Risk Advisory Associate - Summer ; Southfield at Grant Thornton

Risk Advisory Associate - Summer 2026 (Southfield)

Risk Advisory Associates are responsible for delivering engagements that include business process and information systems controls assessments and testing to support regulatory, compliance, operation and other strategic engagements. Associates participate as active members on consulting and compliance projects and become integral to delivery teams, executing high‑quality Risk projects and services from beginning to end under experienced leadership. They manage workload to budget, apply technical skills across Risk solutions, build client relationships, and continuously develop technical and professional skills.

• Perform detailed analysis to identify and assess compliance or improvement opportunities, document conclusions, and provide recommendations.
• Utilize and continuously learn new technologies to collaborate with team members and enhance service delivery.
• Apply data collection techniques, select appropriate methods, and prioritize to fit project objectives and deliverables, using established analytical models to evaluate data, costs and benefits.
• Evaluate and test IT controls and identify areas of risk.
• Work with risk teams and the client to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address IT controls risks and issues.
• Learn how to audit Artificial Intelligence systems.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of assigned client operations, processes and business objectives, applying that knowledge to engagements.
• Apply firm methodology and technology to complete risk and control identification/assessment in coordination with the engagement team.
• Gain deeper understanding of IT frameworks such as NIST, COBIT, and ISO.
• Contribute to the development of other team members through feedback and ongoing collaboration.
• Participate in recruiting efforts as needed.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
• Assist practice leadership in creating proposals, budgets, and work plans.
• Participate in other business development activities as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Work with teams on leveraging Artificial Intelligence in assignments.
• Apply current knowledge of trends to identify business risk management issues and improvement opportunities.
• Evaluate and test business processes.
• Work with risk teams and the client to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address business process risks and issues.
• Execute assigned client engagements from start to completion of information systems assessments and/or business process control reviews.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of assigned client operations, processes and business objectives, applying that knowledge to engagements.
• Apply firm methodology and technology to complete risk and control identification/assessment in coordination with the engagement team.
• Contribute to the development of other team members through feedback and ongoing collaboration.
• Participate in recruiting efforts as needed.
• Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization).
• Assist practice leadership in creating proposals, budgets, and work plans.
• Participate in other business development activities as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance (emphasis in Accounting or MIS), Business Management/Administration (emphasis in Accounting or MIS), Data Analytics, Internal Audit, Information Technology, MIS or related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
• Desire to pursue CPA, CIA, or CISA license/certification preferred.
• Minimum overall and major GPA of 3.0/4.0 preferred.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel as required.
• Interest in cross‑functional work across different business processes within an organization.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong technical aptitude and problem‑solving skills suitable for complex client projects.
• Effective project and time‑management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects.
• Strong orientation toward life‑long learning, continual skill development, and rapid…