Finance & Accounting Consulting Intern

Charles River Associates; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100 hours of training annually

Comprehensive total rewards package

Immigration support for foreign/intl

Job summary

Charles River Associates offers a Summer Analyst/Associate Internship designed to mirror the analyst experience over an 8–10 week program. Interns collaborate with senior economists and financial experts on live client projects, gaining professional development and wellness support while contributing to valuation, accounting, and economic analyses.

Successful interns may receive a full-time position after graduation, with exposure to diverse teams and a collegial work environment that emphasizes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating in December 2027/Summer 2028 in Accounting, Business, Finance, or related area.
• Solid working knowledge of finance, accounting, and economic methodologies.
• Strong Excel skills and quantitative analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with GAAP, governance, and regulatory environments.
• Experience in gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional data.
• Data analysis and intelligence gathering to reveal transaction patterns.
• Curiosity, analytical mindset, and creative problem solving.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Initiative and leadership demonstrated in teams or projects.
• Attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities.
• Time management and prioritization skills.
• Interest in consulting and CRA recruiting events.

Responsibilities

• Work in a collaborative internship program to deliver live client projects.
• Conduct economic and financial analyses to support case theories and findings.
• Develop valuation models and run regression analyses using Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS.
• Investigate accounting irregularities and respond to financial allegations.
• Prepare analyses of financial data for litigation and expert reports.
• Summarize findings with clear written reports for clients and team members.
• Interact with colleagues and clients to communicate investigative results.

Skills

Excel skills

Quantitative analysis

Teamwork

Written & oral communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates

Tools

Stata

R

Python

SQL

SAS

Job description

Charles River Associates offers a Summer Analyst/Associate Internship designed to mirror the analyst experience over an 8–10 week program. Interns collaborate with senior economists and financial experts on live client projects, gaining professional development and wellness support while contributing to valuation, accounting, and economic analyses.

Successful interns may receive a full-time position after graduation, with exposure to diverse teams and a collegial work environment that emphasizes