Associate, Forensic Accounting

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About this role

As an Associate or Senior Associate in our Brisbane Forensic Accounting practice, you will have the opportunity to develop your career on your own terms as part of a high-performing, motivated team.

You will apply your experience and expertise across a broad range of forensic engagements, including contentious valuations, commercial loss and damage claims, insurance events, accounting reviews and investigations. Our Brisbane team primarily undertakes Dispute Advisory assignments. 

Some of the exciting projects this team has recently worked on include:

• Assessment of loss and damage suffered for a Group of claimants as part of class action proceedings
• Valuation of a minority interest in a large Queensland-based manufacturer as part of Shareholder Oppression proceedings
• Assessment of economic loss in large insurance litigation claims
• Complex valuations for family law and estate disputes
• Dispute arising under a purchase and sale agreement for the sale of a chain of retail stores
• Review of transactions across several financial years to identify misreporting of transactions and alleged fraud

Key responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of forensic engagements, including business valuations, commercial loss and damage claims, insurance events and accounting reviews and investigations
• Build and maintain beneficial stakeholder relationships, including client liaison and the provision of trusted expert advice
• Detailed review and analysis of the financial performance of businesses
• Research and analysis of a variety of business, industry and economic data and information
• Participate in business development and practice management activities, as well as provide coaching, mentoring and training opportunities to other team members

Skills and experience

• CA / CPA / CFA qualification
• Significant forensic accounting experience, ideally gained within a public practice environment
• Experience with preparing valuation reports and / or commercial loss and damage reports for disputes
• Strong analytical skills and mindset, complemented by lateral and critical thinking capability
• Conscientious with a strong degree of accuracy and keen eye for detail
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

If you’re interested in this role but don’t feel that you match every single one of our requirements, we would still love to hear from you and explore the unique skillset and attributes that you can bring to the team.

Reach your remarkable

At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible. We’re a dynamic and authentic mix of backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking. We’re driven by our shared purpose – we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

With us, you’ll be exposed to challenging and rewarding opportunities – building your confidence and capabilities at every step. You’ll be supported, motivated and inspired by a team of passionate and caring collaborators and leaders. You’ll be empowered to build a career path that’s tailored to you and encouraged to make a meaningful difference. And we’ll make sure the excellence you deliver and the impact you make is always seen, felt and celebrated.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
• Funded professional membership and study assistance
• Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave | paid secondary carers’ leave
• Fully funded gym membership | Health Insurance discounts
• And many more!

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As we provide fair consideration and evaluation to a high volume of applications, we endeavour to provide feedback on your application at the earliest opportunity.

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