Ankura · 1 day ago
Senior Managing Director, Risk Advisory, Global Investigations & Forensic Accounting
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
20+ years expAnkura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. The Global Investigations & Forensic Accounting Senior Managing Director role is an executive level position responsible for selling, leading, and managing complex investigations and forensic accounting client engagements.
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Responsibilities
Initiates and converts business opportunities and collaborates with other Senior Managing Directors to sell and deliver engagements that generate $3 - $5 million+ annually
Leverage your expertise to analyze accounting, auditing, and independence rules and standards
Assist Ankura Senior Managing Directors and clients with communications with the PCAOB, SEC, or other regulators on auditing, accounting, and independence matters
You will also provide an independent perspective based upon your expertise in GAAP, IFRS, and PCAOB Standards to assist audit firms with the identification of enhancements to their audit methodology and system of quality control
Assist external and internal counsel to perform investigations of corporations surrounding breaches in a corporation’s internal policies, procedures, and ethical behavior
Work with colleagues, clients, fraud examiners, internal and external auditors, lawyers, and regulatory authorities on challenging, sensitive and adversarial situations
Lead and conduct forensic investigations, technical accounting research, fraud risk assessments, compliance reviews, forensic accounting audits, background interviews and searches, asset searches, fund tracing, electronic data reviews
Review and finalize engagement work plans, working papers, project documentation, progress and final reports to the highest level of quality
Lead and manage work of engagement team comprised of internal and external experts in close, intermittent, and distant collaboration modes
Plan, manage and control budgets on investigations engagements
Monitor and manage risks throughout the engagement cycle
Adhere to the strictest standards of client and engagement confidentiality and integrity
Maintain active communication with counsel, clients, and internal team to manage expectations and ensure satisfaction
Manage, develop, train, and mentor staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews
Design, craft and deliver client proposals, presentations, and marketing materials
Participate in business development activities such as public speaking events, conferences, seminars, marketing events and client meetings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, with strong technical and research skills, and expertise in financial reporting, disclosure and ICFR awareness
Minimum 20+ years of relevant forensic accounting and investigations experience
Minimum of 10 years' experience with professional services or international Audit firms, and/or specialized forensic accounting and investigatory services firms
A successful track record of generating $3 - $5 million+ annually
The candidate will possess a strong personal brand within accounting investigations and deep market-making relationships resulting in a robust flow of inbound calls and bookings
Proven track record of working on complex accounting investigations, national and/ or international investigations, compliance risk assessments, forensic audits, disputes support or expert witness engagements
Certification and ongoing professional education in both accounting (CPA strongly preferred), and fraud examination (Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified in Financial Forensics designations considered positively)
Expertise defining, influencing and driving change at executive levels and across the broader community of stakeholders
Exceptional negotiation skills with complex/sophisticated situations involving executive and board level stakeholders
Able to develop credible recommendations under shortened time constraints and imperfect information
High energy style, flexible and adaptive, with the ability to work well in a very fast paced environment
Ability to adapt to complex client environments and situations
Expert written communication skills, self-directed with preparation of client ready document and presentation development
Articulate, persuasive, communicator who is adept at handling executive and difficult audiences well including ability to adapt style to audience
Company
Ankura
Ankura Consulting Group is a business advisory and expert services firm.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (6)
2024 (7)
2023 (2)
2022 (4)
2021 (11)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$810MKey Investors
Madison Dearborn Partners
2021-11-18Private Equity
2021-03-22Debt Financing· $710M
2016-03-03Private Equity· $100M
Leadership Team
Kevin Lavin
Chief Executive Officer
Angela L. Cinefro
President
Recent News
2025-11-03
Business Recorder
2025-09-19
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