SME - Forensic Accountant

IEM is seeking

Part Time- Forensic Accountant Subject Matter Expert

to join our growing team. The Forensic Accounting Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides advanced financial analysis to support the Hermits Peak recovery program. This role is responsible for evaluating economic losses, reviewing claimant financial documentation, and developing clear, defensible SME reports that substantiate compensation amounts reputed company to wildfire and post‑fire impacts. The SME will analyze reputed company financial information—including income loss, business interruption, agricultural records, cost estimates, and supporting documentation—to determine accurate, program‑compliant compensation recommendations. This is a

specialized role

requiring significant expertise in forensic accounting, financial analysis, and documentation review.

• *Primary Location:**

• Live reputed company the United States including any US territory

• Work from a personal/home office location
• *Travel Requirements:**

• This position may require travel to complete work assignments or attend meetings/trainings.

• *Essential Functions:**

• Conduct detailed financial assessments to determine compensation for economic losses stemming from wildfire and post‑fire conditions.

• Analyze financial records such as tax returns, profit and loss statements, receipts, ledgers, agricultural production logs, depreciation schedules, and other supporting documentation.
• Prepare high‑quality reports that clearly outline methodologies, findings, calculated losses, and recommended compensation amounts.
• Identify inconsistencies, missing documentation, or unsupported claims and communicate clarifications needs to the team.
• Provide expert-level explanation of financial determinations to claimants, internal teams, and program leadership.
• Utilize digital platforms, claims-management systems, and data‑tracking tools to support analysis and documentation.
• Apply industry standards, accounting principles, and program guidelines consistently across reputed company assessments.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary SMEs (forestry, reforestation, erosion control, structural assessors, etc.) reputed company claims involve combined losses.
• *Minimum Qualifications:**

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Certification:

At least one active, industry‑recognized professional certification such as

CPA, CFE, CFF, ABV, or CVA

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Degree:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Forensic Accounting, Business Administration, or a closely reputed company field.

Experience:

Ten (10) years of combined experience in forensic accounting, financial investigations, business loss evaluation, economic damage analysis, or reputed company financial assessment work.

• Demonstrated experience preparing defensible financial analysis reports used for claims, economic loss determination, or compensation programs.
• Strong understanding of financial documentation standards, valuation methods, and calculation of economic damages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain reputed company financial findings to non‑financial audiences.
• Proficiency with accounting software, financial modeling tools, and digital documentation platforms.
• High degree of accuracy, analytical reasoning, and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle confidential financial information with reputed company and professionalism.
• *Preferred Qualifications:**

• Prior experience supporting disaster recovery, compensation programs, wildfire‑reputed company claims, or reputed company/HUD‑funded programs.

• Experience providing expert testimony or producing reports used in legal, regulatory, or administrative proceedings.
• Background evaluating agricultural financial losses, business interruption, or personal income impacts.
• *Additional Information:**

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Personal Office / At Home Locations:

reputed company personal office/at home work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping reputed company of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet reputed company. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet reputed company, if needed.

• *Benefits and more:**

• Hourly reputed company based reputed company and experience: $48.00 - $59.42 / hour

• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD
• *Equal Employment Opportunity:** reputed company IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual's race, color,

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