Director

J.S. Held LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 240,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Flexible Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k Match

Job summary

J.S. Held LLC in Los Angeles seeks a Director for its Complex Accounting & Litigation team. You will lead multi-jurisdictional investigations, support regulatory inquiries, and manage engagement teams with budgets, timelines, and client deliverables.

The ideal candidate has 7–10+ years in forensic accounting or disputes, an active CPA license, and a track record of developing business. Big 4 audit experience and financial services exposure are highly preferred.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in forensic accounting, investigations, disputes, or related consulting.
• Active CPA license required.
• Proven leadership with mentoring and managing engagement teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact, multi-jurisdictional investigations and regulatory inquiries.
• Oversee engagement teams, budgets, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop go-to-market strategies and cultivate client relationships.

Skills

Forensic accounting

Investigations

Leadership

Client delivery

Communication

Project management

Education

CPA license

Job description

Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets.

The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations.

Job Description

J.S. Held’s Complex Accounting & Litigation team is seeking a seasoned and entrepreneurialDirector to expand our investigative consulting services. This is a role for a professional with experience in complex investigations and litigation and/or external audit.

As a Director, you will play a pivotal role in leading high impact / complex engagements and cultivating long-term client relationships across industries and geographies.

This role is appropriate for professionals at the Director level depending on experience, with increasing expectations in client origination, engagement leadership, and industry visibility at the Director Level.

Client Engagement & Project Oversight

• Execute complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations involving regulatory inquiries, compliance reviews, financial transactions, and litigation support. For example:
  • Conduct forensic accounting analyses including fraud investigations, damages quantification, and financial reconstruction.
  • Support litigation and arbitration matters, including expert report preparation, testimony support, presentations, and data visualizations.
  • Analyze large datasets to identify financial irregularities, trends, or risk indicators.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, ensuring exceptional service delivery and strategic insight.
• Develop and implement go-to-market strategies in collaboration with internal stakeholders, such as:
  • Lead or contribute to business development efforts, including proposal development, pitch participation, and opportunity identification.
  • Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, publications, and market visibility
• Build and maintain relationships with law firms, financial institutions, and corporate clients.
• Represent J.S. Held at industry events, conferences, and client engagements.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience in forensic accounting, investigations, disputes, or related consulting environments with an active CPA license.
• Proven leadership experience with a focus on team development and client delivery.
  • Lead and mentor junior professionals, including review of work product and professional development.
  • Manage engagement teams, budgets, timelines, and deliverable quality.
  • Provide constructive feedback and contribute to a high-performance team culture.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex findings into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working across international jurisdictions and regulatory environments
• Certified Fraud Examiner or desire to obtain CFE License.
• Big 4 Audit Experience is highly preferred. Financial services industry experience also highly preferred.

Physical and Mental Job Qualifications

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position during work shift.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Additional Information

Some of the Benefits We Have Include

J.S. Held understands all our employees are people and sometimes life needs flexibility. We work to always provide an environment that best supports and suits our team’s needs.

• Our flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely, when needed
• Flexible Time Off policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401k Match

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $240k-250k.Any offered salary range is based on a wide array of factors including but not limitedto skillset,experience, training, location, scope of role, management responsibility, etc. This role is also eligible for discretionary performance-based bonuses tied to individual and firm performance

Other Duties

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

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We embrace diversity and our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering.

J.S. Held is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered 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.

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