Associate Analyst Jobs

About The Position

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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct economic and industry research while analyzing client materials to build an understanding of a case’s issues.
• Perform and develop financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories and present 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, 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

• Robust skills development programs, including 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs.
• Technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching.
• Leadership and collaboration opportunities through internal firm development activities.
• Comprehensive total rewards program.
• Superior benefits package.
• Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
• In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.
• 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.