University Intern, Disputes & Economics - Financial Services Advisory

Ankura

Hours: Full time
Where: Washington D.C.
Posted: Sep 25

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:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

What you'd do

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
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

What they want

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

Starts: 2026-09-25