Forensic Accounting

**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 2-4 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 self-motivation - Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to synthesize information from several sources and draw coherent, well-evidenced conclusions - Well-developed 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