Analyst – Economic and Financial Consulting

Job Description

Accounting/Business/Finance Consulting Analyst/Associate | Charles River Associates

The Tone:
This is an early career role at Charles River Associates, located in Chicago, Houston, or New York. Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments worldwide. This role is crucial in helping CRA advise clients on economic and financial matters related to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guide corporations through critical business strategy issues. You will contribute to delivering clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns through rigorous, fact-based analysis.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Chicago, Houston, New York
• Pay: $92500–$100000 yearly
• Team: Works collaboratively with PhD-trained economists, finance and accounting professionals (CFAs and CPAs), and valuation experts, with mentoring from a senior colleague.
• Mission: Investigate and analyze financial evidence and data to provide clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns for clients.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, SAS

What You’ll Actually Do
• Research: Conduct economic and industry research, analyzing client materials to build a comprehensive understanding of case issues.
• Analyze: Perform financial and economic analyses, developing valuation models to support case theories and present findings to colleagues and clients.
• Investigate: Investigate accounting irregularities and respond to fraud allegations, analyzing financial evidence to identify trends and anomalies.
• Model: Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS.
• Communicate: Communicate investigative and analytical findings to team members and clients, and assist with drafting written reports to summarize procedures and findings.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related field, graduating in December 2026 or Summer 2027. This is an early career role.
• Experience: Demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, or activities; experience gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional data sets.
• Skills: Solid working knowledge of finance, accounting, and economic methodologies; strong quantitative analysis skills, including Excel; familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate governance, and regulatory environments; effective written and oral communication.
• Bonus: Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems; demonstrated high level of initiative, leadership, attention to detail, and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.