Risk and Advisory Services Associate Consultant | 2025

CBIZ; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CBIZ seeks a technology and cybersecurity specialist to perform security assessments and compliance activities for various clients. This role demands a proactive individual with analytical skills and relevant experience, including client-facing interaction and project management. The ideal candidate will possess both integrity and technical expertise, ensuring high-quality services are delivered. Remote working capabilities are available, with less than 25% travel expected.

Qualifications

• 1 year of hands-on experience in technology or cybersecurity.
• Relevant professional certification such as Security+, CISSP, CISA preferred.
• Ability to travel based on client and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform security assessments using NIST, ISO frameworks.
• Identify and communicate security risks and concerns.
• Engage with clients, delivering quality services on time.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Integrity

Technical proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Bachelor's degree in a technology or business field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Active Directory

Multifactor Authentication

Job description

CBIZ, Inc. is a leading professional services advisor to middle market businesses and organizations nationwide. With unmatched industry knowledge and expertise in accounting, tax, advisory, benefits, insurance, and technology, CBIZ delivers forward-thinking insights and actionable solutions to help clients anticipate what's next and discover new ways to accelerate growth. CBIZ has more than 10,000 team members across more than 160 locations in 22 major markets coast to coast.

CBIZ strives to be our team members’ employer of choice by creating an environment where team members are appreciated, recognized for their contributions, and provided with opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally, throughout their careers.

Together, CBIZ and CBIZ CPAs are ranked as one of the top providers of accounting services in the United States. CBIZ CPAs is an independent CPA firm that provides audit, review and attest services, while CBIZ provides business consulting, tax and financial services. In certain jurisdictions, CBIZ CPAs operates under its previous name, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

• Perform security assessment and compliance activities using NIST, CSC, ISO and other related frameworks.
• Create workpapers and reports accurately portraying client evidence.
• Engage with client projects for a variety of clients and industries, consistently delivering quality client services within expected timeframes and on budget.
• Work with sense of urgency and the ability to shift focus as needed throughout the day.
• Identify, evaluate, and effectively communicate significant exposures to security risks, breakdowns in controls, and other related concerns.
• Communicate in writing findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Successfully balance multiple projects at once, regularly communicating status and issues to CBIZ management and Managing Directors.
• Support the research of emerging technology, requisite security requirements, emerging threats, and develop a way-forward to meet organizational goals.
• Research security standards, security systems, and authentication protocols, and keep abreast with the latest trends in the cybersecurity industry.
• Understand effective information technology processes, including best practices and internal control approaches.
• Interact with and effectively communicate with clients or other third parties as necessary.
• Manage conflict with clients and/or team members in a professional, confident manner.
• Develop relationships with team members across the firm to better serve client needs.
• Assist the firm through participating in training, company-wide projects, and human resource initiatives.
• Accurately represent and record project time and expenses.
• Meet/exceed defined contribution goals for services you will deliver.
• The ability to “work from anywhere” as this role is remote/virtual in nature.
• Travel is estimated to be less than 20-25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of hands-on experience in a technology or cybersecurity-based industry.
• A bachelor’s degree in a technology or business field or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in a client-facing role.
• A relevant professional certification such as Security+, CISSP, CISA, CISM, Microsoft MCSE, Azure, ISO 27001 Auditor and/or Lead Implementer.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001/2 as much of our consulting and collaboration is around ISO 27001.
• Familiar with technologies such as: Active Directory, Federation, Multifactor Authentication, SSO, IDS, IPS, Host Based Firewalls, WAF (Web Application Firewall), DNS, DHCP, HTTPS/TLS, SSH, SMTP, Syslog, Key Management, PKI, Tokens, SAML, OAUTH.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Possess integrity, principles, and work ethic.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Applicants must be able to pass a background check.

Qualifications Required

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1 year of relevant experience
• Must be able to work in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing throughout all levels of organization, both internally and externally
• Proficient use of applicable technology
• Must be able to travel based on client and business needs

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