Houston Technology Audit & Advisory; Energy & Utilities Manager

Houston Technology Audit & Advisory (Energy & Utilities) Manager

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Audit & Advisory Manager to join our growing team. As a Manager, you'll partner with our clients to solve complex business problems and provide impactful advice and solutions. You'll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery. You'll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.

You will also be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Consultants and Senior Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.

At Protiviti, Technology Audit & Advisory focuses on:

• Helping clients better manage risks associated with their use of technology, protecting and enhancing enterprise value.
• Innovation: identifying solutions to client problems related to technology, helping them to rethink how technology processes are managed by incorporating AI and automation.
• Technology enablement:
  Incorporating analytics, AI, automation and other new tools and methods in the execution of audit work for our clients, enabling a deeper, broader, more efficient, and more insightful analysis of our clients' technology risks.
• Staying current:
  We support a broad set of potential certifications and related trainings for our team, equipping our technology audit organization to stay at the forefront of emerging risks and trends.

Consultants in Technology Audit & Advisory work with clients to assess, identify risk, advise, and consult on different technology-related topics, including:

• Cybersecurity
• Cloud Assurance
• IT Project Risk Advisory
• Technology Risk Management and Assessment
• IT General Controls (ITGC)
• AI and Data Governance
• Data Privacy
• Technology Risks related to Regulations
• Enterprise Applications
• Technology Resilience
• IT Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
• Emerging Technologies
• 2nd Line Controls and Compliance
• Technology Enablement

What Will Help You Be Successful:

• You enjoy identifying areas of business and technology risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency, increase performance, and help clients better utilize all technologies.
• You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to data and technology, including the latest trends and developments.
• You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing exceptional experiences.
• You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries, including the energy and utilities industry.
• You can manage multiple projects and teams while maintaining quality, collaboration, and clear communication.
• You are skilled at driving high-quality deliverables that communicate clearly to both business and technical audiences.
• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
• You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
• You create development opportunities for others, including participating in the creation and rollout of training, and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
• You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• You are open to travel to support engagement delivery as client needs require.
• You understand collaborating across time zones, working effectively with diverse, geographically distributed teams to deliver seamless client service.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

Demonstrated experience with:

• IT audit methodologies and developing necessary audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
• Commonly used internal control frameworks, including COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS, ITIL, NIST AI RMF, etc.
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance, in particular the technology implications and requirements.

A passion for:

• The latest trends and developments in data and technology, including high-growth topics of cybersecurity, cloud, data governance, privacy, analytics, enterprise applications (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday,…