Grant Thornton

Process Risk Director

Grant Thornton$197K — $255K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or related field
  • Minimum 10 years of work experience in consulting servicing cross-industry clients
  • Required certification (CPA, CISA, CISSP, CIA, or CISM preferred)
  • Experience in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and Internal Audit functions
  • Ability to nurture client relationships for business development opportunities
  • Strong leadership and team development skills
  • Experience with data analytics and familiarity with SAP, Workday, Oracle, or Infor preferred

Responsibilities

  • Review processes and controls to assess risk and efficiency
  • Develop recommendations for client process improvements and assist in implementation
  • Lead business development activities, including client relations and proposals
  • Conduct risk assessments and create internal audit plans for client approval
  • Help establish and operate audit functions and compliance programs
  • Communicate effectively with clients and team members at all levels
  • Manage engagement responsibilities including performance reviews and project scheduling

Benefits

  • Comprehensive support and resources to enhance your career
  • Opportunity for personal and professional growth
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment
  • Exposure to diverse clients and industries
  • Engagement in development opportunities and mentorship programs
Full Job Description
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.

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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