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Additional approved locations include Philadelphia, PA, Chicago, IL, Phoenix, AZ, and San Francisco, CA.\nAs a Construction Advisory Senior Associate, you will have the opportunity to grow and contribute to our global clients’ business needs through all phases of project and engagement management across a wide variety of industries, with a focus on real estate and construction. The work you will be doing revolves around large and complex construction projects in the data center, energy, infrastructure, commercial real estate, and hospitality sectors, among others. You will plan, direct, and complete projects related to process improvements, vendor audits, risk and control assessments, investigations, litigation support, and project monitoring initiatives within the Forensics Advisory Services Practice - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.\nFrom day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Risk team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.\nYour day-to-day may include:\nReviewing construction contracts, financial statements, job cost reports, internal policies, and process maps to identify cost savings, process inefficiencies, and strategic initiatives\nPerforming complex financial analysis to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies across multiple sources of data and supporting documentation\nAnalyzing compliance with various labor requirements, including those required on prevailing wage jobs that are reliant on federal funding and/or pertinent to tax credit incentives\nAssisting in matters involving fraud, waste, and abuse, including allegations of bribery, collusion, conflicts of interest, organized crime, and other scenarios posing legal or regulatory exposure to our clients\nConducting targeted research on regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, IRS authoritative guidance, accounting standards codification, and AICPA practice aids to support defensible conclusions on complex engagement needs\nCommunicate findings clearly and concisely to a variety of internal and external stakeholders \nCoordinate with multiple stakeholders and third parties to understand the construction project control environment and propose recommended controls to address identified gaps\nRun client engagements from start to finish, including planning, organizing, conducting, directing, and completing projects and services while managing projects to budget\nMaintaining active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, and become a trusted business partner\nWorking closely with engagement teams and managing and conducting forensic accounting procedures on multiple engagements concurrently\nCollaborating across Grant Thornton service lines and with international colleagues to integrate diverse expertise and deliver comprehensive, high-impact client solutions\nManaging, developing, training, and mentoring staff on projects and assessing performance for engagement and year-end reviews\nAttend professional development, networking events, and training seminars regularly\nAdhere to the highest degree of professional standards and strict client confidentiality\nOther job duties as assigned\nYou have the following technical skills and qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, MIS, or related field required\nMinimum 2 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing real estate and/or construction clients at a national level required\nCPA, CFE, CMA, CFA, CCA, CIA, PMP, PMBOK or other industry related certifications preferred\nPreferred experience in management consulting, internal audit, regulatory compliance, and/or forensic engagements \nProven capabilities in performing advisory services in the real estate and/or construction industries\nStrong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with a focus on robust excel capabilities \nKnowledge of various federal and state construction labor regulations and requirements, including the Federal Davis-Bacon Act\nExcellent analytical, research, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail\nAbility to work on multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, interactive, results-based team environment\nExceptional client service and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain outstanding client relationships\nAbility to work additional hours as needed and travel to various client sites, both domestic and international\nCan travel as needed. 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