Commercial Internal Audit Senior Consultant

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here: 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. Job Description: What It Means to Be a Consultant at Crowe Consulting is a dynamic business focused on solving problems for our clients and serving our core markets through innovative solutions. As technology and AI continue to reshape the consulting landscape, we are looking for individuals who are curious, adaptable, and eager to learn. At Crowe, consultants are expected to build both technical and transferable skills, think critically, and use technology to solve real business problems. In this role, you will continuously learn, collaborate across teams, and explore how tools, including emerging AI capabilities, can improve efficiency, insights, and client outcomes. As you grow, you’ll also begin to take ownership of client relationships, contribute to account strategy, and support the delivery of high-impact work. Developing a sense of account leadership, including understanding client needs, ensuring delivery excellence, and building trusted partnerships, is part of what sets successful consultants apart. Success in this role comes from a growth mindset, strong communication skills, advanced critical thinking, and the ability to navigate new challenges with confidence. 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. What You’ll Do 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. Basic Qualifications 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. The application deadline for this role is 12/31/2026. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Crowe is not sponsoring for work authorization at this time. 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. Our 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. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you! How You Can Grow: We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper! More about Crowe: Crowe () is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world. 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