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Grant Thornton LLP Real Estate & Construction Advisory Senior Associate (Forensics) in Chicago, Illinois
As a Real Estate & Construction Advisory Senior Associate, you will have the opportunity to grow and contribute to our global clients’ business needs through all phases of project and engagement management across a wide variety of industries, with a focus on real estate and construction. You will plan, direct, and complete projects related to process improvements, vendor audits, risk and control assessments, investigations, litigation support, and project monitoring initiatives within the Forensics Advisory Services Practice – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.
From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
Reviewing construction contracts, financial statements, job cost reports, internal policies, and process maps to identify cost savings, process inefficiencies, and strategic initiatives
Performing complex financial analysis to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies across multiple sources of data and supporting documentation
Assisting in matters involving fraud, waste, and abuse, including allegations of bribery, collusion, conflicts of interest, organized crime, and other scenarios posing legal or regulatory exposure to our clients
Communicate findings clearly and concisely to a variety of internal and external stakeholders
Coordinate with multiple stakeholders and third parties to understand the construction project control environment and propose recommended controls to address identified gaps
Run client engagements from start to finish, including planning, organizing, conducting, directing, and completing projects and services while managing projects to budget
Maintaining active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, and become a trusted business partner
Working closely with engagement teams and managing and conducting forensic accounting procedures on multiple engagements concurrently
Managing, developing, training, and mentoring staff on projects and assessing performance for engagement and year-end reviews
Play a key role in future business generation by identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities
Actively participating in recruiting top talent to the firm, including conducting interviews on campus and for experienced candidates
Attend professional development, networking events, and training seminars regularly
Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality
Other job duties as assigned
You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or related field required
Minimum 2 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing real estate and/or construction clients at a national level required
CPA, CFE, CMA, CFA, CCA, CIA, PMP, PMBOK or other industry related certifications preferred
Preferred experience in forensic, investigation, internal audit, litigation support, and/or regulatory compliance
Proven capabilities in performing advisory services in the real estate and/or construction industries
Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Excellent analytical, research, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail
Ability to work on multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment
Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships
Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites, both domestic and international
Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 25%
The base salary range for this position in New York, NY, San Francisco, CA and Bellevue, WA only is between $95,040 and $142,560.
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