Associate, Trust and Mass Torts

Ankura; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Ankura Risk Advisory (Trust & Mass Torts) seeks an Associate in the Data Analytics practice to apply data analytics, technology, and information management to client issues across financial investigations, litigations, and disputes. You will synthesize data from diverse sources and build meaningful models with SAS, Python/R, SQL, and Power BI.

The role is hybrid in Washington, DC, with 3–4 days in the local office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics or data analytics.
• Experience with SAS preferred; Python and/or R for data analytics also required.
• Familiarity with SQL, VBA; data visualization with Power BI.
• Strong communication, mathematical, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with clients to identify, acquire, and analyze data.
• Build and interpret financial models and metrics from complex data.
• Perform day-to-day client engagement activities and collaborate with Ankura teams.
• Contribute to pitches, training, and marketing to prospective clients.

Skills

SAS

Python

R

SQL

VBA

Power BI

Communication

Multitasking

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, data analytics

Tools

SAS

Python

R

SQL

VBA

Power BI

Job description

Ankura Risk Advisory (Trust & Mass Torts) Overview

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Ankura Risk Advisory (Trust & Mass Torts) practice is commonly engaged to assist financial investigations, litigations and disputes, turnaround and process improvement engagements, and other critical business issues. The Data Analytics team specializes in the efficient identification of relevant and responsive data across clients' vast internal systems and repositories and works with clients to efficiently extract and effectively analyze client data. The team's consulting experience involves large, diverse, and often incomplete data sets across client enterprises including financial, accounting, human resources, payroll, and a variety of other business systems. The team collaborates with computer forensics and investigatory experts to assess and respond to both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of problems.

An Associate in the Data Analytics practice is responsible for utilizing data analytics and technology skills to provide accounting and finance related consulting services to clients.

The Associate will work with clients – businesses, government entities, and/or law firms – to address their most complex and pressing concerns.

The Associate must be capable of applying advanced, strategic approaches to assist clients with complex information management and analysis challenges by combining data analytics techniques, sophisticated technology tools, and information management principles to help clients make well-informed decisions.

Ankura provides Associates with the opportunity to work collaboratively on diverse teams with skilled, intelligent, driven, and successful individuals. Ankura is focused on hiring Associates who will serve as the foundation of a growing firm dedicated to its people, culture, and delivering high-quality service to clients.

This is a hybrid role with 3-4 days in the DC office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinating with client contacts to identify, acquire, synthesize, and analyze relevant data
• Identifying the relationships among multiple sources and types of data, and organizing this information to facilitate effective data analysis
• Designing and implementing complex financial models to generate meaningful metrics and/or visual demonstratives
• Analyzing and interpreting historical financial, operational, and transactional data
• Performing the day-to-day client engagement activities, including interaction with client personnel, internal Ankura team members, and other stakeholders involved in the engagement
• Contributing to the overall success of the firm by participating in pitches, developing internal training, and marketing the firm externally to prospective clients

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, economics, statistics, data analytics
• Experience with SAS preferred
• Experience with Python and/or R in addition to other data analytics languages
• Familiarity with database management and querying tools (e.g., SQL, VBA)
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication (written and verbal), mathematical, and organizational skills
• Able to adapt quickly in handling multiple/evolving tasks as a result of new engagements and/or re-prioritized deadlines
• Highly motivated, eager to learn, and able to motivate others
• Able to utilize technology to solve complex problems
• Able to produce high quality and/or final work product under strict deadlines
• Possess strong quantitative and qualitative research and analytical skills
• Possess strong team-oriented personality characteristics: hard-working, thoughtful, and collaborative, with a positive outlook and confidence
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, New York or other states with relevant pay transparency laws, Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The range does not include additional benefits outside of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $65,000 to $85,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.

Ankura is an affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end‑to‑end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 2000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients across 55 countries who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise.

Collaborative Lateral Thinking That Delivers, hard‑earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Value.

For more information, please visit, ankura.com.