Forensic Staff Accountant

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$70,000.00/yr - $85,000.00/yr

Meaden & Moore is a leading CPA and business consulting firm, recognized for excellence in both the workplace and with our clients. We are a nine-time winner of The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces, a seven-time recipient of Ohio Magazine’s Best Places to Work and consistently ranked among the Top 50 Best of the Best Firms by Inside Public Accounting. These accolades highlight how our firm is managed and reflect our commitment to fostering a supportive and dynamic environment—one that nurtures career growth and provides long‑term opportunities for advancement, leadership, and potential ownership.

Since 1919, we have been dedicated to delivering exceptional professional services across accounting, tax, forensic, and consulting disciplines. Our expert team—CPAs, CFEs, CFFs, advisors, and auditors—brings deep expertise, insight, and tailored strategies to help clients navigate complex challenges, enhance business success, and thrive in today’s global economy.

We are currently seeking an entry‑level Staff candidate with up to two years of public accounting experience to work within our Investigative Accounting Group. The majority of our engagements involve working with commercial property insurers in evaluating physical damage and business income losses suffered by businesses resulting from catastrophes. Projects may include reviewing and analyzing historical financial and industry information, revenue and expense projections, insurance claim evaluations, and economic damage evaluations.

Assignments provide exposure to a wide range of industries from small local retail stores to multinational entities.

We are looking for individuals who seek exciting, long‑term career challenges in the field of accounting and have a genuine interest in forensic accounting and litigation support services. Successful individuals in this field are naturally outgoing, self‑motivated, possess strong communication and analytical skills, and enjoy a wide variety of work experiences and challenges.

• Assist in evaluating physical damage and business income losses for clients.
• Review and analyze historical financial records, industry data, and projections.
• Prepare insurance claim evaluations and supporting economic damage documentation.
• Contribute to case investigations in diverse industries ranging from local retail to multinational entities.

• Hold a Bachelor or advanced degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Possess intermediate‑level Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
• Travel overnight, as needed (approximately 10%).

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is central to our culture. We embrace and encourage the differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes your choice of medical programs, generous PTO and holidays, 401(k) matching, profit sharing, various perks, and several bonus opportunities.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries:
  Accounting

Base compensation for this role typically ranges between $70,000 and $85,000. Additionally, we offer a generous incentive program and various other bonus opportunities which reward exceptional performance.