Forensic Accountant

Clyde & Co; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Forensic Accountant to enhance their Forensic Accounting Practice. This role provides a unique opportunity to collaborate closely with legal professionals, gaining insights into their objectives and challenges. You will be involved in diverse cases across various sectors, allowing you to apply your forensic accounting expertise in a practical setting. The position requires strong analytical skills, proficiency in data analysis, and the ability to communicate complex financial information effectively. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will significantly impact the firm's success and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in forensic accounting and business intelligence gathering.
• Strong analytical and data analysis skills with high Excel competence.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with lawyers to gather evidence and financial information.
• Analyse financial data and present results in reports and memos.

Skills

Forensic accounting experience

Business intelligence gathering

Data analysis

High competence in Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Good interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Commercial awareness

Time management

Problem-solving

Education

ACA

ACCA

Internationally recognised equivalent designation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Role

Clyde & Co is seeking a Forensic Accountant to join our Forensic Accounting Practice. You will provide forensic accounting input to investigations and quantification assignments drawn from all service lines of the global Firm. You will conduct your own work with supervision by the Practice's head, and work alongside them on larger matters. You will be expected to be involved in the promotion of our Forensic Accounting Practice internally to our lawyer colleagues. If desired, you can take charge of the performance and promotion of some of our services to certain of the Firm's departments or locations.

This in-house role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with lawyers and gain an understanding of their work, their objectives and their pressures. A notably feature of our department's work is the opportunity to experience a very wide range of matters, in terms of size, sector, jurisdiction and type of law.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaising with lawyers to gather information and evidence relevant to the matter.
• Derive relevant financial information from letters of claim, schedules of loss, witness statements, financial statements, expert reports, and other legal and financial documents.
• Desktop research of businesses and individuals.
• Analyse and explain financial information to a non-financial audience.
• Critique opponent's expert accounting reports.
• Present results in the form of memos, reports and/or schedules, as appropriate.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Forensic accounting experience
• Business intelligence gathering
• Data analysis
• High competence in Microsoft Excel
• An inquiring mind
• Analytical skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and establish credibility with colleagues and clients
• Confident, resilient, and enthusiastic
• Ability to complete forensic accounting assignments with light review or supervision
• Commercial awareness and knowledge of corporate activity and market trends
• Self-motivated and possessing good time management skills
• Good communication and presentation skills both written and verbal
• Ability to build working relationships internally and externally
• Demonstrable ability to solve problems and think laterally
• Ability to analyse and assimilate information quickly
• Takes responsibility and enjoys being challenged
• Suitable qualifications: ACA, ACCA or internationally recognised equivalent designation