Businesses today are confronted daily by corruption, fraud and other unplanned events. Our growing Advisory Forensics Services practice protects opportunities for clients by working with them to strategically prepare for and manage the changeable complexities of the evolving threat landscape and by providing unparalleled resources and insights to investigate fraud, assist in risk management and mitigation, and identify and analyze vulnerabilities
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Our Forensics professionals possess core forensics capabilities as well as forensic technology expertise and offer clients a unilateral advantage in investigating problems that extend across borders or that afflict multinational organizations.
Our Forensic Technology team helps clients protect opportunities in today's evolving business landscape. We apply advanced, strategic approaches to assist our clients with complex information management and analysis challenges by combining data analytics techniques, sophisticated technology tools, and information management principles to help our clients make well-informed decisions.
The Forensic Technology’s Investigative and Deal Accounting Analytics consultants deploy their technical and data analysis skills coupled with strong business acumen, accounting and financial reporting knowledge to leverage the power of financial and operational data in addressing a range of business challenges, including:
- Investigate accounting irregularities and respond to fraud allegations
- Enable our clients to execute their divestitures, mergers, and acquisitions in an efficient and accelerated manner to maximize the deal value
- Help to address commercial disputes and tax-related controversies or take advantage of tax saving opportunities
In delivering these services, our Investigative and Deal Accounting Analytics professionals deliver fact-based, data driven reliable insights to inform decision makers on a range of high impact topics critical to a particular exercise, from comprehensive divested business' financial statements, to transaction-level details supporting a given Tax position, to optimization of the entity’s product pricing and customer structure post transaction.
Our high performing team brings a unique perspective through the convergence of general business / deal acumen, finance and accounting, and deep technical capabilities.
Our go-to-market approach is to secure wins from becoming our clients’ trusted advisors by bringing the full power of the Firm
- teaming with complementary capabilities across different Firm practices: Forensic Accountants, Transaction Services, M&A Advisors, Tax and others.
Position/Program Requirements
Minimum Year(s) of Experience: 10
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree
Degree Preferred: Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Management Information Systems, Engineering, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Statistics, MBA from an accredited college/university.
Certification(s) Preferred: Database and programming certifications, such as Oracle, MS SQL Server; CPA; and/or PMI.
Certified Fraud Examiner is a plus. Knowledge Preferred:
Demonstrates proven thought-leader knowledge levels of, and/or success in directorial roles in forensic technology, forensic accounting, technical investigations, and/or accounting-related and business consulting projects, preferably for a global network of professional services firms, including the following areas:
- Managing or directing various aspects of business transaction environments, such as divestitures, mergers and acquisitions;
- Understanding of accounting cycles, financial reporting activities, and data models within ERPs;
- Understanding industry-specific business processes and accounting practices, such as Healthcare, Oil and Gas, Utilities, etc.;
- Consulting or managing industry-related data analytics and/or financial management, emphasizing multiple business and accounting cycles; and,
- Managing relational and NoSQL Databases, especially utilizing one or more of the following environments: Data Visualization Tools
- Tableau; Spotfire, QlikView, etc., R or Base SASData Analytics
- Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Informatica; or, VBA or Python.
Skills Preferred:
Demonstrates intimate level of ability in and/or proven record of success with forensic technology, forensic accounting and/or technical investigations, and/or accounting-related and business consulting projects, preferably for a global network of professional services firms, including the following areas:
- Leading and directing multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, cross-functional, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment;
- Leading teams in translating business and accounting requirements into technical solutions’ specifications;
- Developing client-specific strategies in creating, managing, and utilizing high performance relational and NoSQL databases, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access, OLAP and other proprietary software;
- Gathering, standardizing, and analyzing voluminous transactional electronic data, such as banking records, general ledgers, sales and inventory data, etc.;
- Querying and mining large data sets to discover transaction patterns, examining financial data and filtering for targeted information that utilize both traditional and predictive/advanced analytic methodologies;
- Designing and developing user interfaces and database reports;
- Leading project management activities including: developing budgets, timelines, and work-plans;
- Leading business development activities and generating business opportunities;
- Fostering a positive working relationship with clients, including client buyers and senior stakeholders, and working effectively with client management and staff at all levels to gather information and perform services;
- Managing difficult client situations through communicating with influence and leadership ability;
- Applying industry-leading practices with identifying and addressing client needs: building, maintaining and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials; and,
- Building teams including: demonstrated success as a team leader, supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust; seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.
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