The Company

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.

The Team and Job Summary

J.S. Held is searching for a Senior Associate to join our newly created EMEA Forensic Accounting (Disputes and Investigations) practice based out of London covering the UK/EMEA region. Our EMEA Forensic Accounting practice is at an exciting stage of accelerated growth.

We are seeking an experienced hands-on Forensic Accounting Senior Associate to play an active part in supporting and helping grow our practice in the UK and EMEA. Reporting into the recently appointed Forensic Accounting Senior Managing Director, the ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record in leading teams, supporting business development and delivering technical expertise on large and complex projects. The ideal candidate will provide expert-level guidance, utilizing both technical and business diagnostic skills on all areas of forensic accounting and disputes/investigations management to clients across industries, geographies and organizational structures.

Job Responsibilities

As a Senior Associate, you will:

• Be part of a team undertaking work on large, complex and high-profile accounting disputes and investigations - Being involved in applying forensic accounting and investigative skills on complex client matters;

• Work on behalf of law firms, corporates, regulators, governments and high net-worth individuals;

• Perform day-to-day activities on projects and business development initiatives - interacting with client personnel and other team members;

• Perform accounting and financial analysis helping to assist clients with analyzing and documenting complex investigative issues ;

• Support the collation of information to facilitate effective data access, compilation and interrogation/analysis;

• Perform industry and company research using online tools and publicly available information, assist in preparing reports and schedules that will be delivered to clients and other parties,

• Apply forensic accounting, financial and analytical skills on complex client matters;

• Review and evaluate detailed financial statements and financial data (statements of revenue and expense, forecasts & budgets, production reports, etc.) in order to create a comprehensive analysis;

• Review detailed invoices and purchase orders, organize supporting documentation, and input data to track costs incurred. Maintain detailed working papers and records.

• Assist in inputting financial data and organizing large amounts of financial data – both paper and electronic to be used in review;

• Communicate results of analysis to supervisors and/or clients;

• Assist in the preparation of written reports and written narratives to be sent to clients.

• Attend client meetings (telephone, online, or in-person) and communicate findings in meetings to clients and other team members.

  Required Qualifications

• Any degree discipline;

• Experience in audit, forensic accounting, internal audit, public accounting experience or closely related field.

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent international accountancy qualification;

• Candidates must be resourceful, critical thinkers, and take initiative;

• Strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis;

• Candidates must have strong analytical and issue resolution skills, appetite for problem solving;

• Ability to interface with team members, client staff and be adapt to deadline-driven situations;

• Strong team working, passion for business development, strong Excel skills with ability to do VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and advanced formulas;

• Substantial experience audit and forensic accounting;

• Proficient in written and spoken English.

  Preferred Qualifications

• Someone who is naturally curious, listens carefully and motived to begin the problem-solving process once you have the information you need;

• Possess strong quantitative and qualitative research and analytical skills;

• Able to adapt quickly;

• Outstanding at written and speaking skills; must be able to create status reports, write official reports, forensic reports;

• Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesize large amounts of information;

  Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Ability to travel as needed

  J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and unrivaled client experience.

  Our mission is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity and objective, clear- cut analysis and advice.

  Some of the Benefits We Have Include:

  J.S. Held understands all of our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Competitive basic salary and compensation schemes

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed.

• Generous Annual Leave Policy

• Competitive Pension scheme

• Comprehensive Medical Insurance plus many other benefits

  J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and unrivaled client experience. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

  Please explore what we’re all about at . We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities/Affirmative Action employer.

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Department

Financial Investigations : Global Investigations

Employment Type

Full Time

Minimum Experience

Mid-level