Advisory Senior (Internal Audit)
The Cayman Islands is a major international financial centre with global leadership in many areas, including international banking and trust business, international insurance and reinsurance, structured finance, and offshore funds.
Grant Thornton is the fastest growing audit, tax, and advisory firm in the Cayman Islands. We have grown in size by five times over the past five years and have a vibrant and diverse practice, focused on delivering the best quality services to our clients.
Our clients are highly reputable, international financial service entities and service providers within the financial services community.
What does this mean for you?
As a Senior within our Advisory team, you will help our clients identify and manage their strategic and regulatory risks. You will work with a high-performance team where you will the gain the experience and skills to grow your career.
Why we’re looking for Seniors to join our growing Advisory team:
Our Advisory team continues to grow. As we win new clients and promote within the team, we are looking for an ambitious Advisory Senior to deliver internal audit and regulatory compliance projects with us.
About the role:
When you join our Advisory team, you will work closely with our leadership and management to deliver advisory services to our portfolio of financial services clients. The Advisory Senior will be required to:
- Prepare detailed, well‑organised working papers with sufficient support to clearly evidence testing performed, conclusions reached, and compliance with internal audit methodology and professional standards.
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, well‑structured draft audit reports; translate complex issues into understandable language; conduct effective stakeholder interviews; and present audit results confidently to senior leadership.
- Tailor communication style to diverse audiences and handle challenging conversations with professionalism.
About you:
We are looking for qualified candidates who are required to have 3+ years’ experience conducting internal audits and other risk-based or compliance advisory engagements.
Ideally you will have:
- CIA, CRMA or other service line relevant professional designation and non-certified hires will be required to become certified to be eligible for promotion to manager.
- Deep working knowledge of the IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework® (IPPF).
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, along with problem-solving skills
- Experience within the Financial Services industry.
You will also have:
- Strong time management and organisational skills
The ability to take initiative and to work unsupervised.
Other desirable skills and experience you may have that will support your application are:
- Two (2) years’ Financial Services Cayman Islands experience
- Accountancy designation (CA / ACA / ACCA / CPA)
- Big 4 experience
- Ability to identify and assess various risks related to IT, information security, and data privacy.
- Experience with testing General IT controls and applications
How you will be rewarded:
A career with a fast-growing firm that recognises exceptional performance.
Our position is offered with a highly competitive compensation package and bonus structure, and further benefits including medical insurance and our company pension.
Our mission is to offer the best advisory and audit services in the Cayman Islands. Having the best teams is where it begins.
If you are interested in applying for this role based in the Cayman Islands, please send your current resume to HR@ky.gt.com - we'd love to talk.
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