University Intern, Forensic Data & Analytics

Ankura; Town of Lexington (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Ankura is seeking an intern to support the Forensic & Data Analytics group within the Risk Advisory practice. The role offers exposure to SQL, Python, C#, VBA, and Tableau across diverse projects including regulatory and fraud investigations and business intelligence tasks.

The internship emphasizes learning, collaboration, and professional development, with opportunities for hands-on data work and team engagement in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Graduating between December 2027 and June 2028 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, MIS, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other analytical area with a solid academic performance.
• Strong interest in using technology to solve complex data problems.
• Ability to engage in team-oriented projects within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), quantitative, and organizational skills.
• Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (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 (OPT, CPT).

Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and organize information to assess the appropriateness and sufficiency of available data.
• Determine the relationships among multiple data sources and types of information.
• 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.
• Maintain a professional image within the company.
• Travel and / or overtime.

Skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Time management

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Python

C#

VBA

Tableau

Job description

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. This position will support the Ankura Risk Advisory Business Group - one of our six practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm.

Practice Overview

Forensic & Data Analytics (FD&A) specializes in the development of innovative and technology-driven approaches to solve our clients’ challenges. We have a deep expertise transforming massive amounts of disparate data into knowledge to inform critical decision making. The team provides data analytics and advisory services in a wide variety of engagements, including regulatory and fraud investigations, litigations and disputes, business process automation and improvement, and business intelligence and automated reporting.

Role Overview

Interns will work in a collaborative team environment that could span across Ankura’s multidisciplinary areas of expertise. Interns will be engaged on a variety of projects, internal initiatives, training opportunities and technical challenges, office-wide intern projects, and various social events. The internship program is focused on providing interns with the opportunity to learn about Ankura and the industry, learn and utilize new skills, and develop relationships. Interns will have the opportunity to learn, use, or gain exposure to a wide variety of programs, platforms, and programming languages, including SQL, Python, C#, VBA, and Tableau.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, research, and organize information to assess the appropriateness and sufficiency of available data;
• Determine the relationships among multiple data sources and types of information;
• 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;
• Maintain a professional image within the company;
• Travel and / or overtime;

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduating between December 2027 and June 2028 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, MIS, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other analytical area with a solid academic performance.
• Strong interest in using technology to solve complex data problems;
• Ability to engage in team-oriented projects within a dynamic and fast-paced environment;
• Advanced decision-making, problem-solving, logic-based skills with a strong attention to detail;
• Ability to interact confidently with team members;
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), quantitative, and organizational skills;
• Strong work ethic, eagerness for continued development, and motivation to succeed;
• Ability to manage time and tasks to meet internal and external deadlines;
• Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (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 (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.

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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 unrivaled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Value.

For more information, please visit, ankura.com.