Forensics Accounting Associate Director

About the role

We do Consulting Differently. With a team of industry specialists and experts in forensics accounting & global investigations, discovery & forensics technology, M&A & private equity disputes, and cybersecurity & investigations, BRG’s Disputes & Investigations practice is a leader in the areas that can impact business most significantly.

Responsibilities

• Delegate assignments to staff, instruct and monitor progress, and review work products for completeness and accuracy.
• Plan and manage all sizes of client engagements from small projects to larger investigations.
• Demonstrate creativity and efficient use of relevant software tools, analytical methods, and computer models to develop solutions.
• Prioritize assignments and responsibilities to meet goals and deadlines.
• Analyze financial statements, general ledgers, tax returns, and other financial documents to carry out the objectives of the stated project(s).
• Manage preparation of expert witness reports by supporting analyses and opinions based on industry research, data analysis, and financial modeling.
• Analyze historical and projected financial information and develop financial and damage models.
• Organize and maintain case documents and folders, create electronic libraries for documents, and retrieve documents as necessary.
• Audit own work products and work products of others to assure quality.
• Participate in group practice meetings, contribute to business development initiatives and office functions such as staff training and recruiting.
• Meet client deadlines and quality expectations in a team environment.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field.
• CPA required, with CFE certification preferred for candidates with forensic accounting and investigations experience.
• Minimum eight (8+) years experience working for a consulting firm in an accounting or audit capacity.
• Big 4 Consulting experience in investigations.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial statements (e.g., relationship between debits and credits and statement of cash flow, income statement, balance sheet, and trial balance); and
• Proven capability with Excel in addition to other Microsoft Office products.
• Experience with research software such as LexisNexis, Factiva, JSTOR, Bloomberg, and Capital IQ; and/or
• Proven capability with relational database program(s) (e.g., MS SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL, Oracle), or statistical analysis programs (e.g., SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, and Python).

Qualifications

• Prior experience in forensic accounting, investigations, litigation consulting, or related advisory services.
• Engagement experience involving investigating allegations of fraud and financial misconduct, tracing assets and funds across complex transactions, analyzing accounting records and financial data, assessing damages and other financial impacts, supporting regulatory and litigation matters, and developing clear, defensible conclusions for clients, counsel, and other stakeholders.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Exceptional organizational capabilities.
• A desire to advance within a dynamic and expanding practice.

Benefits

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

Pay

$180,000 to $250,000 per year.