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About the Role
Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking candidates with backgrounds in Accounting, Business, or Finance for internship opportunities. This program offers a deep dive into CRA's business and provides hands-on experience with client consulting projects within a chosen practice area.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with PhD-trained economists, finance and accounting professionals, and valuation experts.
- Conduct economic and industry research and analyze client materials to understand case issues.
- Perform and develop financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories.
- Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS.
- Investigate accounting irregularities and respond to allegations of fraud, misconduct, waste, and abuse.
- Prepare analyses of financial data, including financial models, for litigation and expert reports and testimony.
- Investigate and analyze financial evidence, including financial records and transactions, to identify trends and anomalies.
- Organize and summarize findings clearly and concisely.
- Analyze large data sets using database skills.
- Communicate investigative and analytical findings to team members, clients, and other professionals.
- Assist with drafting written reports to summarize procedures performed and findings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating in December 2027/Summer 2028 with an academic focus in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related area.
- Solid working knowledge of finance, accounting, and economic methodologies.
- Command of a broad range of research and quantitative analysis skills, including strong Excel skills.
- Familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate governance, and regulatory environments.
- Experience in gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional data.
- Experience in data analysis and intelligence gathering, including querying and mining large data sets.
- Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities.
- Excellent time management and task prioritization skills.
- Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events.
- Resume including current address, personal email, and telephone number.
- Cover letter describing interest in CRA and how the role matches goals, noting practice and/or location preference.
- Transcript (may be unofficial).
Skills
- Excel
- Stata
- R
- Python
- SQL
- SAS
- Database skills
- Financial modeling
- Economic analysis
- Valuation
- Regression analysis
- Quantitative analysis
- Research
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Attention to detail
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
- Time management
- Task prioritization
Location
- Boston
- Chicago
- Houston
- New York
- Oakland
- United States
Work Type
- Internship
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $30 - $37.50 per hour
Benefits
- Professional development programs
- Wellness support programs
- Social events
- Robust skills development programs
- 100 hours of training annually
- Technical training
- Presentation skills training
- Internal seminars
- Career mentoring
- Performance coaching
- Leadership opportunities
- Collaboration opportunities
- Comprehensive total rewards program
- Superior benefits package
- Wellness programming
- In-house immigration support
About the Company
- Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments around the world.
- CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues.
- Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.
Equal Opportunity
- Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.