Technology Risk Consulting Associate - Summer 2026

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.

RSM has exceptional career opportunities available for a Technology Risk Consultant (TRC). Our TRC associates are those seeking career growth and accelerated professional opportunities for an exciting, growing consulting practice. They are professionals who appreciate the ability to aggressively pursue their career goals while being provided the opportunity to experience a rewarding work-life balance. 

Our clients depend upon effective risk management, internal audit, and governance of enterprise information technology in order to achieve their business objectives. RSM’s Risk Consulting and TRC team serves middle marketing leaders globally aspiring to help transform their technology risk management and assurance capabilities to be aligned to the key risks and strategies of their organization. 

TRC professionals utilize their background in accounting, business and Information Technology to provide, including: 

• Understanding clients' needs and expectations, their business and industry, accounting and control systems, employees and company values  

• Assist clients on the design and optimization of controls utilizing a general knowledge of business processes, accounting, and information technologies.  

• Use problem solving and critical thinking skills to quickly identify internal control deficiencies, evaluate their risk implications, and draw the appropriate conclusions to best advise our clients 

• Assist in creating internal control documentation to support client engagements  

• Engage with client leadership on strategies to anticipate emerging technology risks 

• Examples of commonly performed TRC projects include: 

• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)/regulatory and compliance engagements for application and IT controls 

• System and Controls (SOC) reporting and other controls opinion services 

• Information Technology controls testing in support of financial statement audits 

• Technical IT controls review 

• Internal audits over ERP systems, IT security, and other IT systems 

To learn more about “a day in the life of a Risk Consultant” check out this video!  

Qualifications: 

• Pursuing at least a B.A./B.S. degree or equivalent from accredited university , expected completion of degree by December 2026 or June 2027

• There are 2 different types of individuals that we look to hire into this team: 

• Major in Accounting and/or related degrees  

• Major in Information Systems and/or related degrees  

• Minimum 3.0 GPA preferred  

• Travel to assigned client locations may be required. Must have access to and ability to arrange for use of reliable modes of transportation to those locations