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2026 Bachelor s Master s graduates Economics Consulting Analyst Associate

Charles River Associates
Toronto, Ontario
Full Time
Posted October 21, 2025
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Job Description

A quantitative research analyst role involving economic, financial, and industry analysis to support litigation, mergers, and regulatory proceedings, with responsibilities including data analysis, modeling, research, and report preparation in a collaborative consulting environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct economic and industry research to understand case issues
  • Develop financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories
  • Perform regression analyses and build models using programming languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS
  • Analyze and interpret data including financial reports, transactional data, and survey data
  • Review and summarize analyst reports, academic literature, client documents, and industry press
  • Assist in producing research summaries, expert reports, and visual presentations of findings
  • Ensure the accuracy and reliability of analyses through quality control reviews

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field, with graduation expected in December 2025 or Summer 2026, or recent graduates eligible for this position and an earlier start date.
  • Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial, and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods.
  • Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS ArcPy, or Cloud computing platforms such as Databricks Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, or AWS.
  • Completion of an honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar program is highly desired.
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities.
  • Excellent time management and task prioritization skills.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership.
  • Clear interest in consulting demonstrated through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events.
  • Ability to conduct economic and industry research, analyze client materials, and build an understanding of case issues.
  • Ability to perform financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories and present results to colleagues and clients.
  • Ability to program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS.
  • Ability to develop familiarity with data inputs including company transactional data, financial reporting, accounting statements, social and economic survey data, and non-financial measures of organizational performance.
  • Ability to review and summarize analyst reports, academic literature, client documents, depositions, license agreements, and industry trade press.
  • Ability to assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and presentation of findings, including creation of visuals like tables and charts.
  • Commitment to quality control and ensuring the reliability of analysis through review.

Benefits & Perks

100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs
Technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring
Leadership and collaboration opportunities through internal development activities
Comprehensive total rewards program
Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being
In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
Work location flexibility with a mix of in-office and remote work

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