What type of forensic accounting are you looking to do – live investigations/shadow audits or litigation support/expert witness services? Depending on your answer, you can target different companies. Live investigations are typically performed by Big 4 firms or government entities (due to manpower needed), while expert witness services are ‘after-the-fact' investigations that are run by many smaller shops.
Do you have a background in Finance? Yes, it's called forensic accounting, but I find that most of the new hires are Finance majors with a few Accounting mixed in. The reasoning is that the accounting can be taught in the field by a supervisor, while valuation calculations are pretty esoteric and require classroom learning.
Where do you want to work? The hottest markets for forensics (both live investigations and expert witness work) right now are Chicago, LA, and TX. NYC always has a decent demand as well.
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