Forensics - Crisis and Investigations - Senior

Location:

Mc Lean

Other locations:
Anywhere in Region

Date:
Sep 3, 2026

Requisition

Location:

McLean, Washington, Chicago, Boston, New York

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We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Despite the best efforts of compliance, legal, risk, security and information technology departments, clients can remain uncertain on how to address and respond to the unexpected when corporate disruption occurs. Clients call upon EY to deploy former federal law enforcement officers, forensics accountants, compliance professionals and technology specialists to coordinate response activity and timelines, collect critical information and business intelligence, investigate suspicious activities, summarize procedures and outcomes, and streamline communications and reporting when responding to critical business events that can lead to an organizational crisis.

The EY Forensic & Integrity Servicespractice advises corporations and government clients on complex matters that require crisis management, fact-based investigations, digital investigations and insider threat, crisis & incident preparedness and business intelligence services. We service clients from various industries including financial services, technology, media & entertainment, real estate & construction, consumer products, health and life sciences and state & local governments, among others.

Working with clients across all industries, you’ll help assess and develop innovative recommendations for some of the most challenging crisis management, safety & security, intelligence and bribery & corruption issues around. Since we work with such a diverse portfolio of clients, you can expect to take on a wide range of forensic solution-based projects, making this a great place to develop your skills and business knowledge.

Your key responsibilities

Skills and attributes for success

• Take responsibility for high-quality execution of specific parts of a Forensic engagement
• Draft well written and professional summaries of observations, findings and testing results to be included in client work products and reports
• Use technology to continually learn and share your knowledge with other team members
• Develop an understanding of the firm’s service offerings, markets and sectors
• Consistently seek feedback from more experienced team members
• Maintain a strong focus on the client and be responsive to their requests

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, law, finance, business, political science or related field
• 2+ years of related experience
• Achieved or be working towards a professional designation, such as CPA, CFA, CFE
• Effective project and time management skills and the ability to prioritize when working on multiple engagements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Competency in delivering findings, observations and summarized updates to senior project and professional stakeholders
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary
• Access to reliable transportation to/from the EY office and client sites. A driver’s license is strongly recommended as ride share and public transportation options may not be available in all locations

Ideally, you’ll also have

Relevant forensic accounting, investigations, litigation, compliance, technology or dispute related experience, preferably within a professional services firm

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