Forensic Accounting Consultant/Senior Consultant

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At Crowe, you have the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions to today’s complex business issues. Crowe’s accounting, consulting, and technology personnel are widely recognized for their in-depth expertise and understanding of sophisticated process frameworks and enabling technologies, along with their commitment to delivering measurable results that help clients build business value. Our focus on emerging technology solutions along with our commitment to internal career growth and exceptional client value has resulted in a firm that is routinely recognized as a “Best Place to Work.” We are 75 years strong and still growing. Come grow with us! 

Job Description:

A Consultant/Senior Consultant in Crowe's Forensic Services Group will have an understanding of accounting fundamentals and will have the ability to apply those accounting skills with judgment to analyze financial information. You'll be an active contributor on a team delivering forensic accounting and fraud investigation services, maintaining client relationships, managing engagement economics and risk, and assisting with the growth of our fraud investigation practice.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Review financial documents for inaccuracies; analyze financial data and trace discrepancies

• Research, forecast, and prevent financial fraud

• Draft reports and presentations to explain findings including revenue losses and damages from contract breaches

• Investigate complex business cases to minimize risk

• Provide litigation support and present findings to be used as trial evidence

• Perform regular financial record audits to ensure compliance with the law​

• Demonstrate considerable knowledge and analytical abilities by leading the development of quantitative data analysis and data mining solutions in support of forensic investigations, litigation, and/or in response to regulatory compliance-related inquiries emphasizing the development of database-driven reports to deliver high-quality services while improving client business results

• Conduct engagements in compliance with applicable professional, legal, regulatory, and firm requirements

• Positions team for successful engagement execution, quality results, and client satisfaction by clearly working within project parameters, managing resources and processes, and anticipating/resolving issues

• Deliver on client commitments while meeting budget and realization goals

• Consult with clients on business issues including explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical client personnel

• Actively seek and support new revenue opportunities for the firm by identifying innovative strategies to create business opportunities for desired markets

• Identify opportunities to add value to existing clients or to capture new clients by providing them with targeted effective ideas and solutions

• Provide value-added strategies or services to support clients in achieving their business objectives and to assist clients in resolving issues by matching an in-depth understanding of client’s business with expert knowledge of industry trends, benchmarking data, and forensic accounting expertise

• Improve brand awareness, visibility, and business opportunities within the firm and in the external market

• Ability to manage multiple concurrent investigations and projects with minimal supervision

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required

• CPA eligible or active CPA license required

• CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) certification preferred

• 1-3 years of accounting experience required, with some forensic accounting, economic crime investigation, fraud investigation, or law enforcement preferred

• Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)​

• Strong investigative and analytical skills

• Creative problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail

• A natural curiosity to identify, investigate, and explain trends and patterns

• Ability and desire to develop leadership skills

• Desire to build networking skills and develop strong working relationships (both internally and externally) with business decision-makers

• Ability to travel and work additional hours as needed

About The Team:

The Forensics Accounting group sits under Advisory Services (AS) which provides transaction support, bankruptcy and restructuring advisory, valuation, co