Finance & Accounting Consulting Summer Intern

Charles River Associates; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training hours

Career mentoring

Immigration support

Job summary

Charles River Associates in Boston offers a Summer Analyst/Associate Internship for students in Accounting, Business, or Finance to gain hands-on experience through an 8–10 week program alongside senior colleagues on live client projects.

Interns receive professional development, wellness support, and social events, with potential for a full-time position after graduation. Check details on practice areas and growth opportunities within CRA's diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree candidates graduating in December 2027/Summer 2028 with an academic focus in Accounting, Business, Finance, or a related area.
• Solid working knowledge of finance, accounting, and economic methodologies.
• Command of a broad range of research and quantitative analysis skills (including strong Excel skills).
• Familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate governance, and regulatory environments.
• Experience in gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional data.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside, and in a collaborative environment with, talented and diverse colleagues, including PhD-trained economists, finance and accounting professionals, 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 Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS.
• Investigate accounting irregularities and respond to allegations of fraud, misconduct, waste, and abuse.
• Use accounting and financial skills to prepare analyses of financial data for litigation and expert reports.

Skills

Excel skills

Financial analysis

Accounting knowledge

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Stata

R

Python

SQL

SAS

Job description

Charles River Associates in Boston offers a Summer Analyst/Associate Internship for students in Accounting, Business, or Finance to gain hands-on experience through an 8–10 week program alongside senior colleagues on live client projects.

Interns receive professional development, wellness support, and social events, with potential for a full-time position after graduation. Check details on practice areas and growth opportunities within CRA's diverse teams.