Senior Internal Audit Consultant – SOX & Controls

Crowe; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe is seeking a Large Bank Internal Audit Senior Consultant (Temporary) to join our Internal Audit team in delivering risk management and operational internal audit services to clients across diverse industries, including tech, oil and gas, and life sciences. You'll lead fieldwork, guide staff, and help refine internal controls and processes to meet PCAOB and SEC standards.

The role emphasizes SOX readiness, engagement planning, and clear communication with management, with a focus on

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 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, or relevant field

Job description

Crowe is seeking a Large Bank Internal Audit Senior Consultant (Temporary) to join our Internal Audit team in delivering risk management and operational internal audit services to clients across diverse industries, including tech, oil and gas, and life sciences. You'll lead fieldwork, guide staff, and help refine internal controls and processes to meet PCAOB and SEC standards.

The role emphasizes SOX readiness, engagement planning, and clear communication with management, with a focus on