Commercial Internal Audit Senior Consultant

At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you’re trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups. That’s why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services.

About The Role

Join Crowe as a Commercial Internal Audit Senior Consultant and help organizations strengthen governance, manage risk, enhance internal controls, and improve how they operate. In this role, you’ll work directly with clients across a diverse range of industries, including technology, media & entertainment, real estate, energy and renewables, aerospace, and life sciences, on complex internal audit, risk management, and SOX initiatives. You’ll have the opportunity to lead meaningful portions of client engagements, develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders, and coach and guide team members. You’ll bring a practical, solutions-oriented mindset to identifying risks and opportunities, helping clients strengthen controls and turn audit insights into business improvements. As part of Crowe’s Internal Audit team, you’ll work in an entrepreneurial and collaborative environment where you can expand your consulting capabilities, deepen your industry and technical expertise, and build specialized skills that are highly valued in the marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Deliver operational internal audit, risk management, internal controls, SOX readiness, and SOX compliance services.
• Design internal control over financial reporting frameworks for companies in various industries.
• Plan and execute internal audit engagements, including risk assessments, fieldwork, testing, workpaper documentation, and reporting.
• Evaluate the design and effectiveness of internal controls and recommend practical opportunities for improvement.
• Communicate audit scope, engagement progress, emerging risks, findings, and recommendations to client stakeholders.
• Prepare clear, well-supported audit reports, process narratives, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Help manage engagement teams by reviewing workpapers and providing coaching, feedback, and guidance to staff.
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders and maintain open communication throughout engagements.
• Manage multiple priorities and workstreams while meeting established quality, budget, and delivery expectations.
• Apply a solutions-focused approach to client challenges and identify opportunities to deliver value beyond traditional audit activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in operational internal audit, internal controls assessment, and/or SOX 404 evaluation and testing.
• Experience planning and executing operational or technology audits, including conducting risk assessments.
• Understanding of internal control design and operating effectiveness.
• Experience documenting business processes, including process flows and flowcharting.
• Experience managing multiple projects, workstreams, and competing priorities.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing the work of others and providing guidance or supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively through client interviews, meetings, presentations, reports, process narratives, and other professional settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CIA, or similar professional certification, or actively working toward certification.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or developing junior team members.
• Strong knowledge of SOX 404, PCAOB requirements, and internal audit leading practices.
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP financial accounting and SEC reporting requirements.
• Experience working in or serving clients within industries such as technology, media & entertainment, real estate, oil and gas, renewables, aerospace, or life sciences.
• Consulting or professional services experience working directly with client stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to translate audit findings and risk observations into practical, value-added business recommendations.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $73,400.00 - $145,400.00 per year.

Benefits

Your exceptional people experience starts here. At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We care about our people and offer employees a comprehensive total rewards package.