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:
- A strong collaborative culture focused on growing the Forensic Accounting practice and our team together.
- The opportunity to be a key contributor to our world-class Intellectual Property Practice, working with some of the most impressive clients in the nation.
- The ability to expand your skillset, learn from some of the best, and play an active role in your career path with the organization.
The Opportunity:
HKA's Forensic Accounting practice has expanded its expertise in the Intellectual Property space extensively in the past few years. As we gain more clients, we need to maintain our level of service by adding stellar talent to our Forensic Accounting team.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and quantify economic damages and remedies in different types of matters including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract litigations.
- Draft expert reports for testifying expert to review.
- Make strategic recommendations, identify issues, and communicate with the testifying expert on the direction of the case.
- Direct, review, and provide feedback on the work product and analyses of junior team members.
- Communicate and lead meetings with counsel, clients, or other experts.
- Prepare the testifying expert for deposition and trials.
- Perform business development activities.
- Deliver trainings and develop colleagues.
Ideal Skills and Experience:
- A degree in a quantitative subject such as accounting, finance, economics, or business/management.
- Minimum of 6 years of prior Forensic Accounting experience, preferably focused on Intellectual Property Valuation.
- Experience in Disputes, Commercial Litigation, Fraud also welcomed.
- Specialization in determining Intellectual Property (IP) related damages and remedies (reasonable royalties, lost profits, unjust enrichment, business disruption, injunctive relief).
- One or more accounting or professional credentials (CPA, CFE, CFA, CLP) preferred, but not required.
- Experience supporting or acting as a damages expert witness in a federal or state court.
- Experience managing and staffing a team.
- Committed to providing high quality analysis with strong problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with complex and/or ambiguous requests using creativity and strategy.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills and attention to detail.
- Technical skills including the full Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, SQL, and similar.
- Self-motivated and committed to meeting deadlines.
Preferred but not required:
- Hands on experience with patents and FRAND.
- Extensive experience in Financial Modeling.
What we offer:
At HKA we recognize 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.
Our Global Recruitment team is committed to providing an authentic candidate experience for all those who take the time to apply to HKA. We are committed to providing an efficient and insightful recruitment process giving candidates a true reflection of life at HKA.
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 orientation, or any other basis in compliance with local legislation.
