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 five practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm.

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

Role Overview: Interns, working as part of a project team, perform critical, value-added work that can directly impact a client’s bottom line.  A sample of diverse consulting engagements that you could be involved in include:  

• Identifying, prioritizing, and sequencing AI implementation for a Wealth Management firm 

• Reducing a retirement organization’s operating costs by $80m/year 

• 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:

• Identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement and automation in processes and controls and related risks

• Assist in gathering client data and utilizing AI to support analysis

• Reviewing client 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

Qualifications, Skills, and Characteristics:

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with a graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028 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 

• Strong 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. A reasonable estimate of the current payrate for this internship is: $34/hr.

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