Job Description

You’ll draw on your knowledge of fraud assessment, monitoring and prevention to identify issues that need to be addressed. You will be involved in all areas of delivering our highly varied services to our clients, which include:

• Fact-finding and fraud investigations, consisting of the review of client information including e- mails and other correspondence, financial and management accounts, general ledger information and other company records.
• Interviewing fraud suspects and other individuals to support the information obtained during the investigation.
• Reporting the results of investigations to clients, law firms, legal authorities and other stakeholders.
• Commercial disputes, including assisting law firms in determining liability and quantum for loss of profits claims, contract disputes, transaction disputes and other legal cases.
• Assisting in the preparation of expert witness reports for disputes to be submitted as evidence in court proceedings.
• Background checks and asset tracing investigations, using specialized databases to identify assets owned by individuals or companies, relationships between parties and prior criminal or political associations.
• Networking with potential clients and maintaining strong relationships with our existing clients and contacts.
• Collaborating with other teams on a variety of engagements.
• Auditing companies and general accounts preparation
• Analyzing financial information including financial statements and management accounts
• Review of policies and procedures, internal processes and controls
• Understanding and analyzing business processes
• Managing relationships with clients and other stakeholders
• Budget and project management
• Preparation of forensic/expert witness reports including review, analysis and verification of evidence
• Coaching and mentoring other staff members

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong motivation and interest in working in forensic accounting
• Strong academic record including a degree (in any subject)
• Professional accountancy qualification
• Experience of understanding, digesting, explaining, analyzing company accounts and financial information
• Experience of working in an accountancy practice
• Assertive and confident interpersonal skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle diverse and pressing assignments and sensitive and adversarial situations
• Critical thinking skills with very good attention to detail
• Comfortable working both independently and in a team
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally