University Associate, Disputes & Economics

About the Role

Ankura's Disputes & Economics Business Group supports client delivery services. The Financial Services Advisory practice focuses on Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, FinTech, and related industries, offering services in Business Strategy and Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk, Compliance, and Controls, and Data & AI. Associates work as part of a project team, performing critical, value-added work that can directly impact a client’s bottom line.

Role Overview

A sample of diverse consulting engagements includes:

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

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement and automation in processes and controls and related risks
• Assist with gathering data and utilizing AI to support analysis
• Interviewing clients and reviewing 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, tracking, and reporting on progress in status reports
• Preparing client reports and exhibits
• Presenting findings to the consulting team and clients

Requirements

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with a graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027 and a major in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other analytical course of study
• Solid academic performance with a 3.3 GPA or better
• A working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• A 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
• Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. is required.