Forensic Accounting Professional

**Are you looking to join an organization that is growing and dynamic? What about a high-energy, collaborative environment that rewards hard work?**

**J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing technical, scientific, and financial expertise across all assets and value at risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high-stakes events demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. **We have over 100 locations worldwide. We are highly committed to all members of our community, both employees and clients. Our organization focuses on promoting a sense of community and inspiring our people to achieve results that exceed goals.

We are seeking Forensic Accounting professionals to be based in Mumbai with experience in fraud investigations and/or claims support to work across practices at J.S Held.

You'll be responsible for developing and implementing consulting projects across the entire spectrum of forensic accounting, ranging from fraud investigations, fraud prevention programs, process reviews, supporting damage calculations in large disputes, among others. In doing so, you will be expected to have a working knowledge of various ERP systems and extraction of financial/operational data from these systems.

You'll not only be assisting with investigating wrongdoings but also be actively involved in designing programs to assist clients shore up their governance frameworks to reduce / prevent losses due to unethical conduct. You'll be working on exciting topics like fraud prevention, fraud detection, fraud risk assessments, loss of profit / damage calculations in disputes across sectors, among many others.

**Responsibilities**:
Primary Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to;
- Combine accounting knowledge with investigative skill sets in various investigative and litigation support engagements
- Support fraud and misconduct investigations of varying size and complexity, including conducting suspect and witness interviews
- Undertake fraud and anti-bribery and corruption risk management engagements, including assisting with delivery of workshops
- Undertake analysis of financial data and other business records to identify transactions that warrant further investigation
- Review supporting documentation, including but not limited to accounting records, policies, standard operating procedures, contracts, vouchers, etc.
- Research and analysis of information from public domain sources in English and subscription-based databases (Factiva, Bloomberg, etc.)
- Prepare report of investigative findings and / or presentations
- Prepare analytical data for litigation and expert testimony, as needed

**Attributes & Background**:

- Qualified CAs or Inter CA with an in-depth understanding of accounting concepts
- Background in accounting, corporate finance, corporate security/ investigations or internal/ external audit functions
- Familiar with accounting / ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc)., effective corporate ethics, compliance, and integrity programs, public/ private sector counter-fraud measures, internal control methodologies, and design effectiveness
- Prior experience in Big 4 is preferred
- Previous experience with forensic services or a professional qualification in fraud examination (Certified Fraud Examiner) will be a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially MS Excel
- Should possess strong written and verbal communication skills as well as presentation skills
- Willingness to travel

J.S. Held is dedicated to becoming the global leader in providing multi-disciplinary consulting services to the construction, government, healthcare, industrial, insurance, energy, legal, and technology, communities. We have diverse practice areas including Construction Advisory, Financial Investigations, Forensic Accounting & Economics, Forensic Architecture & Engineering, Surety, Environmental Health & Safety, Equipment, Toxicology, and Building & Property Consulting, among other disciplines. J.S. Held is devoted to recruiting and cultivating top industry talent to build a collaborative and diverse team of experts. We leverage our experience to provide local, cost-efficient solutions and an unrivaled client experience. **We embrace diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to building a team and environment that fosters professional and personal enrichment is unwavering. We are greater when we are equal**

Our **mission** is to serve as trusted, expert advisors to organizations around the world facing high-stakes situations that demand urgent attention, exceptional knowledge, staunch integrity and objective, clear-cut analysis and advice.

**Some of the Benefits We Have Include**

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