Would you take a role with someone who is building out a forensics team/practice at an accounting firm? Why or why not?

Considering a role with this situation and I think it’s a great opportunity but also something I hadn’t considered when I started applying to firms.

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If the firms does audits then probably not. Forensics is best at consulting firms

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But if they have independence restrictions then you can’t work on audit/tax clients or competitors. It makes your potential pool of clients very limited.

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Depends on the market and the leader you’re working with. If you don’t have 100% confidence in both, you are going to be first one cut in a downturn but will learn a ton. If you know your risks and opportunities, go for it. If you don’t understand the full market SWOT going in (or aren’t mostly there), you’re not well positioned.

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Understand the background and skill set of the leader. Big skew in project types and marketability of the service offerings based on the experience of leadership.

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