Forensic Accountant

Confidential Company; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in the United States seeks a Senior leader to lead, mentor, and grow junior team members on client work and business development. You will oversee engagements across investigations, forensic accounting, and expert witness services, delivering high-quality reports and testimony.

You will drive client service, develop go-to-market strategies, and build relationships with law firms, regulators, financial institutions, and corporate clients, shaping a high-performance culture

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in auditing, CFO, regulatory or standard setting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness services roles.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent.
• Proven experience delivering high-quality client deliverables and managing teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, ability to distill complex findings into actionable insights.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow junior team members on client work and business development.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on quality, innovation, and client service.
• Assist in internal knowledge sharing, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Oversee and execute engagements in investigations including regulatory inquiries, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness services.
• Guide development of client deliverables: reports, presentations, data visualizations, and testimony.
• Serve as senior client contact ensuring exceptional service delivery and strategic insight.
• Expand book of business and contribute to growth of Complex Accounting & Litigation practice.
• Develop and implement go-to-market strategies with internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with law firms, regulators, financial institutions, and corporate clients.

Skills

Team leadership

Client relationship management

Business development

Communication

Project management

Data visualization

Education

CPA

Tools

Data visualization software

Presentation software

Job description

• Lead, mentor, and grow junior team members on client work and business development.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on quality, innovation, and client service.
• Assist in internal knowledge sharing, training, and professional development initiatives.

Client Engagement & Project Oversight

• Able to oversee and execute engagements in a wide array of disciplines including complex, investigations involving regulatory inquiries, forensic accounting, litigation consulting and expert witness services.
• Guide the development of client deliverables including reports, presentations, and data visualizations and testimony.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, ensuring exceptional service delivery and strategic insight.

Business Development & Market Expansion

• Expand your book of business and contribute to the growth of the Complex Accounting & Litigation practice.
• Develop and implement go-to-market strategies in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with law firms, regulators, financial institutions, and corporate clients.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in relevant experience ranging from auditing, CFO, regulatory or standard setting, forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and expert witness services roles.
• Certified Public Accountant or equivalent.
• Proven experience with a focus on executing on client delivery of high quality services and ability to work within and manage a team.
• 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

• Demonstrated success in business development and client relationship management.
• Significant experience in the financial services and insurance industries.
• Additional relevant certifications including CFE, CFF, among others.