Director - Forensic & Dispute Advisory Services

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative advisory, assurance, and tax services. We create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise, approaching today’s toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset to create exceptional value. We are committed to making a difference for our people, clients, community, and professions.

About the role

Cherry Bekaert’s Forensic & Dispute Advisory Services practice is seeking a Director to lead complex forensic accounting, economic damages, and litigation support engagements while playing an active leadership role in growing the practice and scaling operations. This is a high-impact opportunity for a relationship-driven advisory leader to guide client engagements, mentor teams, expand client relationships, and help shape the practice’s growth. You will work with clients and counsel across industries, delivering financial analysis, damages assessments, dispute advisory work products, and expert witness testimony as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead forensic accounting, economic damages, and litigation support engagements from strategy through delivery, helping clients and counsel understand complex financial issues.
• Guide the preparation and review of discovery requests, financial analyses, damages calculations, and engagement deliverables involving tax returns, financial statements, general ledgers, contracts, complaints/petitions, deposition transcripts, and related matter documents.
• Develop and review approaches to calculating or refuting damages in litigation matters, including the critique of opposing reports and related damages analyses.
• Manage multiple client relationships while communicating results, findings, and work product in a clear, practical, and timely manner.
• Participate at the leadership level in driving practice growth, expanding established and new client relationships, and helping scale the team’s operating model as demand grows.
• Mentor and develop professionals across the team by sharing knowledge, modeling analytical rigor, and supporting career growth through thoughtful delegation and review.
• Contribute to a culture grounded in mutual respect, collaboration, trust, accountability, and excellence while helping the team deliver strong client outcomes.
• Provide expert witness testimony.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or another relevant business discipline; advanced degree and/or professional certification such as CPA, CFF, or CFE.
• Minimum 10+ years of related forensic/audit experience, including prior expert witness testimony within a national/regional public accounting or professional services firm.
• Advanced forensic accounting, economic damages, litigation support, audit, public accounting, or corporate accounting experience, including the ability to manage complex client assignments in deadline-driven environments.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships, lead teams, delegate work, review deliverables, and support multiple engagements with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated business development success, including experience expanding established client relationships and developing new opportunities.
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; previous experience employing AI/BI systems strongly preferred.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments, work independently or within a group, and travel as needed (expected to be less than 25%).

Benefits

• Shared values fostering inclusion and belonging, including uncompromising integrity, collaboration, trust, and mutual respect.
• Opportunity to innovate and engage in motivating work within a collaborative environment focused on career growth and professional development.
• Competitive compensation and a total rewards package addressing all aspects of wellbeing.
• Flexibility to do impactful work and time to enjoy life outside of work.
• Opportunities to connect and learn from professionals with diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Comprehensive benefits program including:
  • Annual bonus
  • Medical, dental, and vision care
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid Care Leave

Pay

Salary range: $174,200 - $302,400. Individual salaries within this range are determined by factors including role, function, responsibilities, work experience, education, knowledge, skills, and geographic location.