Forensic Accounting – Associate – Disputes

Chartered Partners is recruiting ambitious new or recently qualified accountants to Associate positions in the Disputes Services team of a successful and rapidly growing forensic practice. 

Interesting candidates will be newly qualified accountants (September 2013) or will already have qualified and gained post qualification experience within an audit/advisory practice during the past 3 years.

In this disputes role your work will cover all stages of commercial and transaction disputes including;

• Giving early advice in the initial stages of the dispute
• Working closely with clients and counsel during the case preparation
• Forming opinions and drafting expert witness reports
• Assisting during the court or tribunal hearing.

Desired Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Strong academic record including a degree (in any subject)
• Professional accountancy qualification
• Experience of understanding, digesting, explaining, analysing company accounts and financial information
• Skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Technical:

 You will have knowledge and experience of:

• General accounts preparation
• General business understanding
• Commercial awareness

Experience and knowledge of some of the following areas are advantageous but not essential:

• External Audit of companies
• Principles of causation of damages (e.g. loss of profits, compensable costs, breach of warranties, misrepresentation, interest calculations)
• Modelling, testing, documenting financial scenarios and anticipating challenges
• Valuation and finance concepts (e.g. cost of capital, risk adjusted discount rates)
• Analysing strengths/weaknesses of opposing cases, formulating alternative damage scenarios and advising on strategic implications
• Different dispute resolution mechanisms (e.g. trial, civil hearing, mediation, arbitration, regulatory/competition tribunals)
• Preparation of forensic/expert witness reports including review, analysis and verification of evidence
• Liaising with clients, in-house counsel, external legal teams, witnesses, other experts and regulatory enforcers
• Sale and purchase agreements, completion accounts, expert determination and transaction related disputes
• Risk management

Personal:

• Language skills an advantage
• Assertive and confident interpersonal skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle diverse and pressing assignments and sensitive and adversarial situations
• Critical Thinkers with very good attention to detail
• Excellent reasoning skills
• Ability to write cogently
• Comfortable working both independently and in a team

Salary: 

Remuneration levels are based on experience and expertise and are in line with Big 4 London bandings.

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