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Large Bank Internal Audit Senior Consultant (Temporary)

Crowe · Chicago, IL · Full time

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about an audit finding you wrote that management pushed back on. How did you handle it?

What they are checking: Defending a finding with evidence while keeping a working relationship with the auditee.

Tell me about a time you had to lead staff on an audit while also doing your own testing.

What they are checking: Balancing hands-on work with supervising others, which is the core of the senior level.

What would you do

This is a temporary role on client engagements. How do you get up to speed fast on a client's processes when the team is already in fieldwork?

What they are checking: Ramping quickly and adding value without needing weeks of onboarding on a short-term assignment.

You notice an issue during testing that is outside your audit scope but looks serious. What do you do?

What they are checking: Professional judgment about escalating risk without overstepping the engagement boundaries.

How do you make an audit recommendation practical, so the client can actually fix the issue?

What they are checking: Whether they help clients improve rather than just listing problems, which fits Crowe's advisory focus.

About the work

Walk me through how you would plan an operational audit of a business line at a large bank, from risk assessment to fieldwork.

What they are checking: Whether they understand risk-based audit planning rather than just running a checklist of tests.

How do you test whether a control is designed well versus whether it actually operates as described?

What they are checking: The difference between design and operating effectiveness, which is basic to any internal audit senior.

How do you size a sample for control testing, and when would you expand it?

What they are checking: Sound sampling judgment that holds up to quality review and regulator scrutiny.

What does a strong workpaper look like to you? What would make you send one back to a staff auditor?

What they are checking: Documentation standards, since a senior reviews staff work before it reaches a manager or client.

How would you explain the three lines model to a business manager who thinks internal audit is just there to catch mistakes?

What they are checking: Understanding governance roles well enough to explain them plainly to people outside audit.

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The full job description

As published by Crowe.

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: • Job Description As a Large Bank Internal Audit Senior Consultant (Temporary) on Crowe’s Internal Audit team, you will assist our clients with transforming their governance, embedding risk in their decision-making, and maintaining efficient compliance. We will enable an entrepreneurial and innovative environment for you to deliver transformative consulting services and to develop deeply specialized skill sets demanded in today’s market. You will be responsible for: • Providing risk management and operational internal audit services to clients in the tech, media & entertainment, real estate, oil and gas and life science industries. • Performing SOX readiness and SOX compliance services. • Assisting in planning and managing staff on engagements, including reviewing staff work papers and providing feedback and guidance to staff. • Conducting fieldwork, preparing work papers to support conclusions, discussing findings and observations with management, and preparing written reports of various types and formats. • Advising clients on how to improve and optimize internal controls, best practices, and helping clients deal with routine issues within the scope of the engagement. • Providing other value-added recommendations both to our clients and to help improve the firm. • Communicating audit scope, engagement status, issues, emerging risks, and recommendations through written reports and presentations to appropriate audiences. • Maintaining consistency and quality in Internal Audit work across the organization, providing guidance and feedback to staff. • Meeting quality guidelines within the established turnaround time or budget for assigned tasks, ensuring high standards of work. • Applying solution-based approaches to problem-solving during client engagements, and documenting working papers to support conclusions. • Developing positive relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate open communication regarding pending due dates and questions. • Balancing competing priorities and managing time effectively to maintain the audit deliverable schedules. • Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or relevant field required. • Professional Certification or working toward a CPA or CIA is strongly preferred. • Must have 3-5 years of experience in the areas of operational internal audit, internal controls assessment, and/or SOX 404 evaluation and testing. • Prior experience should include progressive responsibilities, including supervising and reviewing the work of others, and project management, including self-management of simultaneous workstreams and responsibilities. • Strong written and verbal communication and comprehension both formally and informally to our clients and our teams, in a variety of formats and settings, including in interviews, meetings, calls, e-mails, reports, process narratives, presentations, etc. • Internal operational and technology audit planning and execution, including risk assessment experience. • Internal control design and effectiveness understanding. • Business process flow and flowcharting. • Strong understanding of PCAOB requirements, industry best practices, GAAP financial accounting, and SEC Reporting. • Experience working with companies in the oil and gas industry a plus. • 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. 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 provides professional services through two separate entities: Crowe LLP delivers audit and attest services, and Crowe Advisory LLC provides tax, advisory, consulting, and other nonattest services. The Crowe Global network consists of more than 300 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 150 countries around the globe, making it one of the largest accounting networks in the world*. As independent members of Crowe Global, Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC serve clients worldwide. (*As of July 2026) Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Crowe LLP and Crowe Advisory LLC (and their respective subsidiary entities) does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge. Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. Please visit our webpage to see notices of the various state and local Ban-the-Box laws and Fair Chance Ordinances, where applicable. We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination. 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