About Charles River Associates

For over 50 years, Charles River Associates has been a premier consulting firm that offers employees a place to collaborate with and learn from a diverse group of consultants, industry experts, and academics.  At CRA you will join leading minds who use economic, financial, technical, and business analysis to solve complex problems for an impressive roster of clients, including 99% of the top 100 law firms, 89% of the Fortune 100 companies, and government agencies around the globe.  CRA offers a collaborative environment, with teams who strive for client excellence by bringing curiosity, resourcefulness, and initiative to their work.  Through a collegial atmosphere, formal and informal training opportunities, and a broad array of professional development resources, your experience at CRA will open doors for you as you accelerate your career.

Job Overview

CRA’s Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice executes complex multi-disciplinary client engagements related to investigations, compliance and risk management, and disputes and litigation support. Our team includes former prosecutors and government agents, white-collar crime investigators, forensic accountants, legal, risk and compliance professionals, testifying experts, and data analytics specialists. Our sophisticated data analytics capabilities, combined with our investigative and subject matter expertise, allow us to identify and analyze legal, reputational and commercial risks on behalf of law firms, financial institutions, corporations, regulatory authorities and other organizations worldwide.

Consulting Associates work closely with team members on both financial investigations and litigation and dispute matters and have frequent contact with senior project leadership. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Investigate and analyze financial and accounting records in support of various financial investigations such as asset misappropriation, corruption or financial statement fraud matters;
• Perform forensic accounting procedures as part of large, multi-disciplinary investigations that incorporate traditional investigative background research, complex data sets, and technical accounting or economic analyses;
• Use economic, accounting and/or financial background to support senior experts and/or to conduct financial analysis of various types of data;
• Facilitate the execution of engagement procedures by providing guidance on task execution, engagement administration and checking work for completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness;
• Prepare and present materials for client proposals and meetings;
• Review and summarize client documents, depositions and other legal documents, analyst reports, and third party financial and industry data to identify key information and discern relevant patterns;
• Assist in the creation, development and quality control of client deliverables including financial analyses, research summaries, expert reports and trial materials
• Calculate economic damages in litigation matters using detailed financial and economic analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Economics, or Finance (or related field);
• 3-5 years of accounting or finance experience, preferably audit or forensic/litigation consulting;
• CPA designation and/or other relevant certifications preferred;
• Experience analyzing voluminous electronic data,
• Learning-focused outlook to skill development and project delivery;
• History of contribution to dynamic team-based projects;
• Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines;
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

To Apply

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

• Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
• Cover letter – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. 

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

Career Growth and Benefits 

• CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
• We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognize that individuals realize a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team. At certain times of the year (e.g. holiday periods), additional remote work options are offered to those whose work commitments permit it, although our offices remain open for those who choose or need to be there.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE/AAE). As part of our focus on equity and inclusion, we work to ensure a fair and consistent hiring process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

The city of New York requires CRA to include a good-faith estimate of the wage range for this role. This range is specific to individuals applying to work in our New York office and considers a number of factors including but not limited to experience, education level, and expertise. A good-faith estimate of the base wage range for this role is $95,000 - $110,000; actual total compensation may also include benefits and bonus.