Senior Director

This Senior Director position supports Ankura’s EMEA Risk Advisory (RA), which has the ambition to be the clear market leader in its field. Ankura is recognised as one of the 5 fastest growing consulting companies with 2000 employees across more than 32 offices globally, providing a range of advisory and expert services to the private and public sector.

• We can support and develop individuals who aspire to be leaders in their field.
• Vast opportunities for career development, with formal development process, training programmes and internal e-learning training platform, Ankura Academy.
• Work within a team of world recognised leading experts in an established leading global consultancy.
• Work in a collaborative environment, where our professionals have the freedom to innovate which promotes curiosity, learning and communication.
  

This is a key role, operating in a fast-paced culture and will suit a candidate with the ambition and desire to grow and develop whist we provide the opportunity and training to support you in that endeavour, including excellent networking opportunities.

• Be part of a growing team with a unique opportunity to help shape the practice as it develops.
• Lead teams and interact with stakeholders.
• Work in a collaborative environment which promotes curiosity, learning and communication, where our professionals have the freedom to innovate.
• Manage teams and interact with stakeholders on the most complex assignments.
• Take a leading role in business development activities, building client relations and identifying potential routes to market, both internal and external.
• Experience frequent client interaction including preparing and presenting results
• Understand and integrate market leading technology solutions including structured and unstructured data analytics and machine learning.
• Travel for project delivery and work with colleagues around the globe
• Learn from some of the best professionals in the industry.
• Experience truly supportive career development with a formal development process, training programs and an internal e-learning platform, Ankura Academy.
• Grow and progress with the practice.
  

Responsibilities

• Lead business development and relationship building in connection with a variety of investigations and compliance work. This includes designing, crafting, and delivering client proposals, presentations, and marketing materials.
• Provide oversight to the delivery of forensic investigations, fraud risk assessments, forensic accounting assignments, compliance reviews, forensic audits.
• Preparing engagement work plans, working papers project documentation, progress reports, draft, and final reports to the highest level of quality.
• Working with clients, their legal advisors, internal and external auditors and regulatory authorities in often sensitive and adversarial situations.
• Work closely with Ankura’s Legal Technology and Data Analytics team to embed appropriate forensic technology solutions into engagement delivery.
• Monitor and manage risk through the engagement cycle. Adhere to the strictest standards of client and engagement confidentiality.
• Maintain active communication with counsel, clients, and internal team to manage expectations and ensure satisfaction.
• Manage, develop, train and mentor more junior staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end review.
• Develop a network of potential clients and identify opportunities to build personal brand and market reputation of Ankura through thought leadership and targeted market activity.
• Participating in public speaking events, conferences, seminars, marketing events and client meetings.
  

Requirements

• Experience gained in a Big 4/Mid-tier forensic firm.
• An experienced people manager running small teams, comfortable delegating and actively supporting the development of junior members of the team.
• Proven track record of working on international investigations, compliance risk assessments and forensic reviews.
• Accounting qualifications or can demonstrate confidence with analysis of financial data.
• Comfortable with actively networking with potential clients.
• First class report writing, communication and presentation skills.
• A driven and agile approach.
• An inquisitive and critical mindset.
• Due to the nature of our client work candidates must be fluent in English. Arabic would be beneficial.