Forensic Accountant at Deloitte – Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Forensic Accountant

Risk Management and Governance | Forensic

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Summary of the function

Are you ready for an exciting opportunity that provides professional growth? Do you want to use advanced approaches and technology to identify and mitigate emerging threats within our customer environments, while supporting critical missions? Are you a problem solver and innovator with a passion for investigating illegal acts by U.S. adversaries to protect our national interests? Deloitte’s Investigations & Intelligence (I&I) team could be the place for you! We help clients collect and make sense of vast amounts of information; analyze it through deep understanding of their regulatory, administrative, criminal, or executive authorities; and produce customized insights that inform enforcement or other legal actions. Join our team and start addressing these critical issues in a collaborative team environment.

Work you will do

• Cooperate with active investigations for criminal investigations of federal clients.
• Perform complex analyses using criminal investigation tools and other client databases to support federal investigations and prosecutions.
• Utilize domestic and international databases for extensive research and analysis to correlate, summarize, and present findings to the case agents and U.S. attorneys involved in the cases.
• Conduct anti-money laundering and/or financial fraud investigations for federal clients.
• Develop ways to identify and combat abuse of anti-money laundering regulations in the banking sector.
• Support best practices for implementation and operational management.
• Lead and support tasks and portions of the project scope on assignments related to, but not limited to, Operations & Maintenance, Helpdesk Operations, Software and Application Development and Maintenance, Financial Operations, and Project and Acquisition Management.
• Perform analysis and diagnosis of customer problems.
• Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the client environment and the overall scope of the project.
• Identify and solve problems using analysis, experience and judgment.
• Perform tasks independently with some guidance to complete a portion of the project scope.

The team

Deloitte’s Government and Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and results – is designed for impact. Our team of more than 15,000 professionals serves federal, state and local government clients and public higher education institutions. They bring a fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine what is possible and deliver on their mission promise.

The I&I team supports our GPS clients by delivering capabilities across the entire investigation lifecycle in regulatory, civil, law enforcement, health and national security areas. Our professionals help our clients identify, combat and mitigate national security threats such as fraud, money laundering, sanctions violations, cybercrime, terrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking, litigation and disputes.

Qualifications

Required:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related field is required / CPA is strongly preferred.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain required security clearance for this position.
• Must be able to work at our client’s location in DC (remote/teleworking is largely possible) not supported for this role).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in an accounting or auditing role is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the procedures and techniques commonly prescribed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
• Knowledge of current and expected anti-money laundering regulations and practices in the banking sector.
• Experience in developing methods to identify and combat abuse of anti-money laundering regulations.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

Preference:

• CPA
• Experience in the forensic, investigation and/or discovery sector
• Knowledge of current and expected anti-money laundering regulations and practices in the banking sector

LOCATION: Washington, DC (remote/telecommuting is largely not supported for this role)

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Washington, DC, Deloitte is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this position. This compensation range is specific to Washington, DC, and takes into account the broad range of factors considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skills; experience and training; licenses and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Deloitte, it is not customary for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for his/her position and compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $69,398 to $133,925. You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, under which any award will be contingent upon various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Information for applicants requiring accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

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As used in this posting, “Deloitte Advisory” means Deloitte & Touche LLP, which provides audit and enterprise risk services; Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, which provides forensic, litigation and other advisory services; and its subsidiary, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, which provides a broad range of advisory and analytical services. Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP is not a certified public accounting firm. See www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. These entities are separate subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP.

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