University Associate, Disputes & Economics - Financial Services Advisory (NYC)

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

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

Practice Summary: The Financial Services Advisory practice focuses on assisting clients in Banking, Insurance, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, FinTech and related industries. Our primary services are Business Strategy and Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions,  Risk, Compliance, and Controls, and Data & AI.

A sample of diverse consulting engagements include:

• 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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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

• 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 and tracking and reporting 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 2026 and June 2027 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
• 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
• Please note that this role requires permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (i.e. 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 (i.e. OPT, CPT). 

Ankura is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the said markets and considers a broad range of factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.  The range does not include additional benefits outside of salary. At Ankura, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each role. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range is between $50,000 to $120,000; this range is not a promise of a particular wage.

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