Chicago Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant

Protiviti•Chicago, IL

3d•$84,000 - $126,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Protiviti is looking for an Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant to join our growing team. As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans. You’ll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency. You’ll strengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates. At the direction of Managers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, or business-related field).
2+ years working in internal audit, consulting, assurance services, risk and control programs, or related field, either in professional services or industry.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
Experience with or understanding of Audit methodologies and developing important internal audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
Experience with or understanding of Risk and control programs.
Experience with or understanding of Business processes such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Revenue with knowledge of accounting operations and/or financial frameworks.
Experience with or understanding of Commonly used International Professional Practices Framework, including COSO and PCAOB.
Experience with or understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance.
Experience with or understanding of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA’s) code of ethics and compliance requirements.
Experience with or understanding of Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
Experience with or understanding of Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network.
Ability to translate and communicate risk topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
Supervisory experience of teams including mentoring, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.
Experience performing documentation of findings and summarizing recommendations.
Versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.

Nice To Haves

Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, or similar preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the successful completion of project work plans.
Identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency.
Strengthen relationships and deepen abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates.
Accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.
Identify areas of business and process risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency, increase performance, and help clients manage risk.
Build relationships with clients and provide clients with exceptional experiences.
Contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
Create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
Leverage AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork and reporting.
Develop important internal audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
Evaluate, summarize, organize, and interpret data.
Establish and cultivate business relationships and a professional network.
Translate and communicate risk topics and audit issues to client personnel, including executives.
Mentor, provide oversight and review of work, coordinate across teams, and understand how to motivate teams.
Perform documentation of findings and summarize recommendations.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
FSA and HSA healthcare accounts
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Adoption assistance
Fertility assistance
Paid parental leave up to 10 weeks
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions
Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time (New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year)
11 paid holidays