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Forensics Senior Associate

Los Angeles, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Jul 2025

💰 $100,000/yr($81,500/yr – $100,000/yr)

About the role

GHJ is looking for a Forensics Senior Associate WHY we get up in the morningAt GHJ we help our people and clients pursue their passions, build thriving businesses, and create a better future. WHAT we believeWe believe that collaboration is the foundation for success. We work as a business advocate for our clients – providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for the future. HOW we succeedWe are deeply committed to our core values of Bright Minds, Brave Hearts and Bold Actions and incorporate them into every aspect of our business. By living these values, we are able to meet our strategic objectives of Remaining Fiercely Independent (financial success), Meeting client demands/needs (client success), Reinforcing and expanding cultural distinction (people success). Summary of Role: Senior Associates are given a wide variety of diversified assignments under the supervision of our Forensic Services practice leaders. Our projects primarily focus on providing litigation support and performing forensic investigations. Your performance will be judged based on the quality of your work, your application of accounting and business knowledge, and ability to meet time constraints.

You will be responsible for:

Reviewing documents in accordance with project strategy
Creating analyses and spreadsheets involving forensic accounting, economic damages, fraud and misconduct investigations
Data processing and analysis in accordance with project strategy
Creating schedules that can be reconciled to source documents
You will be responsible for self-reviewing your own work
You will respond to inquiries from your project supervisor
You will perform such other duties as may be assigned
Your work will involve highly confidential client matters; so you will be required to keep matters confidential
Supervising and reviewing the work of other team members

What we need from you:

Attention to detail
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical skills; a thinker, who can generate “out of the box” ideas
Strong proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Ability to perform analyses independently
Ability to perform self-reviews on analyses to eliminate clerical and data entry errors
You must have self-confidence

What skills & experience you’ll bring to us:

Preferred – at least 3 years year of public accounting or internal accounting/finance operational experience. Forensic accounting experience is not a requirement, we can teach you as long as you have a strong interest in Forensics
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business or Finance
Required –Certified Public Accountant certification

Seven decades, overriding focus: our people and our clients.GHJ was founded in 1953, making us 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 24 partners and approximately 200 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. Our firm is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), Public Company Accounting Oversite Board (PCAOB), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CAN). Collaboration and maintaining strong relationships are the cornerstones of our success. We are also an independent member of HLB International, a worldwide organization of over 250 member professional accounting firms and business advisors. This affiliation gives us access to the subject matter experts of other member firms and provides consulting and professional services in over 158 countries through its nearly 800 offices worldwide. GHJ complies with all local/state regulations in regards to displaying salary ranges. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, ranges, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD, technology), for example. At GHJ, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $81,500-$100,000. Equal Employment OpportunityGHJ is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with appli