Independence & Ethics Sr Associate

Chicago, IL · Dallas, TX · Edison, NJ · Cleveland, OHFull-timePosted Jun 12, 2026

Grant Thornton is seeking an Independence & Ethics Senior Associate to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

Responsibilities

  • Ability to learn and apply independence and ethical standards to:
    • Personal independence compliance
    • Audit/Attest clients and audit affiliate relationships
    • Nonaudit and business relationships, including partner rotation
  • Assist personnel with various independence inquiries, including assisting with independence audits or review self-audit questionnaires and evaluating non-audit services and business relationships
  • Assist in developing and maintaining various independence resources or publications
  • Assist with the development of annual firm independence training or other related training requests Independence and Ethics receives from services lines
  • Maintain active communication with the Independence and Ethics team while demonstrating strong project management skills while overseeing the efforts of multiple projects
  • Motivated self-starter managing multiple projects simultaneously and competing priorities in a fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment by leading and collaborating

Skills 

  • Strong skills in Microsoft Office tools
  • Excellent written and oral communications 
  • Strong organization and project management skills, including interpersonal skills
  • Team management of staff
  • Problem Solving Skills: Resolve problems of team, appropriately identifying and escalating issues based on risk
  • Agile: Ability to adapt and accept challenging situations and tasks and perform with the utmost professionalism

Professional Experience / Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 3 – 7 years of progressive audit, advisory or tax in a medium to large public accounting firm
  • Experience in a professional standards or quality role is a plus
  • CPA a plus

The base salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $105,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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