Manager, Forensic Accountant - Australia

BTVK Advisory is a leading advisory firm whose specialized professionals guide clients through an ever-changing business world, helping them win now and anticipate tomorrow. BTVK Advisory, and its affiliated entities, have operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. BTVK Advisory’s ultimate parent entity, Baker Tilly US, LLP, is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 145 territories, with 34,700 professionals. The combined worldwide revenue of independent member firms is $3.6 billion.

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It’s an exciting time to join Baker Tilly!

Baker Tilly has an incredible career opportunity for a Senior Consultant or Manager, Forensic Accoutant, based on experience, to join our growing Sydney Forensics, Litigation & Valuation Services (FLVS) team.  As a part of our team, you will find that our global brand and entrepreneurial environment will give you the support you need to build your career across a wide range of forensic and litigation services to meet our client’s most important needs. You will also contribute to some of the most important activities in our firm which include operating and growing the business, serving the client, developing the best people, and shaping our culture.

What we offer:

• Firm wide disconnect days to rest and recharge.
• Hybrid working environment.
• A flexible, dynamic workplace with benefits and rewards centered around you.
• An opportunity to grow your career into what you want it to be.

You will enjoy this role if:  

• You are looking for your next challenge, crave variety where no day is the same, and feel your skills and experience can be better utilised.
• You maintain excellent client relationships by delivering the highest level of client service.
• You are a team player with strong communication skills and desire to work collaboratively with others to meet client needs.
• You are naturally curious, able to spot the unusual, and have a tenacity to discover the cause.
• You have a willingness to look at detail, without missing or losing the ‘big picture’.
• You have a readiness to accept that everything one does might be challenged and have the confidence and resilience to handle this as well as pressure and deadlines.
• You have proven industry experience outside traditional accounting i.e. energy, mining or construction sectors.
• You feel valued when you are provided the resources and support to continually sharpen your technical skills and build your career now, for tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

• Complete most engagements with minimum to no supervision. Will be responsible for directing staff, instructing them in work to be performed, reviewing their completed work and directing any necessary revisions or actions.
• Assist in performing forensic financial analyses, building models, maintaining documents.
• Discuss and outline problems/ issues with the Senior Manager, Director or Partner and then act on the preferred advice.
• Determine engagement timelines, in conjunction with the engagement lead, and instructs assistants in time management methods allowing them to efficiently and effectively accomplish the Firm’s objectives.
• Assume responsibility for all project phases related to the investigation of fraud, forensic accounting, or malfeasance. Applying insights and knowledge of fraud and investigation issues and processes to enable clients to solve complex, sensitive matters.
• Manage day-to-day project activities; establish appropriate leverage on project teams and assign/manage project responsibilities to team members.
• Carry out the quantification of claims on behalf of Insurers, Loss Adjusters, Lawyers, and others.
• Analyse data and financial / non-financial information and apply a forensic approach to the work.
• Assist in preparing clear, concise reports which can be understood by non-accountants.
• Be flexible and responsive to client needs, being available for meetings at times and places stipulated by the client. This can involve working long days and tight deadlines
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Team player who works well with all other team members.
• Participate in Firm business development efforts, including the development of presentations and proposals.
• Represents the Firm at business and community functions to maintain existing client relationship.

Successful candidates will have: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• A minimum of 3 years of public accounting or related experience
• Candidates should be exam qualified with post-qualification experience as CA or ACA.
• A record of progressively increasing knowledge, skill, responsibility, and independence
• Experience in forensic accounting and litigation support is strongly preferred 
• Individuals in this position must have demonstrated computer skills and experience with accounting software, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Must be willing to work non-traditional business hours to meet client demands if required
• Confidence to handle confrontation, pressure and deadlines
• Skilled at building relationships with others
• Able to work in Australia without sponsorship.
• Fluency in English is required

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