Data Risk & Automation Senior Associate

We are the leading provider of professional services to the middle market globally, our purpose is to instill confidence in a world of change, empowering our clients and people to realize their full potential. Our exceptional people are the key to our unrivaled, culture and talent experience and our ability to be compelling to our clients. You'll find an environment that inspires and empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. There's no one like you and that's why there's nowhere like RSM.The ERP Risk & Automation Services (ERAS) team assists with various consulting, internal, and external audit clients by bringing in-depth ERP/ business applications, data analytics (DA), process automation, risk management and IT audit skills where needed. As part of the RSM's Risk Consulting practice, the specialty service provides complex data analysis and automation services for both external and internal clients, assists in data governance assessments, data conversion/ integration validation, process and performance mining, risk and audit analytics, integrated risk management services, continuous auditing and monitoring program implementations, internal controls design/assessments, segregation of duties assessments and key report testing.We're looking for a dynamic, hands-on senior associate who thrives as a technical risk athlete that critically assesses and understands risk management for our clients and can deploy effective solutions from a technical operations perspective. As a Data Risk and Automation Senior Associate, you will be expected to develop solutions, apply risk management best practices, and autonomously contribute to projects at every stage with the support of a dynamic team. This role requires someone who can work on a variety of projects with a dynamic team, make decisions, and roll up their sleeves to get the job done.The Data Risk and Automation Senior Associate is responsible for executing projects that scope, design, develop and deploy systems and processes for addressing critical data risks to our clients, including: a) providing data-driven analytics-based insights into key risk areas, b) analyzing data strategy and validating the integrity of data conversion and integration activities as part of an ERP/ business applications system implementation, c) providing insights, analytics and automation recommendations to address client needs, d) evaluating the maturity and viability of an organizations overall IT risk, data governance, and audit readiness strategy and processes and e) providing integrated risk management solutions across all three lines of defense.Responsibilities:Provide data analytics, risk management and IT audit support during business development pursuits; e.g. proposals, cost build-ups, sales meetingsIdentify, prioritize and execute on high-value opportunities to improve data risk services methodologies; including developing and delivering training, whitepapers, and desktop procedures for best-practice evaluation methods by business application (prioritization on Oracle Fusion, SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft D365, Workday, NetSuite and other tier 1 business applicationsIdentify and prioritize high-value opportunities to improve audit and compliance processes through analytics and automation, particularly in areas unique to Data GRC (e.g., metadata management, master data management, data lineage capture and mapping, risk and controls design and testing, upstream and downstream data quality and accuracy validations, etc.)Responsible for developing and implementing data analytics solutions, including creating dashboards and reports. This role requires technical expertise to directly build and manage analytics. The specialist will actively engage in data analysis, build visualizations, and provide actionable insights to support decision-making.Upskill and train more junior staff on best practices and approach to data and r

Created: 2025-09-12