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Risk Process Senior Manager Job Summary: Responsible for overseeing all phases of project and engagement management for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities include planning, directing, and completing SAP based risk management projects including implementation support, operational risk management and compliance, including GRC. Works closely with partners and staff and plays a key role in client management, practice development, and business development. Job Duties:Review operational, financial, and technology processes to provide management with an individual assessment of business risk, internal control, and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the process as well as the risks associated with SAP
Serve as a technical key leader executing projects within the SAP risk management space including: oSAP implementation support oOperational risk management including SAP optimization supporting transformation activities oCompliance risk management including experience across key industry GRC tools and specific application within an SAP environment
Understand & capability to assess SAP risk including both configured and automated control risk.
Maintain a good working relationship with clients and work effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform services
Work closely with Grant Thornton managers and partners to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues
Work collaboratively with other lines of service and practice areas to deliver other services as needed
Work closely with clients and staff to develop client and project SAP risk assessments, implement opportunities, and recommendations regarding business and IT process optimization, profit improvement, cost reduction, fraud prevention, internal control, and compliance.
Communicate (verbally and in writing) externally with clients and internally with all levels of the organization to successfully accomplish objectives portraying knowledge and confidence
Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review and client management
Manage business development activities, such as proposals, capture, account teams, whitepapers, conferences, and/or other thought leadership material
Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality
Understand and manage firm risk on audits and proposals
Work with the National BRS practice teams in terms of practice directions and leadership
Think strategically about practice enhancements and be able to implement and manage change
Handle day-to-day practice and client administrative matters (billing, performance reviews, client acceptance, engagement letter preparation, etc.)
Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
Maintain strong client relations and cross-sell services within the assigned group of clients
Use established network of business relationships within industry groups to generate new sales opportunities
Meet or exceed sales targets for new and follow-on work
Motivate others to perform at maximum efficiency without sacrificing quality of the services delivered
Recruit and retain managers, senior associates, and associates
Manage, develop, train, coach and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
Interview campus and/or experienced candidates
Other duties as assigned
Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS or related field.Certifications & Licensures: CPA, CIA, SAP certifications or similar license/certification.Experience: Minimum of 8 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national levelKSAs:Technical SAP experience including in-depth understanding of SAP configurations, security & GRC across both ECC and S/4 Hana platforms.
Experience with both on-shore & off-shore team build, development and management.
Outstanding experience in staff and audit management in an integrated client service team.
Ability to manage and develop staff in a highly interactive team environment.
Demonstrated experience in practice development, business development, and practice managers.
Ability to be a trusted advisor to a client and to bring new and innovated ideas and best practices.
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.
Outstanding leadership, business development, recruiting, training, coaching, and mentoring skills, coupled with excellent written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
Ability to work additional hours and/or travel as needed.
Ability to travel
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