Associate - Disputes & Investigations - Professional Services Firm

Associate Disputes and Investigations (DI) - leading Global Professional Services Firm

- DI advises clients on internal investigations involving white-collar crimes and financial crimes, embezzlement of funds, financial statement fraud, misuse of corporate assets etc.

- DI team also assists in litigation and arbitration matters involving expert witness engagements buy-sell disputes, construction contracts, claim for damages and royalties and accounting issues.

Experience:

- Articleship with a Big 4 accounting firm preferably in internal audit (Must)

- Demonstrated ability to provide services involving accounting and/or consulting projects

Job roles & responsibilities:

Project execution:

- Plan and execute tasks own effectively

- Manage own time effectively by strict adherence to commitments

- Ensure timely and accurate recording of time and expenses

- Communicate lulls if any in the productivity, obstacles to completing tasks, unclear priorities, or unexpected results

- Maintain organized working files, and knowledge of project documents and information

- Willing to stretch and switch contexts

Problem solving:

- Demonstrate the essentials of problem resolution and sound judgement

- Demonstrate the initiative to begin developing solutions, and seek senior's advice when necessary

- Preparation of forensic reports including review, analysis and verification of evidence

- Identify project challenges and inconsistencies or errors in the project report and source material

- Review documents/information to identify items relevant to investigation or dispute consulting matter

- Compile and analyze facts to formulate, substantiate and/or critique various hypothesis / theories, claims and/or conclusions to support the evidence

- Perform accounting or other research required for clients across a diverse range of industries

- Perform analysis of accounting, finance, economic issues in the context of business transactions

Communication:

- Prepare clear, accurate and sufficiently detailed written work such as memos to file, emails and work product

- Articulate ideas in confident and concise manner

- Concise and effective written communication with high level of clarity and quality

- Prepare high-quality slides and decks

- Actively engage in meetings and add value to discussions by participating effectively

Delivery excellence:

- Provide high quality and complete work product, treating all work product as if it were client deliverables with good organization and presentation

- Achieve zero-defect deliverables through quality controls on own work

- Admit to errors, if any, and learn from mistakes

- Maintain personal accountability for own efforts

- Organize and maintain client information and work product appropriately

- Provide clear and periodic updates on progress of assigned tasks, and provides prompt and timely response to team member requests and questions

- Prepare for internal meetings by gaining knowledge of relevant issues and preparing necessary analysis

Team work:

- Understand team structure, role within team, and respect for all members and their ideas

- Develop constructive working relationships with the team and is available to assist team during time crunch

- Focus on gaining relevant qualifications and passing exams in line with goal plan

- Seeks guidance and feedback for growth and demonstrates the commitment to develop People development

- Help new hires and new team members get up to the speed

- Mentor analysts and provide them with on-the-job training

- Promote team culture and build trust

- Seek opportunities to enhance team knowledge

Basic qualifications:

- Chartered accountant (CA) or equivalent (e.g., accounting degree or economics degree and CFE credential)