IT Risk Senior Associate — IT Controls & Assurance

Grant Thornton (US); San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Risk Senior Associate in San Francisco to help clients understand and address IT risks, internal controls, and SOX compliance. You will participate in co-sourced and outsourced engagements, assess ERP and IT controls, and support risk management programs across client environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with advisory teams, delivering tests, and reporting findings with an analytical mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience at a professional services firm or internal audit.
• CISA/CISSP/CISM/CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client engagements from start to finish with IT internal controls and SOX testing.
• Assess IT risk management and control design across ERP/IT landscapes.
• Execute control design and operating effectiveness tests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other service lines.
• Travel as needed.

Skills

IT risk management

Internal controls

SOX compliance

COBIT/NIST CSF

ERP controls

GRC IAM

IT audits

Analytics tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS

Tools

SAP

Oracle

SAP ECC/S/4HANA

BASIS & security

ACL/IDEA

Tableau/Power BI/Qlik

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking an IT Risk Senior Associate in San Francisco to help clients understand and address IT risks, internal controls, and SOX compliance. You will participate in co-sourced and outsourced engagements, assess ERP and IT controls, and support risk management programs across client environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration with advisory teams, delivering tests, and reporting findings with an analytical mindset.