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Risk Assurance Specialist
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Robert Half
Chicago, IL (In Person)
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Description We are looking for a Risk Assurance Specialist to support risk, compliance, and assurance activities for a growing organization. This contract opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented candidate with a strong background in IT risk, internal audit, or compliance who can evaluate exposures, guide remediation efforts, and provide clear reporting to stakeholders. The role will work across control, audit, and risk processes to help strengthen governance practices and improve how issues are identified, tracked, and resolved.
Responsibilities:
- Assess and document technology and operational risks, then help prioritize response actions based on business impact and residual exposure.
- Oversee the lifecycle of findings and corrective actions by coordinating with stakeholders, monitoring progress, and driving timely closure of remediation items.
- Maintain and update risk, control, and issue records within governance or risk management platforms to support accurate tracking and reporting.
- Analyze results from audits, control reviews, and compliance activities to identify trends, highlight concerns, and recommend practical improvements.
- Prepare dashboards, metrics, and status summaries that communicate risk posture and remediation progress to management and governance groups.
- Support control and assurance activities by aligning documentation and testing practices with established risk and control frameworks.
- Contribute to process enhancements that improve the efficiency and consistency of risk identification, issue intake, and remediation management.
- Partner with teams involved in security, audit, and third-party oversight to consolidate findings and strengthen enterprise risk visibility. Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Accounting, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience in risk management, internal audit, compliance, or a similar assurance-focused role.
- Strong understanding of risk assessment methods, remediation planning, and treatment approaches such as mitigation, acceptance, transfer, and avoidance.
- Experience working with risk and control frameworks such as
COSO, NIST, ISO 27001, ISO
standards, COBIT, or comparable models.- Demonstrated ability to manage findings, control issues, and remediation activities within a structured governance process.
- Hands-on experience with risk, compliance, or GRC platforms used to track risks, controls, findings, and corrective actions.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present risk information clearly to stakeholders.
- Relevant certifications such as CISA, CRISC, or equivalent credentials are preferred, and Big 4 experience is highly valued.