Business Analyst Intern

Crowe•Chicago, IL

About The Position

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. As a Business Analyst team member in Crowe’s Consulting Practice, your role will be focused on helping clients resolve business needs to improve operating performance, use of technology, and delivery of customer experience and/or management decision making. You will define, craft, develop and implement business and technology solutions based on analysis of current practices, processes, technologies and data in comparison to leading industry practices, technologies and benchmarks. At Crowe, we empower you to take risks, to challenge yourself in specialized areas of consulting & technology, and to generate solutions that impact the firm and your professional growth. Crowe cultivates a creative company culture where you will have the opportunity to share your ideas and knowledge with clients from your very first day with the firm. Our team comes from different backgrounds and experience levels and works across many different client types and sizes. From a small business to a global company, you can expect to serve clients in many different industries, including financial services, life sciences, public sector, technology, consumer markets, and more!

Requirements

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build positive working relationships
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
Willingness to learn new technologies and continuously improve skills.
Willingness to travel 60% or more annually
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in one of the following fields: Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Operations Management, Healthcare Administration, Public Finance, Public & Environmental Affairs, Supply Chain, Public Policy, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology Management, Information Systems, Comparable majors
Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship.
Act ethically and with integrity at all times.

Responsibilities

Documents user stories and supporting documents for the team
Acquires and applies various research and brainstorming techniques to analyze and understand a problem
Develops proficiency in the supported software applications.
Gains an understanding of departmental operations and workflow processes.
Observes and learns requirement-gathering methodologies from senior team members.
Partners with senior-level team members to review their work