Financial Services Information Technology 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

As a Consultant at Crowe, you will be part of a dynamic business focused on solving problems for our clients and serving our core markets through innovative solutions. In this role, you will build both technical and transferable skills, think critically, and use technology—including emerging AI capabilities—to solve real business problems. You will continuously learn, collaborate across teams, and explore how tools can improve efficiency, insights, and client outcomes.

As you grow, you’ll take ownership of client relationships, contribute to account strategy, and support the delivery of high-impact work. Developing a sense of account leadership—understanding client needs, ensuring delivery excellence, and building trusted partnerships—is key to success in this role. Success comes from a growth mindset, strong communication skills, advanced critical thinking, and the ability to navigate new challenges with confidence.

The Information Technology Internal Audit Senior Staff will be an experienced, self-motivated professional joining our expanding internal audit team within the Consulting Financial Services practice. From day one, you will assist clients with transforming their governance, embedding risk in decision-making, and maintaining efficient compliance. We foster an entrepreneurial and innovative environment to deliver transformative consulting services and develop deeply specialized skill sets demanded in today’s market.

Responsibilities

• Provide risk management, internal audit, and internal control services to clients in the banking industry.
• Assist in planning and executing engagements, including completing test of design and test of operational effectiveness workpapers.
• Conduct fieldwork, prepare workpapers to support conclusions, discuss findings and observations with management, and prepare written reports of various types and formats.
• Provide clients with advice to improve and optimize internal controls, enhance and transform internal audit approaches and methodologies, and perform risk assessments.
• Offer value-added recommendations to clients and help improve the firm.
• Lead IT General Controls/IT Audit and IT Risk Consulting engagements.
• Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship, acting ethically and with integrity at all times.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years of experience working in financial institutions, Big 4 or equivalent, or regulatory supervision of financial institutions.
• 3+ years of experience in IT audit, corporate IT audit, or technology risk consulting preferred.
• Understanding of commonly used internal control frameworks, including COSO and COBIT, and knowledge of audit methodologies and developing key internal audit deliverables.
• Working experience with IT general controls, IT application controls, and key report testing.
• Progressive responsibilities, including execution of test of design and test of operational effectiveness workpapers, and project management, including self-management of simultaneous work-streams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for formal and informal interactions with clients and teams, including interviews, meetings, calls, emails, reports, process narratives, and presentations.
• Understanding of internal control design and effectiveness, business process flow, and flowcharting.
• Knowledge of GAAP financial accounting and SEC reporting.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as CISA, CISSP, CPA, CIA, or similar.
• Major in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, or Management Information Systems.
• Exposure to larger financial institutions ($100 billion and up).
• Networking and relationship management experience.

Pay

The wage range for this role is $77,600.00 - $153,800.00 per year, taking into account factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and business needs. The range has not been adjusted for geographic differentials.

Benefits

Crowe offers a comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Exceptional people experience in an inclusive culture that values diversity.
• Consistent career coaching and guidance from a dedicated Career Coach.
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.