University Intern, Disputes & Economics (Financial Services Advisory)

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

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

Practice Summary: The Financial Services Advisory practice focuses on assisting clients in Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, FinTech and related industries. Our primary services are Business Strategy and Transformation (e.g., Strategic Cost Management, Organizational Design, Process Improvement / Automation) and Risk, Compliance, and Controls (e.g., Risk/Compliance Program Design & Assessment, Policies / Procedure Review & Development, Controls Assessment, Design, and Enhancement).

A sample of diverse consulting engagements include:

• Reducing a Retirement organization’s operating costs by $80m/yea

• Executing a firmwide program to enhance a Bank’s processes and control

• Optimizing and redesigning an Insurers 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:

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

• Assist in gathering client data

• Reviewing client documentation to understand current state processes

• Documenting processes and controls and related risks

• Identifying gaps and opportunities for improvements in processes and controls and related risks

• Performing financial, accounting, economic, and statistical analyses

• Documenting findings and telling a story in PPT

• Assisting with project plans, action lists, issues and track and report on progress in status reports

• Preparing client reports and exhibits

• Presenting findings to the consulting team and clients

Basic Qualifications, Skills, and Characteristics:

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026 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

• Ability to work in a dynamic professional services environment

• Ability to work well with teams

• Research and analytical skills

• Oral and written communication skills

• Attention to detail

• Independently problem solve

• 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

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in California, Colorado, New York, or Washington D.C., 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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