RSM UK
Associate Director - Forensic Disputes
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Associate Director - Forensic Disputes
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There has never been a more exciting time to join RSM’s digitally led Forensic practice. As this area continues to grow, we are looking for an Associate Director to help oversee, develop, and deliver a portfolio of disputes and Expert Witness assignments while supporting the continued growth of this ambitious team.
Our Forensic team supports clients across a broad range of contentious matters, combining technical expertise with commercial insight to deliver high-quality work in complex and often high-profile situations. This role offers the opportunity to lead assignments across:
- Quantum and damages analysis
- Valuations
- SPA disputes
- Business interruption and warranty claims
- Litigation and mediation advisory support
About the Role
As an Associate Director in our Disputes team, you will:
- Take overall responsibility for overseeing and managing a client portfolio
- Lead assignments from start to finish, building senior client and lawyer relationships
- Support the development of junior team members
- Play a key role in business development, team planning, and shaping the future of this growing area
You’ll make an impact by:
- Leading disputes and expert accounting assignments across a varied portfolio of contentious matters, acting as a contract and client relationship lead
- Overseeing, reviewing, and preparing high-quality client deliverables, managing risks, deadlines, budgets, and assignment performance
- Building strong relationships with clients, instructing lawyers and senior stakeholders, providing regular progress updates, and representing RSM in client meetings
- Driving business development through proposals, tenders, networking, and identifying opportunities to expand services and cross-sell across the wider firm
- Leading, coaching, and developing junior team members while supporting effective team planning and resource utilisation
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What We Are Looking For
You will be a highly motivated, professionally qualified accountant with direct disputes and Expert Witness experience, strong technical capability, and the confidence to lead high-quality client work. Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Professionally qualified accountant with direct disputes or Expert Witness experience, demonstrating strong ambition to progress within a digitally led forensic practice
- In-depth understanding of disputed processes, coupled with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Outstanding written communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports and deliver clear, practical advice to a range of audiences
- A proactive, client-focused approach, with experience in leading assignments, managing relationships, and identifying business development opportunities
- Confidence in leading teams, developing junior colleagues, and owning high-quality delivery across a varied portfolio of work
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What We Can Offer You
We recognise that our people are our most important assets. Here is the fulfilment package you can expect:
- 27 days holiday (with the option to purchase additional days)
- Comprehensive lifestyle, health, and wellbeing benefits, including:
- Financial wellbeing tools
- Electric car scheme for the environmentally conscious
- Access to a virtual GP
- Access to a suite of 300+ on-demand courses developed by our in-house talent development team
Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, we foster a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true selves to work.
Our clients come from diverse backgrounds, and we aim to mirror that diversity in our teams by valuing a wide range of perspectives. Diverse teams bring varied insights, helping us better understand and serve all of our clients.
We are committed to reinforcing a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion. Our principles and processes are designed to support this goal.
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