Consultant - Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages

HKA is a global leader in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, and expert witness services. We tackle complex challenges with our multi-disciplinary expertise.

As trusted consultants and advisors, we deliver solutions in uncertain and disputed situations, ensuring the best outcomes for clients worldwide. Our experts have testified globally on major cases spanning across a wide range of industries and sectors.

As Part Of The HKA Team You Can Expect

• A strong collaborative culture with a mutual pursuit of your success alongside the success of our teams.
• The opportunity to solve problems creatively, contribute to our innovative direction, and be valued as an individual
• The ability to leverage HKA’s strong network and presence in various industries and reputation for exceptional expert witnesses to accelerate career development and connections.

The Opportunity

HKA is seeking a Senior Associate Consultant to join our growing Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages team. This role is in office 3+ days per week ; ideal for an early‑career accounting professional— preferably a CPA or CPA candidate —who brings both foundational accounting expertise and technical aptitude (e.g., data analytics, SQL, data science, or AI).

You will support Senior team members and Expert Consultants by conducting research, building financial and economic models, performing detailed analyses, and contributing to high‑quality reports. Engagements span Insurance Claims, Business Interruption, Lost Profits, Intellectual Property matters, Investigations , and related commercial disputes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and synthesize quantitative and qualitative research to support case analyses.
• Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders, maintaining consistent and professional communication.
• Contribute to drafting and production of Expert reports, presentations, and supporting documentation.
• Build and maintain complex financial and economic models using spreadsheets, databases, and analytical tools.
• Communicate findings in a clear, concise, and professional manner, tailored to audiences with varying degrees of technical expertise.
• Manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and priorities using strong problem‑solving skills, creativity, and independent initiative—while embracing a culture where asking for help is encouraged and expected.
• Foster strong internal and external relationships while maintaining the confidentiality inherent in client engagements.

Required

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (highly preferred) OR in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related analytical field, with accounting coursework or training.
• 2+ years of professional experience in one or more of the following:
  • Analysis and calculation of damages in commercial disputes
  • Insurance claim evaluations
  • Assessing delays, disruptions, or cost impacts related to unforeseen events
  • Forensic accounting or investigative services
  • Managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline‑driven environment
• Strong foundation in data analytics; experience with SQL, Python, R, or other analytical tools is preferred.
• Ability to review, interpret, and summarize financial and non‑financial documents for internal use.
• Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Greater Philadelphia area.
  

Preferred

• CPA license or active CPA candidacy
• Technical exposure to data science, AI/ML concepts, automation, or advanced data modeling
• Experience handling large structured or unstructured datasets

What We Offer

At HKA we recognize that our people are critical to our ongoing success. Our priority is to provide an inclusive and collaborative culture aimed at providing the best opportunities for our people to thrive and develop in their chosen career path.

Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA.

Fairness And Equality At HKA

HKA works hard to provide a welcoming environment for all of our employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our fairness and equality strategy. Please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

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HKA is one of the world’s leading consultancy of choice for multi-disciplinary expert and specialist services in risk mitigation and dispute resolution within the capital projects and infrastructure sector.

We also have experience advising clients on the economic impact of commercial and investment treaty disputes and in forensic accounting matters.

As trusted independent consultants, experts and advisors, we deliver solutions amid uncertainty, dispute and overrun, and provide the insights that make the best possible outcomes a reality for public and private sector clients worldwide.