Baker Tilly US Australia | Forensics Litigation & Valuation Services Director

Responsibilities

• As a Director, this individual must display the leadership skills to currently be, or be on track to be, a Principal.
• We are looking for someone who can work alongside the existing senior Melbourne team to continue to grow and develop Baker Tilly's litigation and expert witness practice in Melbourne, offer deep disputes expertise, maintain strong relationships in the legal market, and generate new business opportunities for Baker Tilly.
• The Director is responsible for multiple technically specialised and complex litigation, disputes, valuation, forensic accounting, and expert witness engagements or projects.
• Leads and works with engagement teams in analysing data and preparing calculations, schedules, expert reports, and other client deliverables.
• Provides valuable financial insight and clarity to clients during all stages of an engagement, from case theory development through to expert witness testimony.
• Maintains active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, meet deadlines, and lead change efforts effectively.
• Collaborates with senior Melbourne team members, colleagues across other Asia Pacific offices, and the firm as a whole to share expertise, coordinate resources, and deliver high-quality client outcomes.
• Responsible for staff mentoring and career development.
• Maintains exceptional attention to detail. Strives for error-free work product and communications.
• Develops and executes clear client development plans in coordination with the existing senior Melbourne team and other Baker Tilly contacts worldwide.
• Maintains and expands relationships with law firms, counsel, corporates, insurers, litigation funders, and other relevant referral sources.
• Maintains consistent involvement in industry functions and involves staff where appropriate.
• Contributes to practice administration, team coordination, and firm processes as needed in collaboration with the existing senior Melbourne team.
• Performs other related duties and assignments as required.
• Gathers information about subject businesses as necessary to complete assigned litigation, disputes, and expert witness engagements, on site where needed.
• Uses an established network in the legal market to identify, nurture, and convert litigation, arbitration, expert witness, forensic accounting, valuation, and disputes opportunities.
• Writes articles for various industry, firm, and other publications.
• Conducts presentations and seminars.
• Takes the initiative to keep current with personnel and employment changes among current and prospective client groups.
• Acts with the highest professional ethics and in accordance with the relevant professional standards and practices at all times, including the regulations and professional ethics of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and other governing bodies as applicable.
• Takes direction from Principals and keeps Principals current on all files.

Qualifications

• Effectively delegates and supervises project assignments to the appropriate staff level.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of related experience; previous related industry and consulting experience highly preferred; a minimum of eight (8) years of supervisory responsibilities highly preferred.
• Possess and maintain valid licence(s) or certification(s) for applicable area of work (CA, ACA/FCA, ACCA/FCCA, or equivalent).
• Substantial experience in litigation support, forensic accounting, damages, valuation, investigations, or related disputes advisory practice.
• Highly analytical, with expertise in financial analysis.
• Demonstrated experience preparing expert reports and supporting or providing expert witness testimony highly preferred.
• Demonstrated management, analytical, organisational, interpersonal, project management, communication skills, and highly developed Microsoft Suite skills (Word, Excel) required.
• Excellent project management skills with proven success leading projects.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience to oversee the work of others. Readily available to subordinates to answer questions or give instructions.
• Attention to detail along with a commitment to quality and confidentiality.

Baker Tilly US, LLP

The firm's roots in the United States go back to 1931, when it began as Virchow, Krause & Company, and the current partnership was organised in 1953. It joined Baker Tilly International in 1999 and took the Baker Tilly name in 2009. It has since grown through mergers with ParenteBeard in 2014 and Squar Milner in 2020, among others. Baker Tilly provides audit and assurance, tax, and advisory services, with a CPA firm handling attest work and a separate advisory group handling tax and consulting.

• Industry: Accounting, tax, assurance and advisory services, including managed accounting services
• Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, United States (U.S. member firm of Baker Tilly International)