Risk Advisory Intern - Summer 2025

Risk interns are responsible for delivering engagements which include business process and information systems controls assessments and testing to support regulatory, compliance, operation, and other strategic engagements.  Risk interns will be provided interactive learning opportunities as they join our client delivery teams in serving our clients.   

A Risk intern will gain exposure to various areas of the practice by participating as an active member on consulting and compliance projects and by becoming an integral part of the delivery teams. As a Risk intern your primary responsibility will be executing high quality Risk projects and services from beginning to end under the supervision of experienced Risk leadership. You will be responsible for efficiently managing your workload to budget and learning how to apply technical skills across our various Risk solutions. As a Risk intern you’ll have opportunities to build client relationships by developing a deep understanding of our clients’ businesses and delivering value through your insight and quality work. In addition, as a Risk intern you’ll focus on continuously developing your technical and professional skills to grow and expand your role in the Risk practice.

As part of our Risk team you would help our clients assess their internal controls environment via Internal Audit, SOX Readiness / Compliance, and IT Certification readiness projects. Risk interns are exposed to various projects across Risk solutions, allowing the interns to discover the advisory services most suited to their skills and interests. Interns can expect to work closely with other staff, managers, and partners on all phases of the engagement lifecycle including planning, engagement management, and project wrap up. In addition, interns are expected to actively contribute to Risk business growth by identifying business development opportunities, participating in marketing and brand initiatives, and assisting with development of Grant Thornton thought leadership.

Interested candidates should be self-starters, team oriented and should demonstrate strength in or a desire to build skills related to Grant Thornton’s core values of: Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility. We are looking for candidates that would like to build a dynamic career marked by continuous skills development and progressive responsibilities.

 

Your day-to-day may include:

• Performing detailed analysis to identify and assess compliance or opportunities for improvement, documenting conclusions, and providing recommendations
• Utilizing and continuously learning new technologies to collaborate with team members and enhance service delivery
• Utilizing various data collection techniques, selecting appropriate method and prioritization to fit project objectives and deliverables, and applying established analytical models to evaluate data, costs and benefits
• Evaluate and test business processes and IT controls and identify areas of risk
• Apply current knowledge of trends to identify business risk management issues and other opportunities for improvement
• Work with risk teams and the client to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address business process and IT controls 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, and then utilize that knowledge on assigned engagements
• Apply firm methodology and technology to complete risk and control identification/assessment in coordination with your engagement team
• Contribute to the development of other team members through 360 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

 

You have the following technical skills or qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Business Administration, Data Analytics, Internal Audit, Information Technology, MIS or related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.
• Desire to pursue CPA, PMP, CISA, CISSP, CIA, CAMS, or CISM 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 to work cross functionally throughout different business processes within an organization
• Excellent analytical, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills which can be deployed to solve complex client projects
• Effective project and time management skills for handling multiple priorities and simultaneous projects 
• Strong orientation towards life-long learning, continual skills development and rapid technology adoption
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a complex team environment
• Desire to pursue applicable professional certification as outlined above
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
• Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills. Additionally, excellent analytical, organizational, and project management skills.

The pay rate for this position in the firm's Chicago, IL office is $33.50 per hour.

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