Forensic Accounting Senior Consultant

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Job Description:

We are seeking a Forensic Accounting Senior Consultant to support complex investigations, litigation matters, fraud risk assessments, regulatory inquiries, and financial analysis engagements. The successful candidate will combine strong accounting knowledge, analytical skills, commercial awareness, and clear communication to help clients identify risks, understand financial impact, and make informed business decisions.

You will work with clients and engagement teams to investigate financial irregularities, quantify losses and damages, develop data-driven insights, and communicate complex findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. This role requires the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with minimal supervision while maintaining high standards of quality, integrity, and client service.

Key Responsibilities

- Review financial records and other business documents to identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and potential misconduct.
- Analyze financial data, trace discrepancies, and investigate suspected fraud or financial irregularities.
- Research, forecast, and develop strategies to help prevent financial fraud and minimize business risk.
- Investigate complex business matters and support clients in resolving financial, operational, and compliance-related issues.
- Prepare reports, presentations, schedules, and analyses explaining findings, including revenue losses, damages, and impacts arising from contract breaches.
- Provide litigation support, including preparing financial analyses and presenting findings for use as potential trial evidence.
- Conduct financial record audits and reviews to assess compliance with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, and contractual requirements.
- Lead the development of quantitative data analysis, data mining, and database-driven reporting solutions in support of forensic investigations, litigation, and regulatory compliance inquiries.
- Conduct engagements in accordance with applicable professional, legal, regulatory, and firm requirements.
- Support successful engagement execution by working within project parameters, managing resources and processes, and anticipating and resolving issues.
- Deliver high-quality client work while meeting project budgets, timelines, and realization objectives.
- Explain complex accounting, analytical, and technical concepts clearly to non-technical client personnel.
- Provide value-added strategies and practical recommendations that help clients achieve their business objectives.
- Apply an understanding of each client’s business, industry trends, benchmarking data, and forensic accounting practices to develop effective solutions.
- Identify opportunities to add value for existing clients and support the development of new business opportunities.
- Contribute to the firm’s brand awareness, market visibility, and growth within relevant industries.
- Manage multiple investigations and projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Economics, or a related discipline.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in forensic accounting, transaction advisory, internal audit, external audit, investigations, fraud risk management, disputes, litigation support, or financial consulting.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial statements, audit procedures, and financial analysis.
- Experience reviewing financial records, analyzing large data sets, identifying discrepancies, and preparing well-supported conclusions.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings clearly.
- Strong problem-solving, research, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, prioritize competing deadlines, and work effectively with limited supervision.
- Willingness to travel based on client and engagement requirements.
- High level of professional integrity, discretion, and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

- Professional qualification or progress toward qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CMA, CFE, or a comparable credential.
- Experience supporting fraud investigations, economic damages calculations, contract disputes, regulatory inquiries, or litigation matters.
- Experience with data analytics, data mining, database-driven reporting, or forensic technology tools.
- Familiarity with financial crime risks, fraud schemes, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and investigative methodologies.
- Experience using tools such as Power BI, SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, IDEA, ACL, or other data analytics and visualization platforms.
- Experience working with clients across multiple industries and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to identify client needs, develop practical recommendations, and contribute to business development initiatives.
- Experience mentoring junior team members or coordinating workstreams within a broader engagement team.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to connect forensic accounting analysis to client business objectives.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe’s values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

Our Benefits:
At Crowe, we know that great people are what makes a great firm. We value our people and offer employees a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about what working at Crowe can mean for you!

How You Can Grow:
We will nurture your talent in an inclusive culture that values diversity. You will have the chance to meet on a consistent basis with your Career Coach that will guide you in your career goals and aspirations. Learn more about where talent can prosper!

More about Crowe:

Crowe Capability Center – India, operating under the legal entity C3 India Delivery Centre LLP (formerly known as Crowe Horwath IT Services LLP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowe LLP (U.S.A.), a public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe LLP is an independent member firm of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory firms in more than 130 countries around the world.

Crowe does not accept unsolicited candidates, referrals or resumes from any staffing agency, recruiting service, sourcing entity or any other third-party paid service at any time. Any referrals, resumes or candidates submitted to Crowe, or any employee or owner of Crowe without a pre-existing agreement signed by both parties covering the submission will be considered the property of Crowe, and free of charge.

We are committed to a merit-based hiring process, evaluating all candidates consistently using objective, job-related criteria such as relevant experience, demonstrated skills, measurable impact, and alignment with the role’s responsibilities, and making employment decisions in a fair and inclusive manner free from discrimination.