Forensics Litigation & Valuation Services Senior 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.
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Job Description:
It’s an exciting time to join Baker Tilly!
Baker Tilly has an incredible career opportunity for a Senior Consultant, Forensic Accountant to join our growing London Forensics, Litigation & Valuation Services (FLVS) team. As a part of our team, you will find that our global brand and entrepreneurial environment will give you the support you need to build your career across a wide range of forensic and litigation services to meet our client’s most important needs. You will also contribute to some of the most important activities in our firm which include operating and growing the business, serving the client, developing the best people, and shaping our culture.
Senior Consultants on our FLVS team will conduct and prepare a wide range of forensic financial analyses. A Forensic Accountant has a unique job which requires strong analytical, creative, investigative, research, communication, and organisational 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 client service.

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 utilised.
• You maintain excellent client relationships by delivering the highest level of client service.
• 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 sight of 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 feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Principal / Director on a wide variety of projects. Able to work autonomously and be responsible for directing staff, instructing them in work to be performed, reviewing their completed work and directing any necessary revisions or actions.
• Assist in performing forensic financial analyses, building models, maintaining documents.
• Discuss and outline problems/ issues with the Senior Manager, Director or Principal and then act on the preferred advice.
• Determine engagement timelines, in conjunction with the engagement lead, and instructs assistants in time management methods allowing them to efficiently and effectively accomplish the Firm’s objectives.
• Manage day-to-day project activities; establish appropriate leverage on project teams and assign/manage project responsibilities to team members.
• Carry out the quantification of claims on behalf of Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Lawyers, and others.
• Analyse data and financial / non-financial information and apply a forensic approach to the work.
• Assist in preparing clear, concise reports which can be understood by non-accountants.
• Be flexible and responsive to client needs, being available for meetings at times and places stipulated by the client. This can involve working long days and to tight deadlines
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Team player who works well with all other team members.
• Participate in Firm business development efforts, including the development of presentations and proposals.
• Represents the Firm at business and community functions to maintain existing client relationships.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2 years of post qualified experience or related experience
• Candidates should be exam qualified with post-qualification experience as ACA or ACCA
• A record of progressively increasing knowledge, skill, responsibility, and independence
• Experience in forensic accounting and litigation support is strongly preferred
• Individuals in this position must have demonstrated computer skills and experience with accounting software, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Must be willing to work non-traditional business hours to meet client demands if required
• Confidence to handle confrontation, pressure and deadlines
• Candidates with language skills are encouraged to apply
• Candidates with a proven industry experience outside of traditional accounting i.e. energy, mining, or construction sectors are encouraged to apply
• Skilled at building relationships with others
• Able to work in the UK without sponsorship (unfortunately we cannot accept spouse/ graduate visas).
• Fluency in English is 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 utilised.
• You maintain excellent client relationships by delivering the highest level of client service.
• 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 sight of 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 feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Principal / Director on a wide variety of projects. Able to work autonomously and be responsible for directing staff, instructing them in work to be performed, reviewing their completed work and directing any necessary revisions or actions.
• Assist in performing forensic financial analyses, building models, maintaining documents.
• Discuss and outline problems/ issues with the Senior Manager, Director or Principal and then act on the preferred advice.
• Determine engagement timelines, in conjunction with the engagement lead, and instructs assistants in time management methods allowing them to efficiently and effectively accomplish the Firm’s objectives.
• Manage day-to-day project activities; establish appropriate leverage on project teams and assign/manage project responsibilities to team members.
• Carry out the quantification of claims on behalf of Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Lawyers, and others.
• Analyse data and financial / non-financial information and apply a forensic approach to the work.
• Assist in preparing clear, concise reports which can be understood by non-accountants.
• Be flexible and responsive to client needs, being available for meetings at times and places stipulated by the client. This can involve working long days and to tight deadlines
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Team player who works well with all other team members.
• Participate in Firm business development efforts, including the development of presentations and proposals.
• Represents the Firm at business and community functions to maintain existing client relationships