Senior Accountant, Forensic Accounting
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$65,000 to $90,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $65,000 to $90,000 CAD / year
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Original job description
Department: Forensic Accounting
Location: Toronto
Compensation: CA$65,000 - CA$90,000 / year
Our Toronto office is currently seeking a Senior Accountant to join our team.
MDD, A Davies Company, is a specialized forensic accounting firm offering business valuations, forensic investigations and litigation support services. With more than 40 offices on 5 continents, our forensic accountants specialize in a wide range of practice areas.
Our assignments consist of disputes in commercial litigation, family law, fraud, business valuations, business disputes, natural and man-made catastrophes, lost profits, and insurance. Our partners and senior staff regularly provide extensive litigation services and expert witness testimony in courts, arbitrations and mediations throughout the world.
The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical skills, a desire to work in a fast-paced work environment, as well as an interest in learning about new businesses. Our compensation packages are competitive with the major accounting firms.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a qualified accountant with an interest in pursuing a career in forensic accounting.
The tasks performed will include, but are not limited to:
- Preliminary to intermediate analysis of sales, production and other accounting data
- Physical inventory observation, price testing
- Examination of source documents pertinent to engagement
- Check and proof reports and schedules
- Conduct phone, video or in person interviews to obtain information
- Prepare preliminary draft of report narrative and schedules
- Analyze and reconcile claim to final calculation
- Research, data analysis and evaluation
- Invoice analysis
- Attend marketing events and functions with clients
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or near completion
- Minimum two years of relevant work experience
- Interest in pursuing a secondary designation such as the CBV
- Strong communication skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Must be able to work under pressure or tight deadlines
- Well-developed analytical, writing and problem solving skills
- Ability to understand a business and how loss events have impacted it
- Willingness to accept increasing responsibility as experience grows
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Word, Outlook and MS Teams
- Additional language skills considered an asset
MDD firmly supports the development of our staff, and encourages continued learning through training programs, mentoring, and working with our global offices.
MDD has a hybrid work model that offers our team members the flexibility to work remotely and attend the office for various meetings, training and team collaboration activities.
MDD is committed to fostering a work environment that believes in treating all people with respect and dignity. Employee diversity and equality is an integral part of MDD’s business practices. MDD welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates selected throughout the recruitment process.
Thank you for your interest in MDD, A Davies Company.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Analyze accounting data, observe and test inventory, examine source documents, and conduct interviews to gather information for forensic accounting engagements. Prepare draft reports and schedules, analyze and reconcile claims, research and evaluate data, and participate in client marketing events.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a CPA designation or be close to completing it and have at least two years of relevant work experience. They should have strong analytical, communication, writing, and problem-solving skills, be proficient in Microsoft Office, and be able to work independently or as part of a team under tight deadlines; interest in pursuing a CBV designation is an asset.
Skills
- Forensic Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Analytical Skills
- Attention To Detail
- Communication
- Report Writing
- Problem Solving
- Reconciliation
- Invoice Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Interviewing
- Ability To Work Under Tight Deadlines
Benefits
- Training Programs
- Mentoring
- Global Office Collaboration
- Hybrid Work Model
- Remote Work Flexibility
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Legal
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Forensic Accounting
- Chartered Professional Accountant
- CPA
- Certified Business Valuator
- CBV
- Business Valuations
- Forensic Investigations
- Litigation Support
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Commercial Litigation
- Family Law
- Fraud
- Business Disputes
- Insurance Claims
- Lost Profits
- Accounting Data
- Inventory Observation
- Price Testing
- Source Documents
- Financial Reporting
- Claim Reconciliation
- Invoice Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams