The Brattle Group is hiring a
Associate - Cost of Capital

Summary

The Associate will work on financial and regulatory issues for clients, providing expert analysis and support in regulatory proceedings and disputes. They will be part of a team, gaining valuable project experience and becoming involved in marketing and business development efforts. The Brattle Group offers a competitive benefits package, base salary, and bonus program.

Requirements

• Strong background in economics, and sophisticated understanding of the energy industry with a focus on regulation and regulatory policy, particularly the cost of capital and capital structure
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, but open to other relevant areas such as Math, Economics or related fields with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis and 4+ years of professional experience in the field

Responsibilities

• Help clients address financial and regulatory issues including capital structure and cost of capital
• Provide expert analysis and support the development of testimony in regulatory proceedings and disputes
• Work as part of a team on consulting engagements
• Frame problem-solving approaches, project management, supervising the project team, developing client relationships, and building personal expertise in new areas
• Become more involved in marketing and business development efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated potential and enthusiasm to develop new expertise areas, develop professionally, and help identify innovative solutions for our clients
• Pre or postgraduate work experience in a related field
• Exceptional writing, presentation, and verbal communications skills
• Strong analytic, quantitative, and practical problem-solving skills such as econometrics, statistics, programming, modeling, or applied mathematics
• Flexibility to use a variety of conceptual frameworks and analytical tools from across different disciplines
• Intellectual curiosity
• An entrepreneurial drive
• Strong relationship and team-building skills
• Desire to work in a collaborative team environment
• Demonstrated record of outstanding academic and/or practical accomplishment such as publications in academic journals

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Base salary, and bonus program for eligible roles based on individual and firm performance