Staff Accountant

Davies; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading forensic accounting firm in London is seeking a Staff Accountant to join its team. This full-time role offers a hybrid work model and focuses on analytical skills, forensic investigations, and business valuations. Ideal candidates are pursuing CPA certification and have experience in accounting roles. The firm provides various benefits, including professional training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Leadership training programme

Funding for professional qualifications

Flexible benefits

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• 9 months+ experience in a professional accounting or related role.
• Desire to work in the forensic accounting landscape.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preliminary to intermediate analysis of accounting data.
• Perform physical inventory observation and price testing.
• Check and proof reports and schedules.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Analytical skills

Intermediate to advanced Excel knowledge

Confident communication skills

Education

CPA pursued

Job description

Staff Accountant

Application Deadline: 4 December 2025

Department: Forensic Accounting

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London UK

Reporting To: TBC

Description

MDD, a Davies Company is a specialised forensic accounting firm offering business valuations, forensic investigations and litigation support services.

With more than 40 offices on 5 continents, our forensic accountants specialise in a wide range of practice areas. Our assignments consist of disputes in commercial litigation, family law, fraud, business valuations, business disputes, natural and man‑made catastrophes, lost profits, and insurance.

Our partners and senior staff regularly provide extensive litigation services and expert witness testimony in courts, arbitrations and mediations throughout the world.

This is a full‑time role and will be hybrid from the London office.

This full‑time, hybrid Staff Accountant role requires excellent analytical skills, an inquisitive nature, tenacity to get to the root‑cause of discrepancies and/or issues and a relentless desire to keep learning and challenging one‑self.

Key Responsibilities

• Preliminary to intermediate analysis of sales, production and other accounting data
• Physical inventory observation, price testing
• Examination of source documents pertinent to engagement
• Check and proof reports and schedules
• Conduct phone, video or in person interviews to obtain information
• Research, data analysis and evaluation
• Invoice analysis
• Event attendance as required

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• You must be a fully‑qualified accountant, ideally in pursuit of your CPA
• 9 months+ (including internships) experience in a professional accounting (or related) role.
• A desire to work and progress in the forensic accounting landscape
• Demonstrable analytic skills, intermediate to advanced Excel knowledge
• Confident communication skills
• Content to work in a fast‑paced and deadline driven environment
• Knowledge of how loss events can impact a business is advantageous

Job Benefits

MDD is part of the Davies Group of companies and as such can offer a whole range of benefits.

Career & Purpose

• Davies Innovation Lab
• Leadership training programme
• Funding for professional qualifications
• Learning & Development with Thrive at Davies

Environmental & Social

• The Davies Foundation - an opportunity to partake/organise charitable events
• Employee Resource Groups
• Employee volunteering programme

Financial Health

• Matched employee contribution
• My Choices at Davies provides high Street discounts
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Davies Incentive Plan
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Mental, Physical & Emotional Wellbeing

• EAP; 24/7 confidential helpline
• 25 days holiday
• Inclusive employment policies e.g. Menopause, fostering friendly, fertility etc.
• Flexible benefits include holiday purchase plan and an opportunity to purchase heath cash plan and BUPA dental plan