Newly Qualified ACA for Forensic Accounting conversion

Outstanding opportunity to specialise in disputes and contentious valuations

Your new company
Formed as a split-off from a larger firm over two years ago, our client are the newest firm to enter the London/UK forensic market. The three founding partners are all established and highly regarded Experts in their own right and wanted to create a firm which offers Big Four quality service with the flexibility and responsiveness that comes from a small, dedicated team, and without the independence concerns that come from other service lines. Even better, they themselves have had the experience of working in a split-off Forensic firm before and have distilled the best of that experience into their M.O. for the new firm. Having made Partner themselves in the last few years, they are well-positioned to mentor the next generation to becoming Experts in their own right. They have also recently appointed a fourth Partner.
If you're new to Forensics, it's worth pointing out that Expert work comes to the Experts themselves first and foremost. The brand/firm they work for is purely about delivery capability. So in Expert work, you really can have Big 4 quality work in a "small" firm package.
Hays were highly instrumental in the building of their previous firm and are privileged to be working exclusively for the founding Partners of this boutique.

Your new role
The firm run the full gamut of commercial disputes and are especially well-known in International Arbitration.On top of Arbitral matters, cases you could work on include:

Breaches of contract

Breaches of warranty

Valuation disputes

Accounting treatments

Investment Treaty disputes

Post M&A/transaction disputes

Contract review

Intellectual property

Shareholder / JV disputes

Occasional funds & asset tracing

Within these, an example of what you'd be doing / training in includes:

Performing financial, accounting and economic analyses

Performing business valuations

Drafting sections of expert reports

Communicating results as appropriate to the partners and clients

Interacting with clients and supporting business development activities including attending networking events

What you'll need to succeed
This is a Disputes-lead practice, so if your interest in Forensics is purely or mainly Fraud/Compliance/Investigations please note that this is NOT the right role for you.However if your interest in Forensics lies more in quantum, damages and valuation, then you should recognise yourself in the following:

Newly qualified ACA

One who has especially enjoyed the more inferential/judgemental/intangible elements of your assurance experience

Ideally some valuation sense-checking/assurance experience, or at least having to review clients' models

Highly personable - this is an outgoing, happy and professional team and personality fit will be important

Appetite to work in a new, still-growing boutique. Happy with the fact this means you'll be working with far fewer people than you're used to!

As well as audit backgrounds, advisory training backgrounds could also potentially be considered

and of course

A well-reasoned interest in Forensic Accounting!

Please note our client has no licence to sponsor, so only unrestricted UK candidates can be considered
What you'll get in return

Being in on the ground floor of a challenger/disruptor firm in the London forensic market

Learning directly from your Expert mentors

Big 4 calibre work without having to work in a Big 4 firm

Being part of a culture where everything will be celebrated as a team

Working with genuinely lovely people

Fully egalitarian approach to bonus sharing - bonuses paid so far are upper quartile compared to industry standard

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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