(2027 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate

Charles River Associates • Washington, DC

28d • $92,500 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Charles River Associates (CRA) is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments worldwide. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters related 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. This role involves working alongside talented and diverse colleagues, including PhD-trained economists, finance and accounting professionals (CFAs and CPAs), and valuation experts. Responsibilities include conducting economic and industry research, analyzing client materials, performing financial and economic analyses or valuation models, programming and building models using various languages, developing familiarity with diverse data sources, reviewing and summarizing various reports and documents, assisting in the production of research summaries and expert reports, and ensuring the reliability of analysis through quality control.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating December 2026/Summer 2027 with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Business, Finance, Financial Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field)
• 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
• 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 – 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. If you are graduating from an MBA/PhD program or have work experience, please visit our Careers site to see current open roles
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of an honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar program is highly desired

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
• Develop familiarity with data that serves as input to these analyses, including company transactional data (e.g., confidential sales data or win/loss data), financial reporting, accounting statements, and social and economic survey data, as well as non-financial measures of organizational performance
• 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

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• life and disability insurance
• paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• paid parental leave
• wellness programs and employee assistance resources
• commuter benefits
• in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level