Manager, Investigations & Disputes

Secretariat; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 95,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Secretariat in Las Vegas seeks a senior professional to join our Forensic Investigations team. You will conduct economic damages analyses, forensic accounting work, and prepare expert reports in high-stakes disputes.

This is a remote opportunity requiring residence in the Las Vegas area; occasional travel (<10%) and collaboration with experts across offices are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or MBA.
• 4+ to 10 years of experience in economic damages/forensic accounting.
• CPA/CFF/CFA/CFE/ASA/ABV credentials are preferred or pursued.
• Strong expert report writing skills and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct economic, valuation, financial, accounting, and industry research as needed.
• Analyze financial information and report findings to team members; familiarity with CapIQ is a plus.
• Prepare damages models, forensic accounting investigations, and expert reports.
• Manage multiple engagements and communicate with experts, clients, and counsel.
• Travel for hearings, trials, and mediations as needed (<10%).
• Work independently and supervise staff as required.

Skills

Economic damages

Forensic accounting

Analytical skills

Report writing

Attention to detail

Communication

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or MBA

Tools

CapIQ

SQL

R

Excel

Job description

From a collaborative culture to teammates who will always be by your side, find a career that will grow with you. Deliver your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Secretariat is a consulting firm that helps companies, law firms, and organizations solve complex business problems—often when there is a dispute, investigation, major project challenge, or high-stakes decision involved. At Secretariat, you’ll work on some of the most important legal, risk, and regulatory challenges facing businesses around the world.

From your first day, you’ll be part of a fast-growing team of smart, curious, and driven people who enjoy solving complex problems. You’ll learn by working alongside experienced professionals and contributing to projects for leading law firms, global companies, and major institutions.

Our teams collaborate across offices and disciplines, bringing energy, fresh thinking, and commitment to every client challenge. We invest in your growth through hands‑on experience, mentorship, professional development, recognition, and a culture that values diverse perspectives.

Start your career where your work matters. Make your impact at Secretariat.

ABOUT OUR FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS TEAM

As part of our growing Forensic Investigations team, you’ll help uncover facts, analyze complex financial information, and support high-impact matters involving fraud, disputes, investigations, and business challenges. This is a great opportunity for students who are curious, analytical, detail‑oriented, and excited to learn how accounting, finance, economics, and law come together in real‑world situations.

You’ll learn from and work alongside experienced accountants, economists, PhDs, certified business valuators, investment analysts, and industry specialists who collaborate across offices and industries. Our work is recognized globally: Secretariat ranked #4 in Global Arbitration Review’s Expert Witness Firm Power Index in 2023, and more than 90% of our testifying experts are recognized as leading experts by Who’s Who Legal.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct economic, valuation, financial, accounting, and industry research as needed.
• Analyze financial and non-financial information, and report findings to other team members from public sources. Experience with S&P’s CapIQ is a plus.
• Attention to detail is a must and significant experience with the preparation of damages models, forensic accounting investigative, and expert reports are a must.
• Must be able to work independently in managing staff and communicating with experts, clients and counsel.
• Prepare for and attend hearings, trials and mediations, so as needed travel from time to time is required.
• Manage the day‑day requirements of multiple engagements and associated duties.

QUALIFICATIONS

Requisite professional designations and work experience:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar, from an accredited university or college or MBA.
• 4+ to 10 years of prior experience in economic damages and/or forensic accounting
• Prior experience at one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms is a plus but will consider other commensurate experience in banking, mid-tier accounting firms or litigation support firms as well.
• Holder of or pursuing CPA, CFF, CFA, CFE, ASA or ABV credentials is must.
• Strong expert report writing skills to complement strong analytics and quantitative skills.
• Able to quickly assimilate relevant information in unfamiliar situations and develop creative approaches and solutions necessary to resolve complex problems
• Excellent analytical and problem resolution abilities
• Excellent listening, verbal, written, technical, and presentation skills
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint are a must. Expertise is SQl, R, and other database or statistical programs are a plus.
• The ability to travel as needed but likely less than 10% of the time or less.
• In addition to working in English, which is a requirement, working proficiency in a second non-English language is a plus and encouraged.

This is a Remote Opportunity, however, the candidate must reside in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

A rewarding career above all

There are a lot of fine consulting firms out there. But when everything is on the line, it takes a unique combination of skill and savvy to succeed under pressure.

Our culture and people are driven by passion, pride, and performance. Passion for the clients we serve, the work we deliver, and the communities we live in. Pride in our cohesive team recognized for excellence and trusted to perform in the most challenging situations. And our track record of outstanding performance across all of our disciplines speaks for itself.

Our people are motivated to be the best in everything they do – from our approach to making the complex simple to the way we mentor our up-and-coming talent to become trusted experts early in their careers.