Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services Consultant

at  Baker Tilly

Overview
BTVK Advisory is a leading advisory firm whose specialized professionals guide clients through an ever-changing business world, helping them win now and anticipate tomorrow. BTVK Advisory, and its affiliated entities, have operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. BTVK Advisory’s ultimate parent entity, Baker Tilly US, LLP, is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
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Job Description:
Responsibilities
Consultants on our Global Forensic and Litigation Services team will conduct and prepare a wide range of forensic financial analyses. A Forensic Accountant has a unique job which will require strong analytical, creative, investigative, research, communication, and organizational skills, as well as familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Forensic Accountants will maintain excellent client relationships by delivering high quality customer service and competently completing client engagements.

You will enjoy this role if:

• You are looking for your next challenge, crave variety where no day is the same and feel your skills and experience can be better utilized.
• You maintain excellent client relationships by delivering high quality customer service and competently completing client engagements.
• You are a team player with strong communication skills and desire to work collaboratively with others to meet client needs.
• You are naturally curious, able to spot the unusual and have a tenacity to discover the cause.
• You have a willingness to look at detail, without missing or losing the ‘big picture’.
• You have a readiness to accept that everything one does might be challenged and have the confidence and resilience to handle this as well as pressure and deadlines.
• You have proven industry experience outside traditional accounting i.e., energy, mining or construction sectors would be an advantage.

• You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow.

  Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete most tasks with some supervision.

• Conduct and perform forensic financial analyses, build models, maintain documents assist in report writing, and perform quality control procedures on schedules and reports.
• Discuss and outline problems/ issues with a manager or Partner and then act on the preferred advice.
• Carry out the quantification of claims on behalf of Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Lawyers, and others.
• Analyze data and financial / non-financial information and apply a forensic approach to the work.
• Prepare clear, concise reports which can be understood by non-accountants.
• Be flexible and responsive to client needs, in particular being available for meetings at times and places stipulated by the client. This can involve working long days and tight deadlines.
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Team player who works well with, peers, seniors, and all the other team members
• Participate in Firm business development efforts, including the development of presentations and proposals.
• Represents Firm at business and community functions in order to maintain current, acquire new and expand existing client relationships.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree is preferred
• A minimum of 1 years of public accounting or related experience is preferrable
• Working towards the completion or willing to commence ACA/ACCA (preferred) qualification
• An interest in forensic accountancy and proven team-working, communication and analytical skills are all essential
• Individuals in this position must have demonstrated computer skills and experience with accounting software is required particularly Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Must be willing to work non-traditional business hours to meet client demands if required.
• Fluent in English is required
• Fluent in Arabic is preferred but not required

You will enjoy this role if:

• You are looking for your next challenge, crave variety where no day is the same and feel your skills and experience can be better utilized.
• You maintain excellent client relationships by delivering high quality customer service and competently completing client engagements.
• You are a team player with strong communication skills and desire to work collaboratively with others to meet client needs.
• You are naturally curious, able to spot the unusual and have a tenacity to discover the cause.
• You have a willingness to look at detail, without missing or losing the ‘big picture’.
• You have a readiness to accept that everything one does might be challenged and have the confidence and resilience to handle this as well as pressure and deadlines.
• You have proven industry experience outside traditional accounting i.e., energy, mining or construction sectors would be an advantage.
• You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete most tasks with some supervision.
• Conduct and perform forensic financial analyses, build models, maintain documents assist in report writing, and perform quality control procedures on schedules and reports.
• Discuss and outline problems/ issues with a manager or Partner and then act on the preferred advice.
• Carry out the quantification of claims on behalf of Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Lawyers, and others.
• Analyze data and financial / non-financial information and apply a forensic approach to the work.
• Prepare clear, concise reports which can be understood by non-accountants.
• Be flexible and responsive to client needs, in particular being available for meetings at times and places stipulated by the client. This can involve working long days and tight deadlines.
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Team player who works well with, peers, seniors, and all the other team members
• Participate in Firm business development efforts, including the development of presentations and proposals.
• Represents Firm at business and community functions in order to maintain current, acquire new and expand existing client relationships