Posted 2 months ago
Staff Accountant, Forensic Accounting
@ Davies
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
MDD, A Davies Company is hiring a Staff Accountant for its forensic accounting practice, which handles business valuations, forensic investigations and litigation support. The role involves analyzing accounting data, examining source documents, interviewing parties and supporting engagements for disputes and fraud matters. It is a full-time position in a fast-paced environment, with compensation the posting says is competitive with major accounting firms.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze sales, production and accounting data
- Examine source documents and observe physical inventories
- Conduct interviews and research for engagements
- Check and proof reports and schedules
- Attend marketing events with clients
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree, master's an asset
- Working towards CPA designation
- Up to 3 years post-degree experience
- Strong attention to detail and problem solving
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills
- Strong communication skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-18
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-08
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | CPA |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Accounting |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
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Davies
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Full company description
We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses. We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver specialist professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, forensic accounting, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management. Our global team of more than 8,500 professionals operate across 20+ countries, with large operational centres in the UK & U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 25-fold, invested heavily in research & development, innovation & artificial intelligence (“AI”), platform integration & underlying business systems, colleague development, and client service. Today the group serves more than 1,700 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.
- LinkedIn followers
- 86,771
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,692
- Reported office locations
- 20 Gracechurch Street, 5, City of London, England EC3V 0AA, GB
- Business categories
- InsurTech
- Insurance
- Financial Services
- Commercial Insurance
- Other recorded names
- Davies Risk Services
- Davies
- Specialties
- Insurance
- Claims
- Claims Management
- Professional Services
- Legal
- Consulting
- Technology
- Resourcing
- Lloyds
- Innovation
- Claims TPA
- Insurance law
- and Transformation
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 369,038,848
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses. We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow. We deliver specialist professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | City of London, England |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | InsuranceClaimsClaims ManagementProfessional ServicesLegalConsultingTechnologyResourcingLloydsInnovation |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
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MDD, A Davies Company is a specialized forensic accounting firm offering business valuations, forensic investigations and litigation support services. With more than 40 offices on 5 continents, our forensic accountants specialize in a wide range of practice areas.
Our assignments consist of disputes in commercial litigation, family law, fraud, business valuations, business disputes, natural and man-made catastrophes, lost profits, and insurance. Our partners and senior staff regularly provide extensive litigation services and expert witness testimony in courts, arbitrations and mediations throughout the world.
The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical skills, a desire to work in a fast-paced work environment, as well as an interest in learning about new businesses. Our compensation packages are competitive with the major accounting firms.
Your New Role
We are looking for a qualified accountant with an interest in pursuing a career in forensic accounting.
The tasks performed will include, but are not limited to:
- Preliminary to intermediate analysis of sales, production and other accounting data
- Physical inventory observation, price testing
- Examination of source documents pertinent to engagement
- Check and proof reports and schedules
- Conduct phone, video or in person interviews to obtain information
- Research, data analysis and evaluation
- Invoice analysis
- Attend marketing events and functions with clients
What You'll Bring to the Role
- Bachelor’s degree and/or Masters or upcoming graduate
- Working towards the Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CPA)
- Up to 3 years work experience (post degree)
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to problem solve
- Strong communication skills
- Able to work independently and as a team
- Must be able to work under pressure or tight deadlines
- Ability to understand a business and how loss events have impacted it
- Willingness to accept increasing responsibility as experience grows
- Excellent computer skills - Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook & MS Teams
- Additional language skills considered an asset
Benefits
MDD firmly supports the development of our staff, and encourages continued learning through training programs, mentoring, and working with our global offices.
MDD is committed to fostering a work environment that believes in treating all people with respect and dignity. Employee diversity and equality is an integral part of MDD’s business practices. MDD welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates selected throughout the recruitment process.
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