As a Senior Associate, you will gain unparalleled exposure to significant, high-profile projects relating to disputes and investigation of matters, often working closely with colleagues in different business units or jurisdictions. In addition, your career and development opportunities are vast with exposure to clients and lawyers from day one. Being part of a specialist group, but within a truly global firm, means your personal impact will be instant but will be supported by an ambitious full service professional services firm. As a Senior Associate, your forensic accounting work will cover all stages of disputes and investigations, including:
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- Providing advice in the initial stages of a commercial dispute or contentious investigation and assisting to scope the work required
- Calculating damages (e.g. loss of profits, loss of value and interest) in commercial disputes
- Providing technical accounting advice and financial analysis to lawyers
- Assisting clients with their investigations into fraud or other financial issues
- Drafting expert witness reports
- Assisting directors or managing directors during a court or tribunal hearing
- Building client relationships, identifying and sourcing new work, and new product development
Essential traits:
- An external audit or business valuations background, or alternatively forensic accounting / transaction services experience
- Excellent academics and qualified at ACA, CFA or equivalent level, first time passes desirable
- Strong numeracy skills with the ability to process and analyse large volumes of data
- The ability to explain complex, technical issues in an understandable manner
- A logical and methodical approach to problem solving, as well as being able to develop innovative solutions to complex problems
- Critical thinker with excellent attention to detail, including business awareness and general business understanding.
- Ability to simultaneously handle diverse and pressing assignments and sensitive and adversarial situations
Advantageous but not essential experience:
- Principles of causation of damages, e.g. loss of profits, compensable costs, breach of warranties, misrepresentation, interest calculations
- Modelling, testing, documenting financial scenarios and anticipating challenges
- Valuation and finance concepts, e.g. cost of capital, risk adjusted discount rates
- Analysing strengths/weaknesses of opposing cases, formulating alternative damage scenarios and advising on strategic implications
- Investigation techniques, e.g. asset tracing, interviewing
- Different dispute resolution mechanisms, e.g. trial, civil hearing, mediation, arbitration, regulatory/competition tribunals
- Preparation of forensic/expert witness reports including review, analysis and verification of evidence
About Kroll
Join the global leader in risk and financial advisory solutions—Kroll. With a nearly century-long legacy, we blend trusted expertise with cutting-edge technology to navigate and redefine industry complexities. As a part of One Team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a collaborative and empowering environment, propelling your career to new heights. Ready to build, protect, restore and maximize our clients’ value? Your journey begins with Kroll.
Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.
In order to be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com
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