Principal/financial Investigations and Forensic - London, United Kingdom - Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Charles River Associates
For over 50 years, Charles River Associates has been one of the world's premier consulting firms.

We offer employees a place to collaborate with and learn from a diverse group of consultants, industry experts and academics.

At CRA you will join leading minds who use economic, financial, technical, and business analysis to investigate and solve complex problems for an impressive roster of clients.

CRA offers a collaborative environment, with teams who strive for client excellence by bringing curiosity, resourcefulness and initiative to their work.

Through a collegial atmosphere, formal and informal training opportunities and a broad array of professional development resources, your experience at CRA will open doors for you as you accelerate your career.

The Risk, Investigations & Analytics Practice
CRA's Risk, Investigations & Analytics (RIA)

Practice brings together three complementary sets of expertise in a unified team:
forensic accounting, data analytics and corporate investigations.
We offer a multidisciplinary and thoughtful approach to investigations. We provide law firms, financial institutions, government regulators, multinational corporations and other organisations with actionable intelligence and expert advice. CRA's investigations often combine expertise in data analytics, forensic accounting, investigations, cyber threats and e-discovery with sector-specific experience.
We work together to investigate and develop tailored investigative strategies for clients.

We synthesise vast amounts of information to help our clients foresee challenges, mitigate risk, preserve value and make decisions, based on authoritative intelligence.

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Leading financial and accounting investigations in areas such as asset misappropriation, corruption and financial statement fraud.
Leading forensic accounting workstreams within large, multidisciplinary investigations that may incorporate traditional investigative background research, complex data sets and accounting or economic analysis.
Designing projects to support senior experts by making effective use of data from diverse sources, including economic, accounting and financial background information.
Providing team oversight, supervision and guidance on task execution.
Taking responsibility for quality control on client deliverables and service provision.
Leading the daytoday administration of engagements, including work planning and execution, budgeting and invoicing.
Preparing and presenting client proposal materials by consolidating observations into key themes for external counsel.
Leading business and practice development initiatives.
Building relationships with current and potential clients, and demonstrating the firm's capabilities to potential clients, acting as a point of contact and assisting in presenting our conclusions and recommendations.
Fostering a team environment that is positioned for success and expansion, by managing team morale and contributing to recruitment and retaining.

Desired Qualifications

Audit or forensic and litigation consulting experience.

- +10 years of accounting or finance experience.

Chartered accountant or equivalent designation and/or other relevant certifications.
Experience managing large global engagements and managing multiple engagements simultaneously.
Experience analysing voluminous transactional electronic data, coordinating with data analytics professionals and providing effective visualisations of complex information.
Fluency in at least one language other than English is preferable; preference for French, Russian, Spanish, German, Italian or Arabic.
A willingness to work primarily in the office, in a collegial and entrepreneurial environment.
Demonstrated analytical, problemsolving and communication skills (oral and written).
Ability to manage multiple tasks and workstreams, be attentive to detail and meet deadlines.
A high level of initiative and curiosity, a strong work ethic and dedication to quality.

To Apply
To be considered for this position please submit a cover letter and resume.

Work Location Flexibility

CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity.

At the same time, we recognise that individuals realise a range of benefits when working from home periodically.

We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team.

At certain times of the year (e.g. holiday periods), additional remote work options are offered to those whose work commitments permit it, although our offices remain open for thos