or technology project management, preferred
• Prior experience working within a national consulting organization or professional services, preferred

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, required
• Experience with Google Suite, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to identify issues and anomalies through review of supporting information
• Solid organizational skills, especially ability to meet project deadlines with a focus on details
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and contribute to multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to participate in a team environment on engagements
• Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the client and BDO

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

California Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Colorado Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Illinois Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Maryland Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Minnesota Range: $75,000 - $85,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Washington Range: $75,000 - $85,000
Washington DC Range: $75,000 - $85,000

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