Forensic Disputes Associate Director | London, UK

Crowe is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm with global reach and local expertise. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, with access to more than 40,000 people in over 140+ countries and across more than 800+ offices globally.

Our vision is to be recognised as essential to the future success of our clients by helping them to answer tomorrow's questions and make smart decisions that have lasting value through the highest quality audit, tax, advisory and consulting services.

At Crowe, our aim is to create a community where regardless of gender, identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, education or background, everyone is valued, can flourish and achieve their full potential.

Our Forensics team in London is growing. We are looking for a Senior Manager or Associate Director looking for a change of pace to join a well-established national team with ambitious growth plans. This role will be predominantly disputes focused and the individual will be required to help support in the team's marketing and business development initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Being responsible for the day to day activities of expert witness and advisory assignments including team, client and other stakeholder management.
• Performing detailed and complex analysis including financial models and using industry tools to perform supporting analysis.
• Drafting client deliverables to the highest standards and supervising more junior team members' work whilst ensuring their own development.
• To input into the team's longer-term strategy, implement and support effective marketing and business development activities to help with the growth of the individual and wider team.
• To focus on the development of the technical capability of the Team to meet client needs and to support and actively contribute to business development activities.
• Assist in delivering on the team's business plan, setting out clear objectives and targets to ensure the team is effectively utilised and the strategy is delivered.

Requirements:

• A senior forensic accountant with significant experience of managing multiple complex expert witness projects.
• Has in-depth knowledge of the sector - proactively strengthening knowledge in new trends and risks.
• Proven record of growing, leading and motivating a team to deliver forensic and investigative services.
• Is actively involved in business development.
• Proven track record of providing exceptional service and establishing and maintaining strong relationships at a senior level.
• Track record of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Embrace service excellence and apply this consistently to your role.
• Experience of leading people development, supporting the skills and knowledge progression of junior members of the team through coaching, supervision and feedback.

Your people responsibilities:

• Demonstrating personal commitment to work and team success, showing positive attitude and enthusiasm for work and taking initiative to improve process/situations when appropriate.
• Consistently treating colleagues with fairness and respect, helping to provide opportunities for everyone to contribute and succeed.
• Providing and being receptive to regular and constructive feedback that improves self and others.
• Continually developing skills and knowledge.
• Influencing, changing and shaping the direction of a particular activity, either internally and/or externally.
• Coaching members of staff through sharing experience and knowledge appropriately.
• Providing on-the-job training for developing colleagues.
• Participating in service line, office and firm wide activities.

The Successful Applicant:

• Qualified accountant with expertise in a forensic accounting role.
• Expertise in managing complex financial expert witness and advisory projects from start to finish, involving high volumes of material.
• Significant expertise in investigating complex financial data and drafting deliverables in a coherent and concise format.
• Proven track record of contributing to business development activities and enhancing client relationships.
• Has people development at the heart of what they do and cares about the success of others.
• Experience of quantification of loss in large commercial claims and of non-contentious or contentious business valuations.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace. Whether you're working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you're a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be.

We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities. At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits. We want to create the best environment for our people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment, which we would be happy to discuss with you further.

Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service. Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway.