Chicago Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant

About the Role

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Senior Consultant to join our growing team. As a Senior Consultant, you will mentor, train, and coach Interns and Consultants while facilitating the successful completion of project work plans. You’ll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency, strengthen client relationships, and deepen your ability to communicate and network with client personnel and professional associates.

At the direction of Managers, you may take responsibility for decision-making in areas such as establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.

In Technology Audit & Advisory, we help clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value through innovation, technology enablement, and staying current with emerging trends and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on technology-related topics, including:
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cloud Assurance
  • Project Risk Advisory
  • Technology Risk Management and Assessment
  • IT General Controls (ITGC)
  • AI and Data Governance
  • Data Privacy
  • Technology Regulations
  • Enterprise Applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics)
  • Technology Resilience
  • IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
  • Emerging Technologies
  • 2nd Line Controls Governance
  • Technology Enablement
• Identify areas of business and technology risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency and performance.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, providing exceptional experiences.
• Lead project management and team leadership initiatives.
• Foster a positive team culture with open communication.
• Create development opportunities for team members.
• Leverage AI to enhance personal productivity and internal audit/SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
• Develop audit deliverables such as process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Apply internal control frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL).
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions, particularly technology implications.
• Evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret data.
• Communicate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
• Supervise teams, including mentoring, oversight, and review of work.
• Document findings and summarize recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or business-related field).
• 2+ years of experience in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
• Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Python, and/or RPA Solutions is a plus.
• Professional certification such as CIA, CRMA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, or similar is preferred.

Skills

• Experience with IT audit methodologies and developing audit deliverables.
• Understanding of internal control frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL).
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and compliance methodologies.
• Exposure to or interest in trends in data and technology, including cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications, disaster recovery, and systems development methodologies.
• Ability to evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret data.
• Strong communication skills to translate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
• Supervisory experience, including mentoring, oversight, and team coordination.

Work Environment

Protiviti practices a hybrid workplace model, combining in-person work with remote flexibility. The ratio of remote to in-person work varies by client, project, and team. You may work in local Protiviti offices or on client sites, which could include local or out-of-state travel based on project needs and client requests.

Pay

Starting salary range: $90,000 - $134,000, based on experience, skills, and geographic work location. The annual bonus plan provides eligible employees with additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities, with a target bonus of 10%. Estimated total cash range: $99,000 - $147,400.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverages.
• FSA and HSA healthcare accounts.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Adoption and fertility assistance.
• Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% of contributions.
• Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (up to 20 days per calendar year for new hires).
• Up to 11 paid holidays per calendar year.