(2025 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate

Company: Charles River Associates
Location: Oakland
Posted on: November 2, 2024

Job Description:

If your background is in Economics, Business, Finance, Financial Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or any other major focused on quantitative research, learn more about CRA!
About Charles River Associates
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.
Position Overview

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• 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;
  
• Review and summarize analyst reports, academic literature, client documents, depositions, license agreements, and industry trade press;
  
• Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and the presentation of findings, including creation of visuals like tables and charts;
  
• Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review.
  
  Desired Qualifications
  
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  • Bachelor's or Master's degree candidates graduating December 2024/Summer 2025 with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Business, Finance, Financial Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related);
    
  • Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
    
  • Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS/ArcPy, or Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS);
    
  • Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems;
    
  • Effective written and oral communication skills;
    
  • Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages;
    
  • Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;
    
  • 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.
    
    To Apply
    To be considered for a position in the United States, we require the following:
    
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    • Resume - please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
      
    • Cover letter - please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. Also, please note if you have interest in a particular practice and/or a location preference;
      
    • Transcript - may be unofficial. Note: you must be graduating from a bachelor's or master's degree program for this role.
      
    • Writing Sample - we prefer a sole-authored submission from an existing work (class paper, thesis, internship, or work product) that includes your commentary on a quantitative analysis and/or relevant to the field of economics.
      
      Our Commitment to Diversity
      Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE/AAE). As part of our focus on equity and inclusion, we work to ensure a fair and consistent hiring process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.
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