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.

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
  • 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 efforts, fostering open communication among engagement team members.
• Create development opportunities for team members to improve client and community outcomes.
• Leverage AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
• Develop and deliver audit deliverables such as process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Communicate technology topics and audit issues effectively to client personnel, including executives.
• Supervise teams, including mentoring, oversight, review of work, and coordination across teams.
• 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 working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.
• Experience with or understanding of:
  • IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables.
  • Commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, particularly technology implications and requirements.
  • Latest trends and developments in data and technology, including cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics), disaster recovery, and systems development methodologies.
  • Analytics and technology enablement (automation, AI/ML).
  • Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
  • Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications, with emphasis on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; 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

• Strong interest in identifying business and technology risks and improving efficiency.
• Motivation to learn about data and technology trends, including AI and automation.
• Passion for building client relationships and delivering exceptional client experiences.
• Interest in project management and team leadership.
• Commitment to fostering a positive team culture and open communication.
• Ability to create development opportunities for team members.
• Interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
• Supervisory experience, including mentoring and motivating teams.

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/long term disability.
• Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% 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 each calendar year.

Pay

Starting salary range: $96,000.00 - $143,000.00 (based on experience, skills, and geographic work location).

Annual bonus target opportunity: 10%.

Estimated total cash range: $105,600.00 - $157,300.00.

Schedule

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, combining in-person work (in local Protiviti offices or on client sites) with remote work. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Local or out-of-state travel may be required based on project and client commitments.