Forensic Accounting Director

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom J.S. Held LLC Full time
Job Description

J.S. Held is seeking a highly experienced Forensic Accounting Director to join our EMEA Forensic Accounting practice based in London, covering the UK and EMEA region. Our practice is at an exciting stage of accelerated growth, and we are looking for a skilled professional to support and help grow our practice in the region.

We are seeking a seasoned Forensic Accounting Director with a strong track record in leading teams, supporting business development, and delivering technical expertise on large and complex projects. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable ability to provide expert-level guidance, utilizing both technical and business diagnostic skills on all areas of forensic accounting and disputes/investigations management to clients across industries, geographies, and organizational structures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage complex and high-profile accounting disputes and investigations;
  • Supervise more junior team members' analyses;
  • Work on behalf of law firms, corporates, regulators, governments, and high net-worth individuals;
  • Manage medium-sized teams, being involved in applying forensic accounting and investigative skills on complex client matters;
  • Perform and supervise day-to-day activities on projects and business development initiatives - interacting with client personnel and other team members;
  • Perform accounting and financial analysis to assist clients with analyzing and documenting complex investigative issues;
  • Support the collation of information to facilitate effective data access, compilation, and interrogation/analysis;
  • Perform industry and company research using online tools and publicly available information, assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties;
  • Apply forensic accounting, financial, and analytical skills on complex client matters;
  • Review and evaluate detailed financial statements and financial data (statements of revenue and expense, forecasts & budgets, production reports, etc.) in order to create a comprehensive analysis;
  • Review detailed invoices and purchase orders, organize supporting documentation, and input data to track costs incurred. Maintain detailed working papers and records.
  • Assist in inputting financial data and organizing large amounts of financial data – both paper and electronic to be used in review;
  • Communicate results of analysis to supervisors and/or clients;
  • Assist in the preparation of written reports and written narratives to be sent to clients.
  • Attend client meetings (telephone, online, or in-person) and communicate findings in meetings to clients and other team members.
Qualifications
  • Any degree discipline;
  • Experience in audit, forensic accounting, internal audit, public accounting experience, or closely related field;
  • ACA, ACCA, or equivalent international accountancy qualification;
  • Candidates must be resourceful, critical thinkers, and take initiative;
  • Strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis;
  • Candidates must have strong analytical and issue resolution skills, appetite for problem-solving;
  • Ability to interface with team members, client staff, and be adaptable to deadline-driven situations;
  • Strong team working, passion for business development, strong Excel skills with ability to do VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and advanced formulas;
  • Substantial experience in audit and forensic accounting;
  • Proficient in written and spoken English.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Someone who is naturally curious, listens carefully, and motivated to begin the problem-solving process once you have the information you need;
  • Possess strong quantitative and qualitative research and analytical skills;
  • Able to adapt quickly;
  • Outstanding at written and speaking skills; must be able to create status reports, write official reports, forensic reports;
  • Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesize large amounts of information;
Physical and Mental Job Qualifications
  • Ability to travel as needed;

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology communities. We have diverse practice areas, including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and unrivaled client experience.

Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity, and objective, clear-cut analysis and advice.

Some of the benefits we have include:

  • Competitive basic salary and compensation schemes;
  • Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed;
  • Generous Annual Leave Policy;
  • Competitive Pension scheme;
  • Comprehensive Medical Insurance, plus many other benefits;

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology communities. We have diverse practice areas, including Construction Advisory, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and unrivaled client experience. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal.

Please explore what we're all about at www.jsheld.com. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities/Affirmative Action employer.

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