Forensic Data Analytics Associate — Risk & Investigations

Ankura; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 50,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ankura is seeking an Associate in the Risk Advisory Practice (Forensic & Data Analytics) to contribute to client engagements by analyzing diverse data sources, building visualizations, and delivering concise analyses. The role emphasizes collaboration across Ankura’s multidisciplinary teams and mentorship to support professional growth.

Ideal candidates are graduating between Dec 2026 and Jun 2027 with a quantitative degree, strong communication, and a passion for solving complex data problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field with strong academic performance.
• Interest or experience using technology to solve data problems.
• Ability to work on team projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, quantitative, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident; authorization required for work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on day-to-day activities of engagements including interaction with other team members and client contacts.
• Aggregate, cleanse, and normalize disparate sources of data.
• Analyze and interpret historical financial, operational, and transactional data.
• Create summaries, data visualizations, written analyses, and other presentations of work performed.
• Generate consistent and thorough documentation to support processes developed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in internal and external team meetings.
• Manage time and tasks to meet internal and external deadlines.
• Maintain a professional image within the company and project the same to those outside of the company

Skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, MIS, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics

Tools

SQL/PLSQL

MS SQL

Oracle

MySQL

Python

C#

VBA

ETL tools

Tableau

Power BI

Spotfire

Relativity

Job description

Ankura is seeking an Associate in the Risk Advisory Practice (Forensic & Data Analytics) to contribute to client engagements by analyzing diverse data sources, building visualizations, and delivering concise analyses. The role emphasizes collaboration across Ankura’s multidisciplinary teams and mentorship to support professional growth.

Ideal candidates are graduating between Dec 2026 and Jun 2027 with a quantitative degree, strong communication, and a passion for solving complex data problems.