Forensic Accounting & Litigation Associate II

CBIZ; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CBIZ seeks a Forensic Accountant in Bakersfield to join their Client Services group. The role demands expertise in forensic analysis, business appraisal, and valuing services, requiring strong communication and analytical skills. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s degree, with a Master’s degree being preferred. Responsibilities include engaging in client assignments, preparing expert exhibits, and complying with professional standards.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental insurance

Retirement savings

Life and disability insurance

Education assistance

Certification incentives

Referral program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
• Proficient in applicable technology.
• Strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Perform preliminary valuation and forensic analyses.
• Prepare exhibits for expert testimony.
• Participate in client engagements from start to finish.

Skills

Communication

Forensic Accounting

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Applicable technology

Job description

CBIZ, Inc. is a leading professional services advisor to middle market businesses and organizations nationwide. With unmatched industry knowledge and expertise in accounting, tax, advisory, benefits, insurance, and technology, CBIZ delivers forward-thinking insights and actionable solutions to help clients anticipate what's next and discover new ways to accelerate growth. CBIZ has more than 10,000 team members across more than 160 locations in 22 major markets coast to coast.

CBIZ strives to be our team members’ employer of choice by creating an environment where team members are appreciated, recognized for their contributions, and provided with opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally, throughout their careers.

Together, CBIZ and CBIZ CPAs are ranked as one of the top providers of accounting services in the United States. CBIZ CPAs is an independent CPA firm that provides audit, review and attest services, while CBIZ provides business consulting, tax and financial services. In certain jurisdictions, CBIZ CPAs operates under its previous name, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

The Forensic and Litigation Associates work as a member of the Client Services group and can expect a diverse experience ranging from accounting procedures for litigation engagements to the performance of business appraisal and valuation services. This position performs many duties of an advance level forensic accountant including working directly for corporate clients, under the supervision of upper level management.

Essential Functions and Primary Duties

• Performance of preliminary valuation, forensic, and appraisal analyses, including development of comparative adjusted financial statements and data input for expert witness exhibits.
• Knowledgeable of the relevant statutory and family codes and their applicability to accounting principles in performance of forensic accounting.
• Participate in client assignments from beginning to end.
• Create forensic and economics models for presentation of forensic standard accounting system.
• Identify and communicate case issues, finding, and improvement opportunities with managers and partners to resolve client issues discovered during engagements.
• Work with discovery team to inventory and reconcile documents and data produced in preparation for submission to courts, attorneys and clients
• Assist in preparation of exhibits and background information for expert witness testimony
• Maintain and comply with highest degree of professional standards, client confidentiality and personal conduct.
• They will participate in training and developing staff and building a team-centered client service team; monitor client issues related to compliance servicesand monitor engagement status and profitability as well as attending to clients expectation

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing throughout all levels of organization, both internally and externally
• Proficient use of applicable technology
• Must be able to travel based on client and business needs

The estimated rate of pay for this job is $75,000-$85,000/year, which may vary based on education, experience, geographic location, or other job-related factors.

The compensation above is not representative of an employee’s total compensation. Beyond income, you have access to: comprehensive medical and dental insurance, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, certification incentives, education assistance, referral program and much more.

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