Forensic Accountant

Kreston Reeves is currently hiring for a Forensic Accountant to join our Canterbury office.

We are so much more than just accountants, business, and financial advisers…

Our purpose is to guide our clients, colleagues, and communities to a brighter future.

Kreston Reeves LLP

We’re committed to living by our purpose and values - 'Understand’, 'Look ahead’, 'Make it personal’, 'Be crystal clear’ and 'Be human’. And have created a culture in which we strive for our clients, colleagues, and communities to thrive.

We work as a team and have a wide range of skills, specialisms, and expertise amongst us. We pride ourselves on being a socially responsible employer and have a very active Corporate Social Responsibility programme which holds us accountable against four of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - 'Good health and wellbeing’, 'Quality education’, 'Reduced inequalities’ and 'Climate action’.

Kreston Reeves is an equal opportunities employer committed to fostering a diverse, fair and inclusive culture. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for our roles and equal consideration will be given to every application.

Our people are our core asset so it’s important to us that we create an environment where they are recognised, included, and valued.

Forensic Accountant

What we are looking for:

A bright and enthusiastic individual, who is looking to specialise in providing forensic accounting and valuation services.

The position is ideal for someone who has a good all-round background in audit and accounting and is looking to use those skills in a more investigative environment where every assignment is unique.

You will be involved in a wide variety of work including share and business valuations, fraud investigations, the computation of claims, the assessment of the evidence in criminal matters and other ad hoc investigations.

You will support our development of the forensic team within the Canterbury office, reporting to the managers in the department but with regular partner interaction.

Whilst previous experience would be helpful, full training will be given to the right candidate.

The role is largely office based but will require visits to clients to obtain or investigate accounting information. There may be some travel both between our offices and across the country. In time you may also be required to attend conferences with barristers and solicitors in London and further afield.

You will require good communication skills, an eye for detail and be competent with Excel.

The forensics and valuations team are currently based in Kent but are expected to expand to have a physical presence in other regions in 2023. With a hybrid working environment, candidates based in all our regions will be considered.

Experience:

A good mix of professional experience and understanding of financial accounts.

Person requirements:

• Team player
• Excellent communication skills including report writing
• Effective time and task management skills
• Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel
• Inquisitive/hard working
• Self driven and highly motivated
• Strong attention to detail
• Well presented
• Ability to deal with confidential information in a professional manner

Education Minimum:

• Prof. Qualifications:
• Minimum Requirements: ACA or ACCA part or fully Qualified

What's in it for me?

Kreston Reeves is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy.

By joining us you can expect:

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
• Opportunities to develop a varied portfolio of work with different clients
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
• A genuinely supportive and collaborative environment
• A culture of learning in a stimulating environment

As well as this, we offer:

Leave – We offer a generous annual leave allowance, Holiday buying (up to 5 days), Agile working

Retail – Restaurant cards (Gourmet Society and Tastecard), Discount shopping, Fabyouless

Mental Wellbeing – Employee assistance programme and counselling

Physical Wellbeing – Vitality PMI/Westfield Hospital Treatment Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance , BMI Health Assessment , GymFlex, DNAFit, Annual flu jab

Financial Wellbeing – 5% matched contribution pension, 2x salary Life Assurance , Westfield Health Cash Plan , 50% Income Protection for 5 years, Increase to Life Assurance, Increase to Health Cash Plan, Options to increase pension, life assurance and healthcare cash plan (yourself and/or family)

CSR – Give as you earn , 1 day off to take up volunteering opportunities. Opportunities to support our commitment to charitable causes

Travel – Cycle to work scheme , Travel Insurance , Interest Free Season Ticket Loan (London only) , Interest Free Car or Motorbike Loan

Recognition – Monthly nominations for financial awards based on culture and values demonstration, fair and transparent meritocracy

Development – We offer continuous support and development with clear mapped progression routes across the business. Access to a calendar of training courses run internally and externally, offer paid professional subscriptions

Diversity Inclusion and Belonging – We operate several Family friendly policies, offer Childcare vouchers and take proactive steps to create an inclusive environment

Kreston Reeves celebrates and promotes diversity and acknowledges that difference brings value to our business. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome an application from you regardless of your race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We believe in creating an even playing field for all of our colleagues, where we can all belong.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide any form of visa sponsorship, so candidates must be a UK/Irish citizen or already possess a current UK Working Visa.