Risk Intern

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes to identify risks, control gaps, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Support internal audit, compliance, control testing, risk assessment, and regulatory review activities.
• Gather, review, and organize financial, operational, compliance, policy, procedure, and control documentation.
• Prepare accurate workpapers that document testing procedures, samples, results, observations, and findings.
• Evaluate client control environments and support recommendations to improve governance, risk management, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
• Assist with enterprise and operational risk management activities, including risk assessments, framework design, issue tracking, reporting, and program maturity efforts.
• Support finance and compliance projects, including financial analysis, reconciliations, compliance testing, and internal audit support.
• Support model and credit risk engagements by helping assess model governance, model inputs, data, documentation, testing results, and risk management practices.
• Support regulatory compliance and financial crime engagements focused on areas such as BSA/AML, sanctions, fraud, consumer protection, fair lending, and broader compliance program effectiveness.
• Use data, analytics, and visualization tools to identify trends, anomalies, exceptions, and emerging risks.
• Participate in client meetings, walkthroughs, interviews, status updates, and presentations.
• Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, and deliverables that communicate observations, risks, recommendations, and practical next steps.
• Collaborate with teammates across Risk Consulting to deliver high-quality client service in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills to develop effective, technology-enabled solutions to address client challenges.
• Curiosity and adaptability by learning new tools and technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, and applying them to help solve problems.
• Interest in business, risk management, internal controls, compliance, finance, accounting, data analytics, regulatory requirements, and financial services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative to work both independently and collaboratively in team-based environments.
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to continuously learn new industries, regulations, tools, frameworks, systems, and consulting approaches.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced client service environment.
• Professional confidence when interacting with clients, colleagues, senior leaders, and other stakeholders.
• Self-motivation, ownership, adaptability, and a willingness to grow through feedback and continuous learning.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in bringing new ideas to client service and practice improvement.
• Ability to build an understanding of how your work contributes to client outcomes and overall business value.
• Willingness to travel based on client and project needs.
• Future certification interest to include CPA, CIA, CRCM, FRM, CFA, CAMS, or other firm-supported credentials aligned to the consultant’s area of focus.

Qualifications

• Outstanding academic performance in one of the following preferred majors or comparable fields:
• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Business Management
• Finance
• Financial Engineering
• Internal Audit
• Management Information Systems
• Risk Management
• Uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship.
• Act ethically and with integrity at all times.