Description

• This opportunity is ideal for French speaking Accountants interested in leveraging their Finance and Accounting experience and moving into the exciting world of Forensic Accounting. _

Previous Forensic Accounting experience is not required.

Associate, Forensic Accounting (Disputes & Investigations)

French Speaker

Geneva or Paris

Alvarez & Marsal ("A&M") is a global consulting firm with more than $2+ billion in revenues, 7,000 staff and over 70 offices worldwide.

We offer a broad range of professional services including Transaction Advisory, Private Equity Performance Improvement, Financial & Operational Restructuring, Debt Advisory, Corporate Transformation, Financial Institutions Advisory, Tax, Valuations and Disputes and Investigation Services.

Disputes & Investigations
Unprecedented numbers of business failures, financial frauds, and accounting irregularities. These and other events have resulted in regulatory interventions, investigations, financial restatements, and a significant number of lawsuits. Dealing with matters of a complex nature requires a broad range of skills and experience.

Our Disputes & Investigations team is pan European with teams in Paris, London, Munich, Frankfurt, Geneva, Zurich, Athens, and Madrid.

We have worked on some of the most significant, high-profile matters in the investigative and disputes area across many European countries and beyond.

We are a leading provider of Forensic Accounting & Investigations, Forensic Technology, Dispute Advisory, Cyber Risk Management, and Privacy & Data Compliance services.

We have a reputation for high quality work in a non-Audit environment. Our approach is characterised by a high level of objectivity, diligence, and intensive analysis.

We are currently seeking French speaking Forensic Accounting Associates for Geneva and Paris to support our successful D&I business in Switzerland, France and across Europe.

Using forensic accounting skills to investigate fraud and other financial misrepresentation, you will work on a variety of assignments within Switzerland, France and internationally.

You will assist with:

• Compiling, analysing, and documenting information in an investigation, dispute, or accounting related matters
• Performing complex financial models and analyses
• Drafting reports and other client deliverables
• Researching technical and industry specific issues
• Developing and suggesting solutions to complex problems by thinking "outside the box".
• Ideally 24 years of audit or finance and accounting experience: a professional accounting qualification is advantageous but not essential
• Fluency in French and English is essential
• Previous forensic and dispute consulting practice is advantageous but not essential
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in combination with a positive attitude, energetic approach, and selfmotivation
• Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to synthesize information from several sources and draw coherent, wellevidenced conclusions
• Welldeveloped report writing skills and proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong communication and analytical capabilities with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to balance multiple client projects and other responsibilities and communicate effectively to all levels of engagement management

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