Loan Review Senior Consultant

Crowe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe in Chicago seeks a Loan Review Senior Consultant to perform credit risk consulting for financial services clients. You will help evaluate loan quality and risk, conduct detailed analyses, and deliver practical recommendations.

The role requires a finance/ Economics degree and 3+ years in financial institutions, with strong communication skills, ability to travel, and a drive to grow within a trusted advisory team at Crowe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics or equivalent
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in financial institutions or regulatory supervisory institutions
• Strong knowledge of credit risk, underwriting, and loan review processes
• Ability to travel as needed

Responsibilities

• Provide loan review services and other credit-related engagements
• Prepare detailed financial analyses, including cash flow models and collateral evaluations
• Evaluate whether commercial loan requests adhere to bank policies
• Analyze loan reviews for credit quality, documentation, and policy compliance
• Work under a manager while often handling aspects autonomously
• Support diverse financial institutions across geographies
• Lead engagement segments and develop client relationships
• Write and present reports with clear recommendations

Skills

Credit risk

Financial analysis

Loan underwriting

Client relationships

Project management

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Graduate degree or professional certification (e.g., RMA CRC)

Job description

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.

Crowe is seeking a Loan Review Senior Consultant to perform credit risk consulting projects for a variety of clients in the financial services industry. In this role, you will:

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide loan review services and other consulting engagements with clients on credit related matters
• Prepare detailed financial analysis, including cash flow models and collateral evaluations in order to identify potential credit risks
• Evaluate whether commercial loan requests adhere to bank policies and procedures
• Analyze and conduct systematic loan reviews of business-related credits to ascertain adequacy of credit quality, loan documentation, credit administration, and compliance with established policies
• Work on credit projects under a manager; however, you will often work autonomously on certain aspects
• Support many different types of financial institutions, over different geographies
• Lead segments of engagements that will help you develop leadership abilities, including building client relationships and business relationships with key executives
• Write and present clear and concise reports to provide meaningful recommendations to clients
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years’ experience of working in financial institutions or regulatory supervisory institutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in leveraged lending, capital call, subscription loans, venture lending, or Asset-Based Lending (ABL) is highly preferred, though not mandatory.
• Graduate degree or Professional certification a plus (i.e. – RMA CRC)
• Underwriting, lending, or regulatory experience - not a role for a consumer finance background
• Experience with a variety of loan products and industries
• Working knowledge of SBA SOP is a plus
• Understanding of credit processes, such as loan origination and underwriting; credit policies; portfolio management; allowance for loan and lease losses; loan review and remediation
• Thorough knowledge of federal and state banking laws related to credit risk
• Prior experience with risk ratings, risk rating methodology, and allowance methodology would be a plus
• 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.
• Prior experience should include progressive responsibilities, including supervising and reviewing the work of others, and project management, including self-management of simultaneous work-streams and responsibilities
• A self-starter who can prioritize multiple tasks, be resourceful and able to research and find solutions
• Passionate about learning, meeting goals, and helping a team succeed
• Willingness to travel

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.

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 $76,200.00 - $151,000.00 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 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 Angelen's Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

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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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