Manager / Senior Manager - Forensic

About the role

McGrathNicol, an independent professional services firm covering Cyber, Deals, Forensic, Performance, Restructuring and Risk & Compliance, is hiring a Manager or Senior Manager for its Forensic team in Brisbane. You will work alongside leading forensic accounting and valuation experts on complex commercial disputes, assisting Partners in managing high-profile dispute advisory and valuation engagements, building client relationships, mentoring team members and helping shape the future of the practice.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver forensic and advisory engagements, focusing on dispute advisory and business valuation services.
• Prepare and review independent expert reports, financial analyses and valuation models for litigation, arbitration and other dispute resolution matters.
• Quantify economic loss, damages and other financial remedies in commercial disputes.
• Lead valuations of businesses, shares, intellectual property and other tangible and intangible assets.
• Critically review and assess the work of opposing experts and advisers in legal proceedings.
• Manage multiple engagements at once, ensuring quality, timeliness, budget performance and client satisfaction.
• Build relationships with clients, referrers, legal advisers and other stakeholders, and pursue business development through proposals, pitches and thought leadership.
• Mentor and coach junior team members.
• Maintain compliance with professional, regulatory and risk management requirements.

Required profile

• Relevant undergraduate degree in commerce, finance, business, economics, law or a related discipline.
• CA, CFA or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Significant experience in forensic accounting, dispute advisory, business valuations, corporate finance or a related advisory discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex client engagements and leading, mentoring and developing teams.

Required skills

• Financial modelling, valuation methodologies and financial analysis.
• Client relationship management and communication with senior stakeholders, legal professionals and external advisers.
• Commercial acumen, strategic thinking and problem solving.
• Writing and verbal communication, including preparing and reviewing complex reports and presenting findings to clients.

What we offer

• A competitive annual bonus program.
• Training and career development with personalised mentorship.
• 26 weeks parental leave and additional leave options.
• Employee assistance, health and wellbeing programs and opportunities for social and community engagement.