IT Risk Senior Associate — Hybrid & Impact

Grant Thornton (US); Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Risk Senior Associate in the United States. You will engage with client teams to assess IT risk, design and test internal controls, and support SOX compliance efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration across advisory services and a strong client-service mindset. Responsibilities include conducting IT control testing, understanding client environments, and delivering results with efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or related field required.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience with a professional services firm or internal audit function.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client engagements from start to finish, focusing on IT internal audit and IT controls testing.
• Understand clients’ industry, objectives, and IT environment to tailor risk-based work.
• Execute control design and operating effectiveness tests for IT controls and SOX compliance.
• Apply innovative, analytical approaches to improve project efficiency and risk assessment.
• Collaborate with project teams and client staff to meet expectations and deliver results.
• Travel as needed to serve clients and complete engagements.

Skills

IT risk management

Internal controls

SOX compliance

Auditing

Cybersecurity

GRC

IAM

Analytical thinking

Client service

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Oracle

PeopleSoft

JD Edwards

SAP ECC

S/4 HANA

GRC tools

ACL

IDEA

QlikView

QlikSense

Tableau

Spotfire

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Risk Senior Associate in the United States. You will engage with client teams to assess IT risk, design and test internal controls, and support SOX compliance efforts.

The role emphasizes collaboration across advisory services and a strong client-service mindset. Responsibilities include conducting IT control testing, understanding client environments, and delivering results with efficiency.