Jobs · Accounting · Illinois

Large Bank Internal Audit Senior Consultant

Crowe · Oakbrook Terrace, IL · 1 wk ago
Accounting$73k–$145k/yrFull-time

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. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

About the role

As a Consultant at Crowe Consulting, 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.

As a Large Bank Internal Audit Senior Consultant on Crowe’s Internal Audit team, you will assist clients with transforming their governance, embedding risk in their 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 and operational internal audit services to clients in the tech, media & entertainment, real estate, oil and gas, and life science industries.
  • Perform SOX readiness and SOX compliance services.
  • Assist in planning and managing staff on engagements, including reviewing staff work papers and providing feedback and guidance.
  • Conduct fieldwork, prepare work papers to support conclusions, discuss findings and observations with management, and prepare written reports of various types and formats.
  • Advise clients on improving and optimizing internal controls, best practices, and routine issues within the scope of the engagement.
  • Provide value-added recommendations to clients and help improve the firm.
  • Communicate audit scope, engagement status, issues, emerging risks, and recommendations through written reports and presentations to appropriate audiences.
  • Maintain consistency and quality in Internal Audit work across the organization, providing guidance and feedback to staff.
  • Meet quality guidelines within established turnaround time or budget for assigned tasks, ensuring high standards of work.
  • Apply solution-based approaches to problem-solving during client engagements and document working papers to support conclusions.
  • Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate open communication regarding pending due dates and questions.
  • Balance competing priorities and manage time effectively to maintain audit deliverable schedules.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree.
  • 3-5 years of experience in operational internal audit, internal controls assessment, and/or SOX 404 evaluation and testing.
  • Progressive responsibilities, including supervising and reviewing the work of others, and project management (self-management of simultaneous workstreams and responsibilities).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for formal and informal interactions with clients and teams (e.g., interviews, meetings, calls, emails, reports, process narratives, presentations).
  • Experience in internal operational and technology audit planning and execution, including risk assessment.
  • Understanding of internal control design and effectiveness.
  • Proficiency in business process flow and flowcharting.
  • Strong understanding of PCAOB requirements, industry best practices, GAAP financial accounting, and SEC Reporting.

Qualifications

  • Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or relevant field required.
  • Professional Certification or working toward a CPA or CIA is preferred.
  • Experience working with companies in the oil and gas industry is a plus.

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

Pay

The wage range for this role takes into account factors such as skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, and business needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for geographic differentials. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $73,400.00 - $145,400.00 per year.

Benefits

At Crowe, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your well-being and career growth. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you.

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