Associate Director - Forensic Investigations

thinkbrg; Düsseldorf; Hybrid; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Zusammenfassung

BRG is building a new Forensic Investigations practice in Germany, focusing on forensic accounting and technology-enabled investigations. The role manages day-to-day investigations, leads multi-person teams, designs substantive forensic analyses, and oversees eDiscovery and data analytics workstreams.

You will draft reports and contribute to business development while mentoring junior staff. Fluency in German and English is required, with willingness to travel within Germany and internationally.

Qualifikationen

• Seven+ years in forensic accounting or investigations, with leadership experience.
• Proven ability to manage engagements and teams independently.
• Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge (HGB/IFRS).
• Fluent German and English, with report writing in both languages.

Aufgaben

• Manage investigations day-to-day: plan, allocate, budget, and ensure quality.
• Lead teams across concurrent workstreams under time pressure.
• Oversee forensic analysis: testing, reconstruction, funds tracing, document review.
• Conduct witness interviews with external counsel when needed.
• Direct forensic tech workstreams: data preservation, analytics, eDiscovery protocols.
• Draft investigation and expert reports to high standards.
• Contribute to business development: proposals and client presentations.
• Mentor juniors and participate in recruiting as the team grows.

Kenntnisse

Forensic accounting

Investigation management

Team leadership

Budget tracking

Client communication

Ausbildung

Professional qualification (Wirtschaftsprüfer, Steuerberater, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CFE, CIA)

Tools

eDiscovery tools

Forensic data analytics

Jobbeschreibung

We Do Consulting Differently

We are establishing BRG's Forensic Investigations practice in Germany. This is a genuine build - a new team, in a new market, with the methodology, credentials and global network of an established international firm behind it, and without the constraints of a legacy structure.

The practice focuses on two connected disciplines: forensic accounting and fraud investigations, and forensic technology and eDiscovery. Our work typically arises where the facts are contested and the stakes are high - special investigations for supervisory boards and audit committees, allegations of financial misstatement, corruption and misappropriation, regulatory and criminal proceedings, and post-transaction disputes.

The engagement management layer of the practice. You run the work: the plan, the team, the quality and the client relationship on a day-to-day basis.

Your Responsibilities

Manage investigations day-to-day - work planning, team allocation, budget tracking, quality control and client communication.

Lead teams of three to six professionals across concurrent workstreams, often under considerable time pressure.

Design and oversee the substantive forensic analysis: transaction and journal entry testing, reconstruction of accounting records, funds tracing, third-party payment review, and analysis of large document populations.

Conduct and document interviews with witnesses and subjects, typically alongside external counsel.

Direct forensic technology workstreams: data preservation and processing, structured data analytics, search term design and eDiscovery review protocols.

Draft investigation reports and sections of expert reports to a standard that will withstand challenge.

Contribute to business development - proposals, pitches, client presentations and thought leadership.

Coach, review and appraise junior colleagues, and take a role in recruiting as the team grows.

Your Profile

Seven or more years of relevant experience in forensic accounting, investigations, internal audit, transaction services or forensic technology.

Proven experience managing engagements and teams independently - you can be given a mandate and trusted to run it.

A professional qualification (Wirtschaftsprüfer, Steuerberater, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CFE, CIA) or an equivalent technical track record in forensic data analytics.

Strong command of accounting and financial reporting under HGB and IFRS, or deep expertise in forensic data platforms - ideally both.

Fluent German and English, including report writing in both languages.

Composure, discretion and a methodical approach to evidence.

Willingness to travel within Germany and internationally.

What We Offer

Early membership of a practice that is being built - your fingerprints will be on how it works.

A clear development path towards Director, with the mandate and support to get there.

Cross-border work through BRG's international network.

Competitive base salary, performance-related bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Hybrid working, 30 days of annual leave, and funding for professional qualifications and training.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise and purpose-built emerging technologies. Our culture centers on agility and connectivity which sets us apart and gets you ahead.

At BRG, our professionals include specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists. Together, they bring a diversity of real-world experience, data, and human and artificial intelligence, to economics, disputes, and investigations; corporate finance; and performance improvement services that address the most complex challenges facing organizations across the globe.

Our unique structure nurtures the interdisciplinary relationships that give us the edge, laying the groundwork for more informed insights and more original, incisive thinking. When paired with our global reach and resources, our diverse perspectives and technical capabilities make us uniquely capable to address our clients' challenges. We get results because we know how to apply our thinking to your world.

At BRG, we don't just show you what's possible. We're built to help you make it happen.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition includin