Entry Level Financial Consultant Jobs
New grad financial consultant jobs attract recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship record or well-documented portfolio can matter more than a lengthy resume. Most openings are on-site roles concentrated in Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, and Accounting & Auditing, with employers like First Community Credit Union, Guidehouse, and Equitable Advisors hiring at this level now.
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JOB REQUISITION
Chicago Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant
LOCATION
CHICAGO
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Where We Need You:
Protiviti is looking for an Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant to join our growing team.
What You Can Expect:
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.
What Will Help You Be Successful:
- You enjoy identifying areas of business and process risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency, increase performance, and help clients manage risk.
- You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to internal audit and business processes, including the latest trends and developments.
- You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
- You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
- You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
- You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
- You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
- You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Do Your Talents Include the Following?
Experience with or understanding of:
- Audit methodologies and developing important internal audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
- Risk and control programs.
- Business processes such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Revenue with knowledge of accounting operations and/or financial frameworks.
- Commonly used International Professional Practices Framework, including COSO and PCAOB.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance.
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA’s) code of ethics and compliance requirements.
- Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
- 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.
- You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:
- 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.
- Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, or similar preferred.
Our Hybrid Workplace
Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills, and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.
$84,000.00 - $126,000.00
Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.
10%
The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.
$92,400.00 - $138,600.00
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.
Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents, and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.
In your email please include the following:
- The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
- The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.
For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.
JOB LOCATION
IL PRO CHICAGO
JOB REQUISITION
Chicago Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant
LOCATION
CHICAGO
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Where We Need You:
Protiviti is looking for an Internal Audit & Financial Advisory Senior Consultant to join our growing team.
What You Can Expect:
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.
What Will Help You Be Successful:
- You enjoy identifying areas of business and process risk, and opportunities to improve efficiency, increase performance, and help clients manage risk.
- You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to internal audit and business processes, including the latest trends and developments.
- You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
- You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
- You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
- You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
- You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.
- You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Do Your Talents Include the Following?
Experience with or understanding of:
- Audit methodologies and developing important internal audit deliverables, including process flows, work programs, audit reports, and control summaries.
- Risk and control programs.
- Business processes such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Revenue with knowledge of accounting operations and/or financial frameworks.
- Commonly used International Professional Practices Framework, including COSO and PCAOB.
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies for achieving compliance.
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA’s) code of ethics and compliance requirements.
- Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
- 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.
- You are versed in leveraging AI to enhance personal productivity as well as internal audit and SOX activities, including planning, fieldwork, and reporting.
Your Educational and Professional Qualifications:
- 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.
- Professional Certification such as CPA, CIA, or similar preferred.
Our Hybrid Workplace
Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements varies by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills, and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.
$84,000.00 - $126,000.00
Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.
10%
The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.
$92,400.00 - $138,600.00
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.
Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents, and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
As part of Protiviti’s employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.
In your email please include the following:
- The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
- The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.
For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states – West Virginia, Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.
JOB LOCATION
IL PRO CHICAGO
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Entry Level Financial Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level financial consultant job?
Employers at this level look for a finance-related degree, familiarity with financial modeling or data tools like Excel, and demonstrated curiosity about client-facing work. A completed internship, a relevant certification such as a Series 65 or Financial Modeling credential, and a portfolio showing a real or simulated analysis project all give entry level candidates a measurable edge over applicants who rely on coursework alone.
Which companies hire entry level financial consultants?
Companies hiring entry level financial consultants right now include First Community Credit Union, Guidehouse, and Equitable Advisors, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Hiring at this level comes from a wide range of employers, including consulting firms, regional banks, insurance providers, and financial planning practices that are actively building junior talent pipelines.
Are there remote entry level financial consultant jobs?
Yes, though on-site roles still dominate at the entry level. About 23% of entry level financial consultant openings are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, giving candidates flexibility without limiting their options to a single metro area. Hybrid arrangements are especially common at larger firms that offer structured onboarding before shifting to a more flexible schedule.
Are these new grad financial consultant jobs?
Yes, many of these postings are new grad friendly, including roles listed as junior or open to recent graduates with no prior professional experience. A new grad posting typically welcomes zero to two years of experience and accepts internships, academic projects, or a portfolio in place of full-time work history, making them realistic first-role targets for candidates coming straight out of a finance or business program.
Which industries hire the most entry level financial consultants?
Entry Level financial consultant roles concentrate in Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, and Accounting & Auditing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors drive consistent hiring at the junior level because they rely on growing teams of analysts and consultants to serve expanding client bases and meet ongoing regulatory and advisory demands.