Description
Company profile:
Alvarez & Marsal is a leading global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, performance improvement and corporate advisory services. With over 3000 professionals based across North America, Europe, Asia, And Latin America, our firm excels in problem solving and value creation. Drawing on a strong operational heritage and hands-on-approach, our professionals work closely with organizations and stakeholders to help tackle complex business issues and maximize value
From its India office, A&M offers turnaround and restructuring advisory, interim and crisis management, performance improvement, transaction advisory services, dispute advisory, and investigation services to pe firms, local and multinational firms and banks. Additionally, A&M brings industry expertise to India in a range of sectors, including automotive, business process outsourcing (BPO), consumer products, industrial products, private equity, transportation & infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, technology, telecommunications and textiles.
Team profile:
Alvarez & Marsal’s disputes and investigations (DI) team works with clients to advise on anti-bribery and corruption consulting, fraud investigations, anti-fraud programs and controls, regulatory compliance, litigation support and bankruptcy matters. DI team provides expertise to manage and minimize securities litigation and regulatory compliance risks.
DI advises clients on internal investigations involving white-collar crimes and financial crimes, embezzlement of funds, financial statement fraud, misuse of corporate assets etc. DI team also assists in litigation and arbitration matters involving expert witness engagements buy-sell disputes, construction contracts, claim for damages and royalties and accounting issues.
Job roles & responsibilities:
Delivery excellence
- Lead project areas independently and formulate workplan and execute the same with project managers. Maintain personal accountability for areas of work assigned.
- Analyze financial records, transactions, and supporting documentation to identify irregularities and discrepancies
- Develop strategies to detect fraudulent activity and propose corrective actions
- Compile and analyze facts to formulate, substantiate and/or critique various hypothesis / theories, claims and/or conclusions to support the evidence
- Provide high quality and complete work product, treating all work product as if it were client deliverables with good organization and presentation
- Achieve zero-defect deliverables through quality controls on own work
- Organize and maintain client information and work product appropriately
- Provide clear and periodic updates on progress of assigned tasks, and provides prompt and timely response to team member requests and questions
- Draft the project report for the areas concluded in client ready format
Project execution:
- Manage own time effectively by strict adherence to commitments
- Ensure timely and accurate recording of time and expenses
- Communicate lulls if any in the productivity, obstacles to completing tasks, unclear priorities, or unexpected results
- Maintain organized working files, and knowledge of project documents and information
- Assist in project administration activities
Communication:
- Prepare clear, accurate and sufficiently detailed written work such as memos to file, emails and work product
- Articulate ideas in confident and concise manner
- Concise and effective written communication with high level of clarity and quality
- Prepare high-quality reports
- Actively engage in meetings and add value to discussions by participating effectively
Business Development
- Assist seniors in preparation of proposals for prospective clients
- Assist in research for thought papers and “Point of View”
- Keep yourself updated on recent trends and events and assist in scouting for prospective opportunities.
Skills & Competencies:
Problem solving
- Demonstrate the essentials of problem resolution and sound judgement
- Demonstrate the initiative to begin developing solutions, and seek senior’s advice when necessary
- Identify project challenges and inconsistencies or errors in the project report and source material
Teamwork:
- Understand team structure, role within team, and respect for all members and their ideas
- Develop constructive working relationships with the team and is available to assist team during time crunch
- Seek opportunities to upskill yourself
- Seeks guidance and feedback for growth and demonstrates the commitment to develop
People development
- Help new hires and new team members get up to the speed
- Mentor analysts and provide them with on-the-job training
- Promote team culture and build trust
- Seek opportunities to enhance team knowledge
Basic qualifications:
- Chartered accountant (CA), Master of business Administration (MBA), MBA in Forensic Accounting
Experience:
- Post qualification 2-3 years of experience with a Big 4 accounting firm in internal audit, statutory audit or forensic accounting / investigation
- Post qualification of 2-3 years from other firms in forensic accounting / investigation
- Demonstrated ability to provide services involving accounting and/or consulting projects
