Consultant Forensic Accounting

J.S. Held LLC; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A forensic consulting firm in Singapore is seeking a graduate-entry Consultant to join its Forensic Accounting and Economics team. The ideal candidate should have a relevant degree and strong Excel skills, with 0-4 years of experience. Responsibilities include quantifying economic losses and assisting in expert report preparation. The firm promotes a supportive environment with a flexible work policy, global medical insurance, and life assurance benefits.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Flexible Time Off Policy

Global Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• 0-4 years of public accounting experience or closely related field.
• Ability to interpret and analyze financial and operating information.
• Undertake research using public and paid sources.

Responsibilities

• Handle disputes requiring economic loss quantification.
• Assist in the preparation of expert witness reports.
• Organize supporting documentation for financial investigations.

Skills

Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Proficient in written and spoken English

Ability to do VLOOKUP and pivot tables

Strong numeracy

Proficiency in a second language (e.g., Japanese, Korean)

Education

Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree in accounting, finance, or economics

Job description

We are seeking a graduate-entry Consultant to join our Forensic Accounting and Economics team in Singapore. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial highly driven person with a well-rounded skill set to join the Forensic Accounting and Economics team whose responsibilities extend beyond those of traditional junior accounting positions. The ideal person for this role will need to not only have a keen interest in forensic accounting but also be flexible and a strategic thinker able to take on a variety of tasks.

The Forensic Accounting and Economics group champions team members to utilize their unique skillsets within our diverse portfolio of work. We understand that every one of our projects are distinctive therefore we inspire our team members to be inquisitive and think critically while working in a collaborative environment. Our group encourages continuous learning that allows everyone to grow and develop an autonomous mindset in a supportive environment.

Job Responsibilities

• The team handles the full range of disputes requiring the quantification of economic losses including contractual and shareholder disputes fatal accident and personal injury matters white collar crime and civil fraud and investor‑state disputes. Insurance claims include property damage product recall liability theft / fidelity and business interruption / lost profits. Businesses will consist of a wide range of industries and sizes.
• Use your knowledge of Excel to interpret and analyse the financial and operating information disclosed to our team in the course of assignments.
• Undertake research using public sources and paid information sources to which the firm subscribes in order to identify data which will help the team to develop robust and defensible economic models.
• Draft requests for documentation to be used in our analysis (in the form of discovery requests and document request lists).
• Assist in the preparation of expert witness reports written advisory reports and working summaries to be sent to clients. You will be the first set of eyes to make sure documents transactions and information is accurate by flagging important details for senior team members to review.
• Organise supporting documentation and process data obtained for financial investigations.
• Assist with other assignments ranging from unusual insurance claim‑related matters to investigation and advisory projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Graduate Degree with either a major in accounting finance or economics; or ability to demonstrate strong numeracy through assessment.
• 0‑4 years of public accounting experience or closely related field.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with ability to do VLOOKUP pivot tables and advanced formulas.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in a second language such as Japanese Korean Indonesian or Thai preferred.

Benefits

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when needed.
• Flexible Time Off Policy.
• Global Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO and Job Accommodations

We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal!

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request for a reasonable accommodation please email and include Applicant Accommodation within the subject line with your request and contact information.