IT Risk & Controls Senior Associate

Grant Thornton (US); Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Risk Senior Associate to join our Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice in Chicago. You will help clients understand IT risks, design and test controls, and support internal audit engagements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with ABLs and other service lines, delivering timely service with strong client focus, and delivering innovative solutions that improve risk management and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field is required.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience with a professional services firm or internal audit.
• CISA, CISSP, CISM, CPA license/certification preferred.
• Understanding of IT risk management and cybersecurity risk management standards (COBIT, NIST CSF, etc.).
• Experience assessing IT control design and operating effectiveness for IT general controls and SOX.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client engagements from start to finish, focusing on IT internal audits and control assessments.
• Understand clients’ industry, objectives, processes, and IT systems.
• Execute IT control design and operating effectiveness testing per scope and risk factors.
• Provide innovative, analytical insights to improve project efficiency.
• Collaborate with teams across Advisory and other service lines and meet performance metrics.

Skills

Client service

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Project management

IT risk management

Education

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

Tools

ACL

IDEA

QlikView

QlikSense

Tableau

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Risk Senior Associate to join our Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice in Chicago. You will help clients understand IT risks, design and test controls, and support internal audit engagements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with ABLs and other service lines, delivering timely service with strong client focus, and delivering innovative solutions that improve risk management and compliance.