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About the Role

Protiviti is seeking an Associate Director for its Technology Audit & Advisory team within the Financial Services practice. This role involves strengthening client relationships, providing guidance on engagements, and managing technology-related risks for financial institutions. The position focuses on developing strategies, devising solutions through analytics and automation, and identifying new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

Take a lead role in strengthening client relationships and providing guidance on engagements.
Partner with strategic clients to manage risk associated with their use of technology.
Develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking.
Devise solutions to support client needs through analytics, automation, or the latest tools and methods.
Develop new projects and help identify new business.
Build lasting relationships with clients and within the community.
Serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.
Mentor and provide growth and development to teams.
Oversee the successful completion of project work plans.
Partner with highly regulated clients and deepen subject matter expertise in financial services regulations.
Help clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value.
Identify solutions to client problems related to technology, rethinking how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation.
Incorporate analytics, AI, automation, and other new tools and methods in audit execution for deeper, broader, more efficient, and insightful analysis of client technology risks.
Support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for the team to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends.
Assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics.
Promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication.
Create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training.
Discover prospective project work with current and potential clients through networking, knowledge-building, and client interactions.
Identify opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities.
Translate client challenges into new project proposals and sales.
Contribute to thought leadership and encourage knowledge-sharing and collaboration across teams.
Manage a diverse portfolio of clients across the financial services industry.
Leverage AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities.
Lead teams in implementing IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables.
Achieve compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions, particularly the technology implications and requirements.
Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network.
Pursue business development opportunities and identify and implement strategies to obtain new work or clientele.
Translate and communicate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
Provide leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams, including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading teams in implementing IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
Experience with commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, etc.
Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.
Experience with financial services industry regulations and hands-on industry knowledge.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications.
Proficiency in PowerBI, Tableau, Alteryx, Python, RPA Solutions, or other Analytics tools strongly preferred.
Ability to translate and communicate technology topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Skills

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
Analytics
Automation
AI/ML
SAP
Oracle
Workday
Salesforce
Microsoft Dynamics

Location

Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

9+ years working in technology audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or within the financial services industry.

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or business-related field.)

About the Company

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.
We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion.
We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success.
Protiviti’s Financial Services practice is widely recognized as a leading provider of consulting services across the three lines of defense for financial institutions.
We empower our clients to be more effective and efficient in a way that is risk-sensitive, regulatory compliant, well controlled, and enabled by leading technologies.

Equal Opportunity

Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.