Forensic Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and quantify financial losses related to business interruption, property damage, inventory, and construction-related claims.
• Review financial statements, revenue trends, expenses, invoices, inventory records, and supporting documentation to determine and support claim values.
• Evaluate business interruption losses by analyzing changes in revenue, net income, and operating expenses.
• Assess builder's risk and construction-related claims, including hard costs, soft costs, and delay-related impacts.
• Reconcile financial discrepancies and leverage industry data, benchmarks, and alternative documentation when records are incomplete.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and defensible financial analyses, loss calculations, and claim reports.
• Collaborate with clients, legal counsel, consultants, claims professionals, and other stakeholders throughout the claims process.
• Identify key documentation requirements and develop practical solutions to support complex claims investigations.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting, auditing, forensic accounting, or a related field.
• Strong experience reviewing and analyzing financial statements, invoices, inventory records, and supporting documentation.
• Advanced analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial audiences.
• Proficiency in using financial data, industry research, and external sources to support analyses and conclusions.
• Insurance claims, forensic accounting, or economic damages experience preferred but not required.
• Experience collaborating with legal, consulting, construction, or claims-related professionals is a plus.
• Familiarity with business interruption, property damage, inventory, or builder's risk claims is preferred.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills.