Hybrid Risk Advisory Manager – Forensics

at Grant Thornton (US)

• Job title: Risk Advisory Manager – Forensics
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $120,000 - $194,400 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Risk Advisory Manager responsible for managing client engagements in real estate and construction projects. Collaborating with partners and staff while leading investigations and enhancing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing construction contracts, financial statements, job cost reports, internal policies, and process maps to identify cost savings, process inefficiencies, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders and third parties to understand the construction project control environment and propose recommended controls to address identified gaps.
• Reviewing complex financial analysis to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies across multiple sources of data and supporting documentation.
• Analyzing compliance with various labor requirements, including those required on prevailing wage jobs that are reliant on federal funding and/or pertinent to tax credit incentives.
• Assisting in matters involving fraud, waste, and abuse, including allegations of bribery, collusion, conflicts of interest, organized crime, and other scenarios posing legal or regulatory exposure to our clients.
• Conducting targeted research on regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, IRS authoritative guidance, accounting standards codification, and AICPA practice aids to support defensible conclusions on complex engagement needs.
• Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, organizing, conducting, directing, and completing projects and services and managing projects to budget.
• Collaborating across Grant Thornton service lines and with international colleagues to integrate diverse expertise and deliver comprehensive, high-impact client solutions.
• Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
• Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review and client management.
• Work closely with Grant Thornton Senior Managers, Managing Directors, and Partners to promptly identify and resolve client problems or issues.
• Communicate findings clearly and concisely to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Play a key role in future business generation by identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities.
• Actively participate in recruiting top talent to the firm, including conducting interviews on campus and for experienced candidates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, Engineering, or related field required.
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing real estate and/or construction clients or projects at a national level required.
• CPA, CFE, CMA, CFA, CCA, CIA, PMP, PMBOK or other industry related certifications required.
• Preferred experience in management consulting, internal audit, regulatory compliance, and/or forensic engagements.
• Proven capabilities in performing advisory services in the real estate and/or construction industries.
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with a focus on robust excel capabilities.
• Knowledge of various federal and state construction labor regulations and requirements, including the Federal Davis-Bacon Act.
• Excellent analytical, research, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment.
• Exceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships.
• Ability to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites, both domestic and international.

Benefits

• Adhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
• Attend professional development, networking events, and training seminars regularly.