Manager - Forensic Accounting & Litigation Support

About the role

GHJ is seeking a Manager to join its Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support practice. This individual will lead forensic investigations and litigation-support engagements, manage day-to-day client relationships, oversee project teams, and prepare complex financial analyses and investigative findings. The Manager will work closely with attorneys, business leaders, and other stakeholders on commercial disputes, fraud investigations, and related advisory matters.

GHJ’s Forensic Services Practice assists attorneys (including outside/inside counsel), business leaders, and individuals with a wide range of forensic accounting, litigation support, and expert witness services. GHJ also provides services to assist with internal investigations involving alleged fraud or employee misconduct. GHJ expert witnesses provide testimony in state and federal courts as well as arbitrations and mediations. Our experts have extensive experience assisting counsel and their clients in evaluating all aspects of a dispute, including calculating and providing testimony regarding data analytics, economic damages, or loss in business value. We provide clear and persuasive communication of findings through reports, exhibits, and expert witness testimony.

Responsibilities

• Managing forensic accounting, litigation support, and investigative engagements from planning through completion.
• Serving as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, attorneys, and other stakeholders.
• Managing engagement scope, staffing, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Preparing and reviewing complex financial models, damages analyses, investigative findings, reports, and exhibits.
• Analyzing financial records, accounting data, and other documentation to identify relevant trends, discrepancies, and findings.
• Supervising, mentoring, and reviewing the work of seniors and staff to ensure quality and support professional development.
• Maintaining complete, accurate, and well-supported engagement documentation and work product.
• Communicating key findings, risks, and engagement developments clearly to partners and clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA required.
• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in forensic accounting, litigation support, disputes, investigations, or a related professional services environment.
• Expertise and knowledge in any of the following service areas:
  • Family law & litigation
  • Commercial litigation support
  • Fraud investigations
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Ability to draft written reports using Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.

About GHJ

GHJ was founded in 1953, making it one of the oldest independent firms in the Los Angeles area. Ranked as a top 20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, the firm has 22 partners and approximately 200 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the California Society of CPAs, and the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN).

GHJ is also an independent member of HLB International, a worldwide organization of over 250 member professional accounting firms and business advisors. This affiliation provides access to subject matter experts of other member firms and offers consulting and professional services in over 158 countries through nearly 800 offices worldwide.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $137,000 - $185,000. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, and certain degrees or certifications.