Forensic Analyst (Accounting Training Contract)

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I'm currently looking for an Analyst (Accounting Training Contract) to join the Forensic Services area for a UK National Firm specialising in Corporate Finance, several areas of Advisory services and also Forensic Services. This opportunity is ideal for students leaving university this year to start their career and get accredited with a sponsored ACA qualification.

You will be exposed to many different areas of the business to gain skills across accounting topics and working experience to support this.

This opportunity will be in London in the heart of the city, with an agile and continuously growing firm, clear pipeline and opportunity for promotion, Partner support directly for development & exposure to some of Who's Who Legal Experts in the field. Certainly not an opportunity to miss!

This opportunity for an Analyst (Accounting Training Contract) would include: Conducting financial analysis & data extraction from financial records, creating, and manipulating spreadsheets and performing background research / open-source intelligence gathering.Performing Forensic research, analysis of information and discovering financial anomalies, discrepancies, and irregularities.Assisting with the report writing which will embed skills such as investigation, advisory and expert reports.Working together with other members of the business in multiple areas to support work across the firm.Assisting with general administration tasks.

For this Analyst (Accounting Training Contract, we would like the individual to have: A genuine interest in Forensic Accounting with a basic understanding of what may be entailed (we will teach you the rest).Degree or Similar Skill experience in Accounting, Economics, Legal or Maths.Comfortable with quantitative analysis and building those skills.Attention to detail, analytical, inquisitive, articulate, professional and enthusiastic are some of the soft skills needed for this role.Confidence in communication across different teams and potentially clients.Skills in Microsoft Excel & General Microsoft Office.Beneficial would be any internships or experience in financial roles, e-disclosure/eDiscovery exposure, knowledge of insolvency proceedings, legal background or other languages.

This opportunity is a fantastic one for students looking to take this Accounting Training Contract and develop their skills. The Forensic & Investigations market is one of the most exciting industries at the moment and with the COVID-19 fallout soon to come! Making progression and experience much swifter than other areas of the finance market.

Please respond to this advert and I'll be happy to schedule a call.