Forensic Accounting Senior Consultant

Crowe Advisory LLC•Houston, TX

5d•$76,200 - $151,000

About The Position

A Senior Consultant in Crowe's Forensic Consulting Group applies accounting knowledge and judgment to analyze financial information and contributes to team delivery of forensic accounting, fraud investigation, litigation support, dispute advisory, regulatory response, and data-driven investigative services. Consultants are expected to learn continuously, collaborate across teams, think critically, communicate effectively, and use technology—including emerging AI capabilities—to solve business problems and improve client outcomes. The role also involves developing ownership of client relationships, contributing to account strategy, ensuring delivery excellence, and building trusted partnerships. The position involves investigating complex business cases, analyzing financial records and data, developing defensible findings and client-ready reports, and supporting litigation and regulatory matters. The Senior Consultant manages a broad range of engagements, helps ensure quality execution and client satisfaction, meets project budgets and realization goals, identifies opportunities to provide additional value to clients, and leads, mentors, and coaches interns and staff. Crowe expects employees to uphold its values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship and to act ethically and with integrity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
CPA eligibility or an active CPA license.
Thorough knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Professional services firm experience.
At least two years of accounting experience.
Strong analytical and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to travel and work additional hours when required.
Experience analyzing financial records, transaction-level data, large data sets, or accounting entries to identify trends, anomalies, or exceptions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Some experience in forensic accounting, economic crime investigation, fraud investigation, law enforcement, litigation support, dispute advisory, or data analytics.
CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner) or CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) certification.
Previous audit experience.
Staff supervisory experience.
Experience supporting litigation, regulatory inquiries, fraud investigations, or complex business disputes.
Experience with data analytics and reporting tools, dashboards, and data-mining procedures.
Ability and desire to develop leadership skills.
Desire to build networking skills and develop strong working relationships internally and externally with business decision-makers.

Responsibilities

Assist in investigating complex business cases to minimize risk and support client decision-making.
Provide litigation support by analyzing financial records, developing findings, preparing schedules and exhibits, and presenting conclusions that may support legal proceedings or trial evidence.
Review and audit financial records to evaluate compliance with applicable laws, contracts, regulations, professional standards, and client requirements.
Lead the development of quantitative data analysis and data-mining solutions for forensic investigations, litigation, and regulatory compliance inquiries, including database-driven reports.
Develop clear, defensible, data-supported findings for forensic investigations, litigation support matters, regulatory responses, and client presentations.
Apply data-analysis results and knowledge of financial and management concepts, accounting and operational systems, business data, performance measures, and benchmarks to identify trends, risks, problem areas, and opportunities.
Manage matters involving investigations, litigation support, post-acquisition disputes, and insurance claims.
Assist in preparing financial analyses, investigative reports, litigation schedules, data summaries, and client-ready deliverables that communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
Position teams for successful engagement execution, quality results, and client satisfaction by managing project parameters, resources, and processes and anticipating and resolving issues.
Deliver client commitments while meeting budget and realization goals.
Identify opportunities to add value to existing clients or capture new clients through targeted, effective ideas and solutions.
Provide value-added strategies or services that help clients achieve business objectives and resolve issues, using knowledge of client businesses, industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices.
Lead, mentor, and coach interns and staff members in the Forensic Accounting group.