University Associate, Disputes & Economics

About the Role

Ankura's Disputes & Economics Business Group, within the Financial Services Advisory practice, focuses on client delivery services for clients in Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and FinTech. Primary services include Business Strategy and Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk, Compliance, and Controls, and Data & AI. Associates, as part of a project team, perform critical, value-added work impacting a client’s bottom line.

Role Overview

Consulting engagements may include:

• Identifying, prioritizing, and sequencing AI implementation for a Wealth Management firm
• Reducing an organization’s operating costs
• Executing a firmwide program to enhance processes and controls
• Optimizing and redesigning a claims function
• Documenting client obligations arising 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
• Assisting 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 and tracking and reporting on progress in status reports
• Preparing client reports and exhibits
• Presenting findings to the consulting team and clients

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with a graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027
• 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
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• 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. (U.S. citizen or permanent resident). This role is not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship, work visa, or temporary work authorization.