Risk Intern

About the Role

Consulting at Crowe is a dynamic business focused on solving problems for clients and serving core markets through innovative solutions. As technology and AI reshape the consulting landscape, we seek curious, adaptable individuals eager to learn. Consultants build technical and transferable skills, think critically, and use technology to solve 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 will take ownership of client relationships, contribute to account strategy, and support high-impact work delivery. Developing account leadership, understanding client needs, ensuring delivery excellence, and building trusted partnerships are key to success. Success requires a growth mindset, strong communication skills, advanced critical thinking, and confidence navigating new challenges.

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.
• Curiosity and adaptability to learn new tools and technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities.
• 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 and work both independently and collaboratively.
• 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 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.

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