Chicago, Illinois, USA
69 days ago
Finance Transformation Consultant Summer 2025

Your Journey at Crowe Starts Here:

At Crowe, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today’s complex business issues. Crowe’s accounting, consulting, and technology personnel are widely recognized for their in-depth expertise and understanding of sophisticated process frameworks and enabling technologies, along with their commitment to delivering measurable results that help clients build business value. Our focus on emerging technology solutions along with our commitment to internal career growth and exceptional client value has resulted in a firm that is routinely recognized as a “Best Place to Work.” We are 75 years strong and still growing. Come grow with us! 

Job Description:

Finance Transformation

As a Finance Transformation team member, in Crowe’s Consulting Practice your role will be focused on helping clients resolve business needs in the areas of accounting and finance. You will have the opportunity to work on diverse teams with experienced experts to problem-solve and present constructive solutions to our clients. 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.

Your career could launch in one of the following areas:

Accounting Consulting (Financial reporting, accounting standard implementation, finding mitigation)

Compliance (Attestation engagements, incurred cost audits, GAGAS performance audits, grant compliance consulting, subrecipient monitoring, indirect cost compliance)

Internal Audit (Audits, co-source internal audit, outsourced internal audit, risk assessment, internal control assessment, Enterprise Risk Management)

Consulting services a wide breadth of industries, from Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Technology, Media and Telecom, Public Sector and a host of Diversified micro industries. We help serve clients in the following ways: 

Providing accounting support services to clients such as SOX and Internal control services, IPO readiness support, and process optimization and automation.

Assisting with accounting standard implementation projects, such as - Leasing ASC842 Projects that involve contract review, data extraction, creation of amortization and depreciation tables using Crowe developed software, initial and periodic journal entry calculations

Researching and devising solutions to complex issues involving accounting and finance processes and technical accounting matters.

Drafting technical accounting memos

Providing other value-added recommendations both to our clients and to help improve the firm

Assisting Public Sector clients with navigating the financial and capital markets, developing strategies for funding various projects, and completing long-term capital and operational planning. Typical projects in this role include budget assistance (both revenue and expenditure estimation), bond market research, financial modeling, revenue analysis, assistance preparing utility rate and fee studies, attendance at public meetings; participation in client meetings; and assistance preparing analyses for economic development projects. 

 
Responsibilities:

Understand financial and operational business processes within an organization in relation to proper internal controls and their execution

Create and deliver value-added reports and projects through strong deliverables that simplify complex issues

Collaborate and develop partnerships with clients, prospects, colleagues and communities

Capable of working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment

Ability to travel up to 60% or more annually (when working as a full-time staff consultant)

Required Qualifications:

Pursuing Bachelor or Masters degree in one of following preferred majors or similar background:

Accounting

Actuarial Science

Forensic Accounting

Internal Audit

Economics

Moderate understanding of Accounting and Finance structures as it relates to financial reporting

Familiarity and/or proficiency with data analytics applications like PowerBI and/or Tableau and with programming languages (e.g., SAS, R, Python, etc.) a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

Exhibit strong communication skills when consulting with senior management, C-Suite client personnel, and government regulators

Learn and work well both in teams and independently

Adapt to continuously changing risk environments and effectively manage time 

Demonstrate intellectual curiosity to enable a deeply specialized skill set 

Demonstrate strong writing and verbal communication skills

Ability to work both independently, in a team environment, and effectively manage time

Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

Desire to sit for and obtain CPA, or other supported certification

Aptitude for Technical Accounting; Analytical

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.


The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Crowe, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $55,510.00 to $109,620.00.


Our Benefits:

At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:

We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe (www.crowe.com) is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities while also helping clients reach their goals with tax, advisory, risk and performance services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the country's best places to work. Crowe serves clients worldwide as an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe LLP does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.

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