Forensic & Valuation Services Consultant

About Dean Dorton

Dean Dorton is a leading professional services firm spanning certified public accounting, business advisory, and technology solutions. We are your partners in redefining success through innovation and data-driven strategies. Our experts provide an integrated suite of audit, tax, business management, consulting and technology solutions to companies both domestic and international. We help our clients strategize, adapt, and change in every stage of business, from startup and growth to succession planning and everything in between.

Our core values guide how we work, lead, and support one another every day. They are:

• Integrity
  - We do the right thing, integrity guides our decisions.
• Relationships
  - We value people, relationships drive our impact.
• Collaboration
  - We win as one team, collaboration fuels our success.
• Growth
  - We stay curious, growth is our mindset.

Dean Dorton’s Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) team helps clients navigate complex financial situations with confidence and clarity. Through forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support, our professionals provide trusted insight during investigations, disputes, and strategic decision-making events. Combining deep technical expertise with sound judgment, the team delivers credible analyses, defensible results, and objective guidance when the stakes are high.

The FVS Consultant serves as a key contributor to client engagements, performing complex financial analyses and supporting expert testimony and advisory work. This role involves increasing responsibility for client interaction, project execution, and technical analysis.

As a Consultant, you will lead defined sections of engagements, analyze and interpret financial and operational data, and assist in developing expert reports and courtroom exhibits. You will also mentor Associates, manage portions of projects, and help strengthen the FVS practice through continuous process improvement and knowledge sharing.

This position is ideal for a professional with a strong technical foundation who is ready to expand their expertise in forensic accounting, business valuation, and litigation support while developing leadership and client-facing skills.

Definition:
Specialized knowledge and expertise associated with the work performed for or with clients.

• Perform detailed business valuations for transaction, tax, financial reporting, and litigation purposes.
• Conduct forensic investigations involving allegations of fraud, economic damages, and financial misconduct.
• Analyze complex financial data, business operations, and tax filings to identify trends, risks, and key value drivers.
• Build and refine valuation and damages models using advanced Excel functions and financial modeling techniques.
• Assist in developing client deliverables, including expert reports, financial exhibits, and visual presentations.
• Conduct market, industry, and economic research using databases such as Capital IQ, Pitch Book, and IBISWorld.
• Apply valuation methodologies (income, market, and asset-based approaches) and document underlying assumptions and rationale.
• Support expert witnesses and senior team members in preparing testimony and trial materials.

Definition:
The behaviors associated with performing your job (interpersonal and leadership skills).

• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned sections of client engagements, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Translate complex financial findings into clear, concise insights for clients, attorneys, and team members.
• Help manage engagement timelines, deliverables, and project budgets.
• Provide coaching and feedback to Associates, encouraging growth and continuous learning.
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality in all client interactions.
• Collaborate with team members across service lines to deliver comprehensive client solutions.
• Contribute to a positive team culture centered on learning, quality, and accountability.

Definition:
Contribution made to Dean Dorton outside of client work.

• Participate in business development efforts, including proposal writing, marketing initiatives, and networking activities.
• Support the creation and enhancement of internal tools, templates, and methodologies to improve engagement quality and efficiency.
• Deliver internal trainings or contribute to firm-wide knowledge sharing.
• Engage in professional development and…