Description
Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking talented and motivated individuals for its Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate role. 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!
Position Overview Work alongside talented and diverse colleagues, including PhD-trained economists, finance and accounting professionals, and valuation experts. Conduct economic and industry research, analyze client materials, and build an understanding of a case's issues. Perform financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories and present results to colleagues and clients.
Responsibilities
- 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; or Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)
- Develop familiarity with data that serves as input to these analyses, including company transactional data, financial reporting, accounting statements, and social and economic survey data
- 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
- Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree candidates graduating December 2026/Summer 2027 with an academic focus on quantitative research
- Completion of an honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar program is highly desired
- Demonstrated understanding of 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
- 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
- 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
Career Growth and Benefits
- CRA's robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually
- Comprehensive total rewards program, including a superior benefits package, wellness programming, and in-house immigration support
Work Location Flexibility
- CRA expects individuals to spend at least 3 to 4 days a week working in the office