(2028 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Accounting/Business/Finance Consulting Analyst/Associate Intern (Summer 2027)

About the role

Charles River Associates’ Summer Analyst/Associate Internship program mirrors the analyst experience to give you an understanding of our business and experience project work at CRA. Throughout the 8–10 week program, Analyst/Associate Interns work alongside senior colleagues to deliver live client consulting projects within the practice area. Along the way, you’ll benefit from professional development and wellness support programs, social events to connect you with peers, and a collegial work environment. Successful interns will be offered a full-time position following graduation.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside, and in a collaborative environment with, talented and diverse colleagues, including PhD-trained economists, finance and accounting professionals (CFAs and CPAs), and valuation experts;
• Conduct economic and industry research while analyzing client materials to build an understanding of a case’s issues;
• Perform/develop financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories and present those results to colleagues and clients;
• 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;
• Use your accounting and financial skills to 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, and clearly and concisely organize and summarize your findings;
• Leverage your database skills to effectively analyze large data sets;
• Communicate with team members, clients, and other professionals, to share investigative and analytical findings, and assist with the drafting of written reports to summarize procedures performed and findings.

Desired Qualifications

• 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 to discover transaction patterns, examining financial data, and filtering for targeted information;
• 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.

Practices and Locations

• Finance — Boston, Chicago
• Intellectual Property — Chicago, Houston, New York
• Transfer Pricing — Oakland