IT Audit, Cybersecurity & Risk Senior Consultant (Financial Services Focus)

Location: Seattle, WA or Portland, OR; hybrid work with the ability to go onsite at client sites 3 days per week as needed; travel to client sites, including overnight travel, up to 30%.

Salary: $78,100–$126,500 per year.

Company

Baker Tilly is a professional services firm providing audit, tax, advisory, risk, governance, compliance, IT, and cybersecurity services.

What you will do

• Work with client executives and management to understand businesses and identify and manage financial and operational risks in business systems.
• Assess and optimize IT risk across cybersecurity, IT strategy and governance, regulatory compliance, business continuity, and related areas.
• Develop audit programs and execute internal audits and IT control assessments covering IT operations, disaster recovery, third-party risk, ITGC, application controls, SOC reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Review processes and controls against industry frameworks, identify design and execution gaps, and provide improvement recommendations.
• Assist with implementing processes and controls, preparing executive summaries and final reports, and maintaining engagement work papers.
• Build client relationships, communicate recommendations, and continue developing expertise across technology environments, platforms, applications, and tools.

Requirements

• Four-year degree and at least three years of experience.
• Excellent analytical, technical, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and time-management skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work directly with clients, manage multiple engagement activities, and communicate effectively with executives and management teams.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in management or computer information systems, computer science, accounting information systems, computer engineering, industrial engineering, or a related program.
• CISA, CISSP, CISM, CIA, or CPA certification.
• Three or more years of IT audit or cybersecurity experience, including IT SOX and IT FDICIA audits.
• Experience as a client-serving professional at a consulting firm.
• Financial services experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible approach to how and where work is completed within the role’s hybrid and client-site requirements.
• Professional education, training, and cross-training opportunities for ongoing career development.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial risk consulting environment with internal and external networking opportunities.
• Team activities and outings supporting work-life balance.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package for eligible employees.