Associate Director

HKA is a leading global consultancy in risk mitigation, dispute resolution, expert witness and litigation support. We anticipate, investigate and resolve complex challenges by harnessing world-leading multi-disciplinary expertise and experience.

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. Our experts have testified across the globe on many of the largest quantum, delay, engineering and commercial damages matters.

**As part of the HKA team you can expect**:

- The opportunity to join a supportive environment to work alongside recognised leading experts that believe in strong mentoring and will support you to develop your career.
- A strong, collaborative culture where your views will be valued.
- The opportunity to work on complex and challenging projects across the world.
- A diverse and vibrant office environment in Sydney with colleagues spread across different technical disciplines.
- A company that cares about its people and is committed to making a difference. You can join a variety of committees who drive initiatives in Environmental Social Governance (ESG), Equality Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Health & Wellbeing.

**The Opportunity**:
Our Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages (FACD) practice in Australia continues to see success and have rapidly expanded at the start of 2025. As a result, we are seeking an Associate Director with experience in forensic accounting to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work on disputes, forensic accounting, investigations and valuations projects across Australia and the Asia Pacific region in a variety of industries.

In this role, you will execute the following responsibilities in accordance with HKA standards:

- Assisting experts in formulating inputs into opinions in their respective areas.
- Deliver and produce draft technical expert reports with appropriate guidance.
- Researching and analysing quantitative and qualitative data.
- Conducting financial analysis and investigations.
- Developing financial models from transactional and financial data.
- Using relevant software tools for research and analysing data.
- Communicating results and work product as appropriate, internally and externally to clients.
- Actively contribute to business development initiatives such as bid and proposal development and being a brand ambassador through different channels (e.g. social media, client events).
- Maintain and develop relationships with clients.

**Skills and Experience**:
This is what we are looking for:

- You have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in forensic accounting and disputes, valuation or related industries in Australia and/or overseas. You will be a Qualified Accountant or have similar qualifications.
- You are a strategic thinker who is comfortable working through ambiguity and loves an intellectual challenge.
- You have strong problem-solving skills, and an attention to detail.
- You enjoy preparing loss of profit models in relation to disputes and damages calculations, and are comfortable working with data sets, such as general ledgers, bank statements and other structured data.
- You have exceptional written and communication skills, and are drafting sections of reports and letters.
- You are confident at juggling and managing multiple matters, while overseeing and coaching more junior staff.
- You are building a network of contacts, and are beginning to drive strategic business development activities.
- You enjoy a collaborative team environment, where we all contribute our ideas.
- You have integrity and want to be part of a highly supportive team with strong family values.
- You have a strong focus on self-management and self-development, actively seeking learning opportunities.

**What we offer**:
At HKA we recognise 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.

We operate a flexible working pattern both in terms of hours and location and are happy with flexible remote working.

**CLOSING DATE: 01 July 2025**

**ED&I at HKA**:
HKA has a thriving ED&I committee working hard to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for a truly diverse set of employees. We are committed as a business on the continued improvement of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, please visit our careers page for further information or feel free to ask our recruitment team for further information.

All HKA employment decisions are firstly made on merit and shall be made without regard to age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual or