Forensic Accounting Manager

Overview

At Crowe, you can build a meaningful and rewarding career. With real flexibility to balance work with life moments, you're trusted to deliver results and make an impact. We embrace you for who you are, care for your well-being, and nurture your career. Everyone has equitable access to opportunities for career growth and leadership. Over our 80-year history, delivering excellent service through innovation has been a core part of our DNA across our audit, tax, and consulting groups.

That's why we continuously invest in innovative ideas, such as AI-enabled insights and technology-powered solutions, to enhance our services. Join us at Crowe and embark on a career where you can help shape the future of our industry.

Job Description: As a Forensic Accounting Manager in Crowe s Forensics 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, insurance claim analysis, and dispute resolution. Your primary responsibilities will be maintaining client relationships, overseeing day-to-day project delivery, managing engagement economics and risk, and assisting with the growth of our forensic practice.

Work Environment: Hybrid environment with minimal travel to client sites required.

• Lead and manage a team of forensic professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality work and professional development.
• Conduct engagements in compliance with applicable professional, legal, regulatory, and firm requirements.
• Collaborate with attorneys, C-suite executives, and other stakeholders to understand the specific requirements of each case and develop effective engagement strategies.
• Utilize litigation support technologies, such as eDiscovery software, document management systems, and data analytics tools.
• Conduct quality control checks to ensure the accuracy and completeness of deliverables, including document productions, data summaries, and trial exhibits.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in forensic and litigation support, and provide recommendations for process improvements and innovation.
• Assist in providing expert support during depositions, hearings, and trials, as needed.
• Review and analyze financial statements, general ledger, and other accounting records as they relate to forensic accounting engagements, including identifying inconsistencies, discrepancies, or signs of fraudulent activity using techniques such as ratio analysis, trend analysis, or Benford s Law.
• Review, analyze, and synthesize complex data sets into damage models.
• Demonstrate a high level of analytical skill, attention to detail, and financial knowledge, and explain findings clearly.
• Manage a broad spectrum of matters involving investigations, litigation support, post-acquisition disputes, and insurance claims.
• Position 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.
• Deliver on client commitments while meeting budget and realization goals.

• Actively seek and support new revenue opportunities for the firm by identifying innovative strategies to create business opportunities for desired markets.
• Identify opportunities to add value to existing clients or to capture new clients by providing them with targeted, effective ideas and solutions.
• Improve brand awareness, visibility, and business opportunities within the firm and in the external market.

• Bachelor s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA eligible or active CPA license required; CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) certification preferred.
• 5 to 7 years of accounting experience, with at least 2 to 3 years of litigation support and/or forensic accounting experience required.
• Professional services firm experience required; previous audit experience preferred.
• Strong investigative, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Creative problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Ability and desire to develop leadership skills.
• Desire to build networking skills and develop strong working relationships with business decision-makers.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel and work additional hours when required.
• Hybrid environment with minimal travel to client sites required.

• We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work…