IT Risk Advisory Senior

Schneider Downs; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health Insurance

20+ days PTO

Flex Fridays

Parental leave

401(k) plans

CPA exam bonus

Education assistance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Schneider Downs is seeking an IT Risk Advisory Senior to join their Consulting group, delivering cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management services to clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500. You’ll work with CISOs and CFOs, applying data analytics and risk assessments to improve controls and governance.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring staff, and developing innovative solutions within a hybrid work model that supports work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of two years of consulting experience performing internal audit, IT audit or risk advisory consulting services.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day activities of IT audit engagements for clients, including system development, readiness assessments, and/or platform reviews within multiple industries.
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout the business cycle.
• Proactively interact with client’s key management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
• Become a trusted advisor to our clients to help them be successful.
• Utilize data extraction, data analytics, and data visualization tools to bring insight to clients.
• Support the continued growth of the IT Risk Advisory practice by developing thought leadership, refining content and methodologies, as well as researching and developing new and emerging solutions (AI, RPA, etc.).
• Led diverse teams of cross-practice professionals that may include internal audit, cyber, external audit, fraud/forensics, and technology development/implementation.
• Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns.
• Educate our shareholders, managers, and staff regarding IT Risk Advisory service offerings and capabilities.

Skills

IT audit

Data analytics

Client engagement

Mentoring

Regulatory frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or MIS

Tools

Oracle

SQL

IDEA

ACL

Job description

As a trusted advisor in the professional services industry, you know what matters most to clients: Big thinking with a personal focus. You also know what matters most to your own success, including: career growth, work-life flexibility, leadership that cares about your ability to succeed, the opportunity to give and receive one‑on‑one coaching and mentoring, as well as learning opportunities that inspire professional development. Experience them all at Schneider Downs, where we’ve been providing accounting, tax, consulting, business advisory and wealth management services through our team of innovative thought leaders for over 65 years. Start building a career with people motivated to help you succeed—and enjoy more of what counts.

Our growing IT Risk Advisory Services practice, a specialty area within our Consulting group, provides a wide array of service offerings, including Cybersecurity (NIST, CMMC, maturity assessments, etc.), Compliance Assessments (PCI, GDPR ISO, COBIT, HITRUST, HIPAA, etc.), Third Party Risk Management (program development and Implementation, detailed assessments, etc.), IT Governance and Risk Assessments, SOX Advisory, and SOC1/SOC2 readiness assessments and reporting.

As an IT Risk Advisory Senior, you will work as a member of the engagement team and work closely with CISO’s, CIO’s, CFO’s, CAE’s, and other stakeholders for small technology start‑ups to global Fortune 500 public registrants to provide world class solutions and solve their complex IT risk management needs. You will be part of a learning culture that values quality and integrity, where you’ll be supported by Schneider Downs professionals.

We understand the importance of work-life balance. That’s why we’ve embraced a hybrid work model, allowing you to enjoy the flexibility of working from home as well as in the office.

Learn more about what it’s like working at Schneider Downs here: https://tinyurl.com/5n987mj8

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support the day-to-day activities of IT audit engagements for clients, including system development, readiness assessments, and/or platform reviews within multiple industries
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of technology controls throughout the business cycle
• Proactively interact with client’s key management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements
• Become a trusted advisor to our clients to help them be successful
• Utilize data extraction, data analytics, and data visualization tools to bring insight to clients
• Support the continued growth of the IT Risk Advisory practice by developing thought leadership, refining our content and methodologies, as well as researching and developing new and emerging solutions (AI, RPA, etc.)
• Led diverse teams of cross‑practice professionals that may include internal audit, cyber, external audit, fraud/forensics, and technology development/implementation
• Supervise, train, and mentor staff and interns
• Educate our shareholders, managers, and staff regarding IT Risk Advisory service offerings and capabilities

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Management Information Systems
• Minimum of two years of consulting experience performing internal audit, IT audit or risk advisory consulting services

Preferred

• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley 404 compliance assessments and remediation efforts
• CISA, CISM, or CISSP is preferred, as well as CCSFP, CDPSE, CTPRA, CTPRP, or other similar certifications from organizations such as ISACA
• Solid understanding of relevant regulations, industry best practices and frameworks (e.g., FFIEC, NIST, COSO, CIS, COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA and GLBA) as well as the ability to apply these requirements to organizational internal control environments
• Experience in IT, manufacturing, higher education, energy, insurance, financial services and/or retail/consumer products industries
• Prior experience auditing various mainstream and custom ERP applications
• Prior experience with a variety of database management systems including Oracle, SQL and other open‑source technologies
• Working knowledge of data analytics software such as IDEA or ACL

WHERE CULTURE COUNTS

At Schneider Downs, our culture is our identity. And it’s our culture of care that makes us unique. Even as we grow, we work hard to retain this culture to continuously promote a positive, supportive work environment through our core values: Care & Respect, Integrity, Be Great, Adaptive and We Not Me.

ENJOY MORE OF THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST

• Competitive compensation
• Insurance, including health, dental, and vision, that begin on day one
• 20+ days of paid time off and 13 paid holidays
• Flex Fridays and office closures for summer and winter breaks
• Parental leave, family care leave, and volunteer time
• 401(k) plans and profit sharing
• CPA exam bonus, education assistance program, and pet insurance

A PLACE WHERE INCLUSIVITY COUNTS

Schneider Downs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. We believe a culture of care that celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion contributes to a better company, better client services, and a better world.

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