Senior Associate, Forensic Accounting

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

The Risk Advisory practice is one of six practices focused on client delivery services across the firm.

Ankura is a global expert and advisory firm offering tailored solutions and services to effectively address a diverse range of challenges. Founded in 2014 and operating in more than 35 locations worldwide across Europe, the Middle East, APAC and the U.S., we have over 2,000 professionals globally.

Our business advisors in Greater China help clients to address complex cross-border challenges. They specialize in assisting organizations to manage risk, execute strategic initiatives, and navigate unfamiliar situations, leveraging their deep understanding of both regional and international legal and regulatory environments. Service areas include Strategic Advisory, Risk Advisory, and Data & Technology.

Risk Advisory Practice

We are open to receiving applications from both Associate and Senior Associate level candidates. This position supports Ankura's APAC Risk Advisory Practice ("RA"), which has the ambition to be the clear market leader in its field. The RA practice provides a wide range of services to enable our clients to investigate, prevent or remediate fraud, corruption, or misconduct. The practice is involved in complex, global and often high-profile engagements assisting clients in investigating issues such as bribery & corruption, fraud, and other conduct matters.

Ankura's RA practice provides clients with expertise with investigations, compliance & forensic accounting advisory which includes:

• Investigations into bribery & corruption, regulatory violations, and complex fraud

• Forensic accounting and financial reporting investigations including reconstruction of books and records

• Investigations into reputationally damaging behavioural misconduct

• Anti-bribery & corruption reviews and pre-acquisition anti-bribery and corruption due diligence.

Role Overview

Senior Associates may, on occasions, also have the opportunity to work with our Disputes team on litigation, arbitration, & disputes type matters.

An ideal Senior Associate candidate should have an interest and/or experience in accounting, auditing, forensic accounting, investigations, compliance consulting, as well as other related areas described above.

You will be a key member of the engagement team and will be provided opportunity to experience a variety of projects working collaboratively on diverse teams with skilled, intelligent, driven, and successful individuals.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of projects, which will include applying investigative, forensic accounting, and analytical skills to various client situations. You will work closely with all levels of our professionals – Associates through to Senior Managing Director level – and gain first-hand experience in consulting and advisory services.

You will be responsible for performing analyses of relevant data, overseeing Associates, and conveying your results to internal project leads and clients. Specifically, this could include:

• Applying accounting, financial, or analytical skills to various client issues, such as, detailed analysis of transactional data, underlying books and records, and financial statements, tracing of flow of funds, review of revenue recognition procedures, etc.

• Assisting with designing and implementing analysis, investigation, and project specific workplans

• Conducting and managing reviews of electronic documents on Ankura's e-Discovery platforms

• Documenting and maintaining detailed workpaper records that reflect assumptions, information sources, and methodologies and procedures underlying all project tasks

• Developing and performing analyses to assess complex fact patterns and preparing reports and schedules summarising findings for review by senior colleagues

• Ensuring delivery of high-quality work product and deliverables within established timeframes and budgets

• Performing day-to-day client engagement activities, including interaction with internal Ankura team members and other stakeholders involved in the engagement developing productive working relationships with colleagues and clients

• Contributing to the overall success of the firm by participating in pitches, proposals, internal and external networking events, marketing the firm externally to prospective clients, and corporate social responsibility events.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification in Accounting is essential

• Professional experience in internal investigations, forensics, financial auditing or internal audit is required

• Ability to work well independently, as well as collaboratively with colleagues in a flat structured and fast paced environment

• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, with strong report writing and presentation skills

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical, mathematical, and research skills and ability prepare and analyse structured and unstructured information accurately

• Ability to adapt quickly in handling multiple, evolving tasks and/or engagements, and ability to effectively re-prioritise deadlines in an ever-changing environment

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills

• Must be able to travel at short notice

• This role requires fluency in both English and Mandarin

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