Job Description
Role overview
This role sits within FRP’s Forensic Accounting team in Belfast and involves leading and managing a variety of forensic engagements across both investigations and dispute-related matters. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality forensic services, supporting clients through complex financial investigations, litigation, and disputes.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage and lead forensic accounting engagements, including coordination of internal teams, external stakeholders, and clients
* Scope and define issues for investigation, identifying relevant sources of information and requesting appropriate documentation
* Contribute to the development of case strategy and approach
* Prepare and evaluate damages and quantum of claim calculations
* Draft written findings including investigation reports, advisory notes, and expert witness reports
* Utilise relevant technology and software platforms, including e-discovery tools, to drive efficiencies
* Manage a portfolio of cases effectively, ensuring deadlines and resource requirements are met
* Prepare budgets and monitor time costs, ensuring financial control across engagements
* Support the running of the practice through involvement in compliance, learning and development, innovation, and pastoral care
* Act as a line manager, providing feedback, mentoring, and coaching to team members
* Undertake business development, marketing, and networking activities to support growth of the practice
Qualifications
Essential:
* Recognised accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
* Proven experience in leading and supervising forensic accounting teams
* Strong ability to delegate, review work, and guide team members
* Skilled in balancing high-level strategic thinking with attention to detail
* Demonstrated ability to identify key issues and areas requiring further investigation
* Strong client relationship management and communication skills
* Experience in business planning and strategic delivery
* Flexible and adaptable approach to working
Desirable:
* Additional qualifications such as ACFE, expert witness training, blockchain analytics, or Relativity certifications
* Foreign language skills
* Legal background or experience working alongside legal teams
* Knowledge of insolvency proceedings and litigation
Additional Information
Our Values
* Straightforward: We provide clear, no-nonsense advice
* Confident: Our guidance is backed by expertise and evidence
* Pragmatic: We focus on practical solutions and tangible outcomes
* Real: We are professional yet approachable, understanding the challenges our clients face
Our Commitment to You and the Environment
At FRP, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on building and maintaining meaningful, long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on the natural environment.
We are always striving to improve in all areas – whether it’s our people, our clients, our planet or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and diverse culture for our people. We maintain an Equal Opportunities Policy, ensuring that recruitment and employment decisions are based solely on the skills and experience required for our professional services — regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe every individual should have the opportunity to thrive.
Our learning and development programmes enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers. We aim to empower our team members to each achieve their potential.
We are committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success lead to our sustainability and success. We are emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.