Associate, Forensic Services - London

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm with global reach and local expertise. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, with access to more than 40,000 people in over 140+ countries and across more than 800+ offices globally.

Our vision is to be recognised as essential to the future success of our clients by helping them to answer tomorrow’s questions and make smart decisions that have lasting value through the highest quality audit, tax, advisory and consulting services.

Crowe is where talented people can realise their potential, are successful and enjoy what they do by making a positive difference to our clients, communities and each other.

At Crowe, our aim is to create a community where regardless of gender, identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, education or background, everyone is valued, can flourish and achieve their full potential.

Crowe’s Forensic Services team provides companies with a broad range of services including:

Expert forensic investigation and analysis to uncover the truth; protection against fraud and cybercrime and support to recover financial losses a business may face.

About this role

This role is an exciting opportunity for a high calibre and ambitious graduate, or individual with some previous experience in a digital forensics’ role, who wants a new challenge and to shape and develop their career in a professional services firm. The successful candidate can expect to be deployed on live projects affecting real people, in real time. Examples of such projects in the past include:

• Financial crime investigations.
• Digital evidence collection and eDiscovery
• Cyber resilience reviews; and
• Corporate intelligence using OSINT.

The client project work will typically involve being 'hands-on’, at the heart of clients’ operations, taking day-to-day responsibility for delivery of work to help them to solve their issues under the supervision of other members of the Forensic Services team.

The firm’s focus is centred on the client, and the sustained delivery of a high quality, highly professional service. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a willingness to provide outputs to the best of their ability, and conduct themselves in a such a manner that upholds the firm’s professional image

Responsibilities

• Proactively assist in the management of clients.
• Get involved in any live projects, whether that be fraud or cyber based projects; and
• Explore the wide range of tools we use to investigate fraud and cybercrime.
• Collect digital evidence for investigations.
• Deliver forensic investigations via our eDiscovery platform.
• Research topics for our marketing campaign, Forensic Fundamentals.
• Work closely with other members of the Forensic Services team and wider members of the organisation.
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients.
• Get involved in any live projects, whether that be fraud or cyber based projects; and
• Explore the wide range of tools we use to investigate fraud and cybercrime.

Requirements

• Degree or professional qualification in a financial, economic crime or cyber security discipline
• Proactively keep up to date with emerging fraud and cyber trends; and
• Attend the office at least 2 times a week.

Experience

• Some previous experience or understanding of digital data collection and eDiscovery platforms would be desirable but not essential.
• Previous work or volunteering experience.
• A strong understanding of fraud and cyber related topics.

Attributes

• Thrives on project-based working in dynamic, pressured environments with committed deadlines.
• Comfortable working in teams alongside people with a range of skillsets and experience.
• Proven professionalism and sustained application of sound judgement.
• Strong communication skills.
• A working style based on organisation and reliability, blended with some innovation and flair.
• Self-starting, self-managing, flexible, with proven ability to multi-task.
• A positive attitude and desire to learn, develop and grow as an individual.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace.

Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be.

We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities.

At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits.

We want to create the best environment for our people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment, which we would be happy to discuss with you further.

Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service.

Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway.