Job Description

As a Process Risk Director, you will get the opportunity to grow and contribute to our clients' business needs by helping them understand their business risks, and assist in addressing risk in both proactive and responsive contexts for the Risk, Compliance & Controls Practice - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.

From day one, you'll be empowered by the greater Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:

• Review processes and internal controls across multiple risk domains to provide clients with an assessment of risk, internal control, and overall process effectiveness and efficiency - across the three lines of defense
• Work closely with clients and staff to develop impactful recommendations to address identified gaps. When requested, assist with implementation and remediation activities regarding internal control, business and IT process optimization, profit improvement, fraud prevention, and compliance
• Lead and support business development activities such as new relationship development, proposals, client account management, conferences, presentations, whitepapers, and other thought leadership
• Conduct entity and process level risk assessments and develop internal audit plans for client approval
• Assist with establishing and operating high performing internal audit functions, internal controls programs, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance programs
• Work closely with partners and team members to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues
• Effectively communicate externally with clients and internally with all levels of the organization
• Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review and client management
• Use network of business relationships to generate new sales opportunities
• Think strategically about practice enhancements, and actively contribute to implementing change
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members, fostering professional growth and developing high performers
• Meet or exceed sales and growth targets
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
• Interview campus and/or experienced candidates
• Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or a related field is required
• Minimum 10 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level
• Certification required, CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA or CISM preferred
• Experience establishing and operating Sarbanes-Oxley compliance programs and Internal Audit functions
• Experience assessing and designing internal controls that address strategic, operational, reporting, and compliance risks across financial, operational, administrative and information technology (IT) processes
• Ability to, and passion for, developing and expanding relationships with current and prospective clients
• Experience participating in engagement pursuits, and preparing impactful materials in response to Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposals (RFP) and other client engagement opportunities
• Strong supervisory, leadership development and collaboration skills
• Experience with data analytics and visualization preferred
• Experience working with organizations that utilize SAP, Workday, Oracle, or Infor preferred
• Can travel as needed

The base salary range for this position is between $197,800 and $255,904. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

Benefits:

We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that's a good thing. That's why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

• Benefits for internship positions: Grant Thornton interns are eligible to participate in the firm's medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm's employee assistance program. Interns also receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave, and are paid for firm holidays that fall within their internship period.

• Benefits for seasonal employee positions: Grant Thornton seasonal employees are eligible to participate in the firm's medical, dental and vision insurance programs and the firm's employee assistance program. Seasonal employees may also be eligible to participate in the firm's 401(k) savings plan and employee retirement plan in accordance with applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements. Seasonal employees receive a minimum of 72 hours of paid sick leave.

Grant Thornton employees may be eligible for a discretionary, annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to the terms, conditions and eligibility criteria of the applicable bonus plan or program. Interns and seasonal employees are not eligible for bonus compensation.