Job Description
This international law firm has over 20 global offices delivering a full range of legal services, especially those of a complex, high-profile and multi-jurisdictional nature. Their core sectors are aviation, insurance and reinsurance, international trade and energy and shipping.
Their London Finance Department is looking to hire a Forensic Accountant to join our Forensic Accounting Practice. This in-house role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with lawyers and gain an understanding of their work, their objectives and their pressures. A notably feature of our department’s work is the opportunity to experience a very wide range of matters, in terms of size, sector, jurisdiction and type of law.
Responsibilities
* Liaising with lawyers to gather information and evidence relevant to the matter.
* Derive relevant financial information from letters of claim, schedules of loss, witness statements, financial statements, expert reports, and other legal and financial documents.
* Desktop research of businesses and individuals.
* Analyse and explain financial information to a non-financial audience.
* Critique opponent’s expert accounting reports.
* Present results in the form of memos, reports and/or schedules, as appropriate.
Candidate Profile
* Forensic accounting experience
* Business intelligence gathering
* Data analysis
* High competence in Microsoft Excel
* An inquiring mind
Important Notice
It is Career Legal’s policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted, you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.
Career Legal is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this permanent vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.