Crowe - Houston, TX
posted 2 months ago
As a Forensic Accounting Manager in Crowe's Forensics & Legal Consulting Group, you will leverage your understanding of accounting fundamentals and apply your skills with judgment to analyze financial information. You will be an active contributor on a team delivering litigation support, forensic accounting, and fraud investigation services, maintaining client relationships, managing engagement economics and risk, and assisting with the growth of our forensic practice. The Advisory Services (AS) team provides transaction support, bankruptcy and restructuring advisory, valuation, corporate finance advisory, litigation, dispute resolution consulting, and forensic investigation services. AS provides strategic vision and training to Crowe International's Global Corporate Advisors (GCA), comprised of corporate finance professionals from independent Crowe Global member firms. The AS team members collaborate with other Crowe practices on solutions for various industries, from financial institutions to manufacturing. In this role, you will lead and manage a team of forensic professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality work and professional development. You will conduct engagements in compliance with applicable professional, legal, regulatory, and firm requirements, collaborating with attorneys, paralegals, and other stakeholders to understand the specific requirements of each case and develop effective engagement strategies. Utilizing litigation support technologies, you will conduct quality control checks to ensure the accuracy and completeness of deliverables, including document productions, data summaries, and trial exhibits. Staying up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in forensic and litigation support will be essential, as will providing recommendations for process improvements and innovation. You will also assist in providing expert support during depositions, hearings, and trials, reviewing and analyzing financial statements, general ledger, and other accounting records as it relates to forensic accounting engagements. This involves a detailed examination of a company's financial documents, looking for inconsistencies, discrepancies, or signs of fraudulent activity using techniques such as ratio analysis, trend analysis, or Benford's Law to identify irregularities. The role requires a strong understanding of accounting principles and practices to interpret these documents accurately. You will manage a broad spectrum of matters involving investigations, litigation support, post-acquisition disputes, and insurance claims, positioning the team for successful engagement execution, quality results, and client satisfaction by clearly working within project parameters, managing resources and processes, and anticipating/resolving issues. Delivering on client commitments while meeting budget and realization goals will be a key focus.