Atlanta Internal Audit and Financial Advisory Consultant - 2026

Atlanta Internal Audit And Financial Advisory Consultant - 2026

The Protiviti career provides an opportunity to learn, impact, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. By teaming with our clients, we solve the business challenges a dynamic world presents and discover and implement innovative business solutions. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders who live our values. Imagining our work as a journey, 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.

Are you inspired to make a difference?

You've come to the right place.

Position highlights:

Internal audit and financial advisory consultants work with Protiviti's clients, who are typically among the world's leading companies. As a consultant, you collaborate with the team to deliver client solutions for complex business problems these organizations face. Experience tells us that our future leaders need to be both knowledgeable and deep in an area of expertise but also versatile, having a broad range of capabilities and skill sets to solve today's complex business problems. That's why we focus on developing consultants across our business, so you gain experience in different industries, grow your technical capabilities, and gain leadership qualities that will ensure your future success.

Our culture is grounded in empowerment, teamwork, and problem-solving. At all career levels, we encourage innovation, seeking your ideas and insights. Our people care about one another; they coach, guide, and help each team member to be their very best.

When you join our team, you will participate in Passport to Protiviti, our award-winning onboarding program. You will also attend The Consulting Challenge, an experiential learning course that will help you transition successfully into your role as a consultant. As a consultant, you will be a part of the Foundations experience, an innovative approach to equip our consultants with the knowledge, skills, technical aptitude, and coaching to become our firm's future leaders. This Foundations experience will enable you to learn from diverse project experiences while guiding your skill development, preparing you for the next step in your career journey.

Internal audit and financial advisory consultants will experience a variety of projects. Each project experience is designed to fuel your curiosity, uncover hidden strengths, and most importantly, prepare you for the next career level. Consultants learn from the best management team in an effort to develop an understanding of business processes and build technical skills in general risk areas. Consultants compile and analyze data and document findings through client engagements. Through interaction with client and project team personnel, consultants develop professional relationships that contribute to exceptional client service. A successful consultant learns effective time and task management, takes ownership of assignments, and accepts responsibility for team results.

With each project, you receive hands-on training in a nurturing environment and interact with leaders across our practice. Talent managers will partner with you to line up specific project experiences that support your career goals, your skills, and the needs of the business. A network of advisors will help you navigate challenges and celebrate milestones. There will be many opportunities to join committees, participate in employee network groups, and enjoy social, civic, and networking activities to aid in building meaningful relationships across the firm and in the community.

Internal audit and financial advisory consultants are hired into one of the three solution segments, including:

• Business Process Audit and Advisory: Helps companies become more innovative and explore their business processes, identify and mitigate emerging risks, develop creative solutions to complex business challenges, and encourage best practices to enhance business functions. Process Auditors provide confidence to leaders that their organizations can meet the demands of changing environments. Managing risk, monitoring and testing controls, enhancing security, and improving corporate governance are core internal audit services.
• Technology Audit and Advisory: Helps companies evaluate their ability to protect information assets through testing and evaluating current company processes. This includes security protocols, development processes, and continued information availability to authorized parties. Technology Auditors are involved in assessing and advising on virtually every aspect of how an organization uses technology to protect and enhance enterprise value- controls & regulatory compliance, security, privacy, software development, disaster recovery, technology governance, business intelligence, and many others.
• Internal Audit Strategy and Technology Enablement: Focuses on defining, designing, developing, testing, and deploying technical solutions that drive increased effectiveness and efficiencies in audit, risk, control, and compliance domains. This includes leveraging artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and automation technologies such as Alteryx, Tableau, MS Power Platform, MS SQL, Python, and R. Professionals in this segment possess a solid understanding of software development best practices and documentation standards. They work closely with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and requirements, actively research the latest trends in technology, and pursue relevant professional certifications to stay ahead in the field.

Meaningful onboarding. Impactful training. Foundational learning. These experiences define the Protiviti career a career that enables you to thrive in work and life.

Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields)
• Visa Status: All applicants applying for U.S. job openings need authorization to work in the United States for Protiviti without sponsorship now or in the future
• Technical skills desired:
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills, including documentation of findings and recommendations
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills and innovation to client engagements across various industries
• A foundation in core business processes
• Strong interest in internal audit processes, including the use of emerging technologies, understanding frameworks, and achieving audit objectives. Skilled in responsibly handling and analyzing data and information in various formats to uncover valuable insights and draw actionable conclusions.
• Experience with modern tools and technologies, including Microsoft Office Suite, data visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau
• Understanding of software development best practices and methodologies, particularly Agile
• Proficiency or interest in advanced analytics and automation technologies (e.g., Alteryx, MS Power Platform, Python)

What makes you successful:

• Strong academic background
• Working in teams, as well as independently
• Being creative and analytical
• Passionate about evaluating, synthesizing, organizing, and interpreting data and information
• Possessing excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development
• Desiring to learn and a receptiveness to feedback and mentoring
• Displaying an interest in technology or business operations
• Drive towards obtaining professional certifications including, but not limited to, the CPA, CIA, CISA, and certifications related to advanced analytics and automation (e.g., Alteryx, Azure Data, MS Power Platform)

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.

Application process:

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Note: Students may apply for only one location or solution. Duplicate applications will not be accepted.

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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.

$65,000.00 - $85,000

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.

$2,000

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.

$67,000.00 - $87,000.00

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