Senior Manager, IT Risk & Compliance - Cybersecurity Consulting

Multiple Locations: Charlotte, NC, USA • Atlanta, GA, USA • Tysons, VA, USA • Dallas, TX, USA • Tampa, FL, USA • Raleigh, NC, USA • Nashville, TN, USA • Austin, TX, USA • Houston, TX, USA • Springfield, MO, USA • Pittsburgh, PA, USA • Boca Raton, FL, USA • Miami, FL, USA • Orlando, FL, USA

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At FORVIS, your career is designed with a purpose. We want our team members to thrive professionally and feel the impact their work yields when serving clients, industries, and local communities. This starts by empowering team members to design a career journey that leverages their skills and fuels their passions.

Creating a best-in-class employee experience is at the heart of our vision for the future. With several industry focus areas, multiple service lines, and locations in five geographical regions across the country to choose from, the opportunities for your career are without limit.

About FORVIS

FORVIS is a Top-10 professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services, driven by our commitment to using our forward vision to provide rewarding career opportunities and deliver unmatched client experiences. Learn more at FORVIS.com

Design your career with purpose at FORVIS. For more information about our firm locations, visit FORVIS.com. FORVIS, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other protected classifications.

It is FORVIS's standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

• FORVIS expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
• FORVIS further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with FORVIS.
• Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of FORVIS without having a FORVIS vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of FORVIS.

Requisition Number: 2235696

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External Description: Description & Requirements

The IT Risk & Compliance team helps organizations manage IT governance, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance across industries. With expertise in frameworks like CMMC, NIST, and ISO 27001, they offer services including IT audits, risk assessments, ransomware simulations, and control testing. Their tailored strategies ensure data security, regulatory alignment, and operational continuity-empowering clients to navigate today's complex digital risk landscape with confidence.

What you will do:

  • Lead and oversee multiple high-impact client engagements, managing cross-functional teams and ensuring successful delivery across all phases-from scoping and planning to execution and final reporting-while aligning outcomes with client objectives and regulatory standards.
  • Provide strategic direction and technical leadership on complex IT and business process audits, mentoring team leads, reviewing methodologies, and ensuring consistent application of risk assessment and control frameworks.
  • Direct the evaluation of IT environments and key controls, guiding the design and execution of robust testing strategies to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and uphold industry best practices.
  • Maintain and expand subject matter expertise in IT audits, SOX compliance, cybersecurity, privacy, business continuity, and process improvement, serving as a trusted advisor to both clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Drive a culture of client service excellence, fostering executive-level relationships, identifying strategic opportunities for value creation, and ensuring high levels of client satisfaction and retention.
  • Develop and execute client relationship strategies, leveraging deep business insight to anticipate client needs, influence decision-making, and position the firm as a long-term partner.
  • Lead talent development initiatives, including coaching, mentoring, and performance management for junior and mid-level staff, while promoting a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and professional growth.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
  • 7+ years of relevant IT audit experience in public accounting, industry, or a professional services firm
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree
  • Current and valid professional business credential(s), including but not limited to the following: CISA, CISSP, CISM, CBCP or CIA

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City: Charlotte

State: North Carolina

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We nurture a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, delivering greater insight, deeper specialization and tailored solutions through people who listen to understand, are responsive and consult with purpose to deliver value.

About Forvis Mazars, LLP

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an independent member of Forvis Mazars Global, a leading global professional services network. Ranked among the largest public accounting firms in the United States, the firm’s 7,000 dedicated team members provide an Unmatched Client Experience® through the delivery of assurance, tax, and consulting services for clients in all 50 states and internationally through the global network. Visit forvismazars.us to learn more.

Forvis Mazars, LLP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or other protected classifications.
It is Forvis Mazars, LLP standard policy not to accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates.

Forvis Mazars, LLP expressly reserves the right not to consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies.
Forvis Mazars, LLP further reserves the right not to pay a fee to a recruiter or agency unless such recruiter or agency has a signed vendor agreement with Forvis Mazars, LLP.Any resume or CV submitted to any employee of Forvis Mazars, LLP without having a Forvis Mazars, LLP vendor agreement in place will be considered the property of Forvis Mazars, LLP.