Forensic Dispute Advisory Manager

KPMG United Kingdom; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is looking for an ERS Forensic Dispute Advisory Manager in the UK. You will lead a portfolio of forensic engagements, focusing on dispute advisory services while managing client relationships and team development. This role requires a Chartered Accountant or CFA, with experience in forensic dispute work and strong writing and stakeholder management skills. The company offers flexibility with office locations across the UK, including Leeds, London, and Manchester.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and manage small teams.
• Strong ability to articulate complex findings in written and oral presentations.
• Experience in scoping and defining Forensic projects is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Manage engagement teams and oversee quality of work produced.
• Liaise directly with clients and manage expectations.
• Accountable for managing risks and financials on client engagements.

Skills

Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Experience of Forensic Dispute work

Excellent written skills

Strong stakeholder management skills

Keen attention to detail

Strong people skills

Education

Chartered Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst

Job description

Overview

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Job description

Job Title/Req Number: ERS Forensic, Dispute Advisory Manager -108244

Base Location: 20 offices nationally: 20 offices nationwide (see below for core hubs)

The KPMG Advisory function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from UK wide we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise. KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients\' and communities\' biggest problems. We\'ve been doing this for more than 150 years. We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work, with a collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility — through inspiring workspaces, innovative ways to collaborate and hybrid ways of working. With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our mission is simple: To support the UK in a connected world. It guides everything we do, underpinned by our values: Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Together and For Better.

Why Join KPMG as a ERS Forensic, Dispute Advisory Manager?

• As a Manager within Dispute Advisory Services ("DAS"), you will take a lead role on a portfolio of engagements of varying size and complexity.
• You will have a primary focus on Dispute Advisory Services, although you may also be involved in other types of engagement ranging from financial, fraud or misconduct investigations, through to proactive risk management and regulatory driven compliance work.
• Managing a portfolio of Forensic DAS engagements, with a primary focus on Dispute Advisory, providing advice and support in connection with breach of contract, transaction, warranty and completion accounts, expert determinations, expropriations, product recall, and business disruption and other insurance claims
• Acting independently in managing engagements, under overall supervision of the engagement leader
• Managing the risks and financials associated with client engagements
• Preparation of reports and sections thereof for Senior Manager / Director / Partner review
• Contributing to the development of propositions / proposals / bids for future work
• Engaging credibly with senior stakeholders at clients (e.g. board level individuals at corporate clients and/or law firm partners) on behalf of KPMG
• Developing and overseeing more junior members of the team on project assignments
• Recognising the importance of continuous self and team development and actively striving to achieve this

What will you be doing?

• As a DAS Manager you will manage engagement teams of varying size, which may include both onshore and offshore colleagues, contractors and/or colleagues from other member firms. You will oversee and train colleagues and take responsibility for the quality of work produced on engagements.
• As a DAS Manager you will liaise directly with clients, clients\' external counsel, senior members of the KPMG team and other third parties as required. You may be managing multiple senior level stakeholders across multiple projects at any one time.
• In Disputes work, you may also be working with senior client staff who are often extremely invested in the outcome of our work — managing expectations is critical to the client relationships.
• Managers will typically have Engagement Manager responsibilities on small to medium sized engagements. They will be accountable to the Engagement Leaders on their engagements and will be expected to effectively manage the risks and financials associated with client engagements.
• In Disputes work, there is always a concrete, defined outcome from the dispute process, e.g. the determination of the disputed items in a post-M&A transaction dispute, often given with reasons. Therefore delivering high quality work (including appropriate management of client expectations about the outcome) is essential.

What will you need to do it?

• Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
• Experience of Forensic Dispute work, be that either as part of the Expert Witness team (in a legal claim) or in the context of a post-M&A transaction expert determination
• Broader experience in audit, financial due diligence, and other Forensic specialisms is beneficial
• Excellent written skills in the context of significant contribution in the drafting of Forensic Dispute reports
• Demonstrable experience of contributing to the managing of projects, including elements of financial and risk management
• Experience in scoping and defining Forensic projects is preferable
• Proven ability to lead and manage small teams
• Ability to understand complex contractual documents (or other alternative) to understand the basis of the dispute we are advising on, and ability to articulate complex and technical findings in both written and oral presentations for a variety of audiences
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Keen attention to detail and an inquisitive mindset
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure, whilst also being able to adapt to quickly-changing client needs in the face of an impending deadline
• Ability to build, develop and maintain relationships with relevant internal and external contacts
• Strong people skills, including an ability to inspire and develop junior colleagues
• Experience in business development activities and an enthusiasm to get involved in marketing activity and in developing the Forensic DAS practice

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Our Locations:

• Leeds
• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

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