[2024 Bachelor's/Master's graduates] Forensic Accounting Consulting Analyst/Associate

If your background is in Accounting, learn more about CRA!

About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

Practices seeking to hire candidates with this profile include (hiring locations listed):

• Forensic Services (Boston, Chicago, )
  • Our Forensic Services practice uses cross-trained forensic professionals to assist companies and their counsel in independently responding to allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, misconduct, and non-compliance
• Risk, Investigations & Analytics (New York)
  • Our Risk, Investigations & Analytics practice undertakes large-scale, complex investigations and monitorships in a multidisciplinary approach 

Learn more about our work by reviewing our Services and Industries on our website.

Job Overview

• Investigate accounting irregularities and respond to allegations of fraud, misconduct, waste, and abuse;
• Use your accounting and financial skills to prepare analyses of financial data, including financial models, for litigation and expert reports and testimony;
• Investigate and analyze financial evidence, including financial records and transactions, to identify trends and anomalies, and clearly and concisely organize and summarize your findings;
• Leverage your database skills to effectively analyze large data sets;
• Communicate with team members, clients, and other professionals, to share investigative and analytical findings, and assist with the drafting of written reports to summarize procedures performed and findings.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating in December 2023/Summer 2024 with an academic focus in Accounting;
• Familiarity with generally accepted accounting principles, corporate governance, and regulatory environments;
• Experience in gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional data;
• Experience in data analysis and intelligence gathering, including querying and mining large data sets to discover transaction patterns, examining financial data, and filtering for targeted information; 
• Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems;
• Effective written and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities;
• Excellent time management and task prioritization skills;
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events.

To Apply

To be considered for a position in the United States, we require the following:

• Resume – please include current address, email and telephone number;
• Cover letter – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. Also, please note if you have interest in a particular practice and/or a location preference;
• Transcript – may be unofficial. Note: you must be graduating from a bachelor's or master's degree program for this role. If you are graduating from an MBA/PhD program or have work experience, please visit our Careers site to see current open roles;

If you are interested in applying for one of our international locations, please visit our Careers site to view and apply for available jobs.

Candidate resume review will commence August 31, and continue on a rolling basis until positions are filled.

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