University Intern, Disputes & Economics - Financial Services Advisory

Ankura; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Ankura is seeking an intern to join the Disputes & Economics practice in the Financial Services Advisory group in the Washington, DC area. You will work on cross-functional teams to analyze data, identify process improvements, and support AI-enabled client deliverables.

The role emphasizes financial, economic, and statistical analyses, documentation in PowerPoint, and collaboration with AI-driven workflows. Strong communication and academic performance are required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completing an undergraduate degree with graduation between Dec 2027 and Jun 2028.
• GPA 3.3 or better.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflow automation.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify gaps and opportunities for improvement and automation in processes and controls and related risks.
• Assist in gathering client data and utilizing AI to support analysis.
• Review client documentation to understand current-state processes.
• Perform financial, accounting, economic, and statistical analyses.
• Document findings using PowerPoint reports and exhibits.
• Assist with project plans, issues tracking, and status reports.
• Prepare client reports and exhibit materials.
• Present findings to the team and clients.

Skills

AI tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SQL

R

Python

SAS

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Education

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science

Tools

Power BI

Job description

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

This position supports the Ankura Disputes & Economics Business Group - one of five practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm.

Practice Overview

The Financial Services Advisory practice assists clients in Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, Wealth Management, FinTech and related industries.

Our primary services are Business Strategy and Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk, Compliance, and Controls, and Data & AI.

Role Overview

Interns, working as part of a project team, perform critical, value-added work that can directly impact a client's bottom line.

A sample of diverse consulting engagements that you could be involved in include:

• Identifying, prioritizing, and sequencing AI implementation for a Wealth Management firm
• Reducing a retirement organization's operating costs by $80m/year
• Executing a firmwide program to enhance a bank's processes and control
• Optimizing and redesigning an insurer's claims function
• Documenting a bank's obligations that arose from laws, rules, and regulatory requirements
• Redesigning a corporate trust's operating model

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement and automation in processes and controls and related risks
• Assist in gathering client data and utilizing AI to support analysis
• Reviewing client documentation to understand current-state processes
• Performing financial, accounting, economic, and statistical analyses
• Documenting findings through crafting stories in PowerPoint
• Assisting with project plans, action lists, issues and tracking and reporting on progress in status reports
• Preparing client reports and exhibits
• Presenting findings to the consulting team and clients

Qualifications, Skills, and Characteristics

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with a graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028 and a major in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other analytical course of study
• Solid academic performance in their course of study with a 3.3 GPA or better.
• A working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong working knowledge of AI tools and workflow automation
• Ability to work in a dynamic professional services environment
• Ability to work well both independently and within a team
• Research and analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrate the highest degree of professionalism, ethics, quality, and integrity
• Willingness to travel and work overtime when needed
• Advanced technical skills including SQL, R, Python, or SAS are a plus

Please note that this role requires permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (i.e. U.S. citizen or permanent resident).

Internships and full-time University Associate roles are not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship, work visa or any other temporary work authorization (i.e. OPT, CPT).

Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. A reasonable estimate of the current payrate for this internship is: $34/hr.

Ankura is an Aff

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.

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.