Jennifer Leigh Jones

Executive summary

Jennifer is a Principal within Grant Thornton’s Business Risk Services division and is the leader of the Special Attestation Reporting (SAR) Solution Group for the North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. regions. She works with public and private companies within various industries while focusing on the financial services, technology, and healthcare industries.

Her experience includes leading third-party risk-related consulting and attestation engagements (i.e. SOC 1, SOC 2, AT 101, AT 601/HIPAA, Agreed-Upon Procedures, and HITRUST) and general risk and compliance engagements (Internal Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance engagements) focusing on both IT and business process controls and the underlying general computer controls supporting those processes.

Professional qualifications and memberships

• Leader, Special Attestation Reporting Practice
• Member, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• Board of Governors of the Raleigh Durham Chapter of the IIA
• Member, North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA)
• Risk Advisory Committee, NCACPA
• Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Education

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Meredith College
• Bachelor of Science (Business Administration, Finance and English) – Meredith College
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
• HITRUST Certified