Litigation Support & Forensic Accounting Director

Job Description

Job Description

About Meaden & Moore:

Meaden & Moore is a leading accounting, tax, advisory, and business consulting firm serving middle-market businesses, insurance carriers, law firms, and other organizations across the United States. The firm provides a broad range of services including forensic accounting, litigation support, risk advisory, tax, assurance, and business consulting solutions.

Having recently partnered with Unity Partners, Meaden & Moore is entering an exciting new phase of growth. The company is executing a strategy focused on organic expansion, operational excellence, and strategic acquisitions, creating significant opportunities for team members to help shape the future of a rapidly growing firm. As the business continues to grow, Meaden & Moore is investing in talent, technology, and infrastructure to support its next chapter.

About Unity Partners:

Unity Partners is a private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas that invests in founder- and family-owned business services companies across North America. The firm partners with management teams to accelerate growth through operational improvements, technology enablement, talent development, and strategic M&A.

Unlike traditional financial investors, Unity takes a collaborative approach to value creation, working closely alongside management teams to build market-leading platforms. The firm focuses on long-term partnership, operational excellence, and creating sustainable growth for employees, customers, and shareholders.

Role Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Director-level professional with 12 to 15+ years of litigation support, forensic accounting, economic damages, and/or insurance claims experience to join our growing practice. This role is designed for someone ready to take on greater leadership, client service, and matter management responsibilities while continuing to work closely with experienced testifying experts and consulting professionals.

The successful candidate will help lead complex financial analyses arising from commercial disputes, insurance disputes, fraud investigations, and other litigation-related engagements. This position offers the opportunity to manage meaningful portions of high-profile matters involving financial damages, lost profits, lost wages, business interruption, and forensic investigations while supporting client relationships, mentoring team members, and contributing to practice growth.

Candidates with property/casualty, business interruption, subrogation, commercial claims, or other insurance claims experience are preferred but not required.

Responsibilities:

Litigation Support & Damages Analysis

• Lead and oversee the analysis of financial records, tax returns, payroll data, accounting records, bank statements, and business documents.
• Manage and review the quantification of:

• Lost profits
• Lost wages and earning capacity
• Business interruption losses
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Contract disputes
• Fraud and forensic accounting matters

• Review pleadings, discovery responses, deposition testimony, expert reports, and other case documents to identify key financial issues and case strategy considerations.
• Oversee the preparation of expert reports, rebuttal reports, damages models, and demonstrative exhibits.
• Lead economic and financial analyses used in mediation, arbitration, and trial.

Discovery & Case Support

• Oversee the organization, summarization, and analysis of large document productions.
• Identify key financial and operational facts relevant to damages claims.
• Work with attorneys and clients on document requests, interrogatories, discovery strategy, and related case needs.
• Review and guide the preparation of chronologies, damages summaries, case dashboards, and other work product prepared by the team.

Financial Analysis

• Develop, review, and refine complex financial models using Excel and other analytical tools.
• Perform trend analyses, lost profits calculations, wage-loss analyses, and business valuation-related procedures.
• Direct research related to industry, labor market, compensation, and economic data to support damages analyses.
• Evaluate opposing expert analyses, identify methodological weaknesses, and help develop rebuttal positions.

Client & Expert Support

• Lead and participate in meetings with attorneys, clients, experts, and internal engagement teams.
• Support expert deposition preparation, trial preparation, and broader litigation strategy needs.
• Review and maintain clear, well-supported workpapers that can withstand expert and litigation scrutiny.
• Communicate findings effectively to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Mentor and develop staff, seniors, and managers by providing coaching, review notes, and technical guidance on complex engagements.
• Contribute to practice development through client service, relationship building, proposal support, and identification of additional engagement opportunities.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 12 to 15+ years of relevant experience in one or more of the following:
  • Litigation support
  • Forensic accounting
  • Economic damages
  • Insurance claims
  • Business valuation
  • Public accounting with dispute-related experience

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and client service skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex financial findings clearly to attorneys, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple engagements, team priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, review, mentor, and develop team members.
• Experience managing client relationships, engagement scope, budgets, and project economics is preferred.

Preferred

• CPA, CFE, CVA, ABV, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience working directly with or supporting testifying experts, including report preparation, deposition preparation, and trial support.
• Experience with commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, contract disputes, or lost wages claims.
• Insurance industry experience, particularly:
  • Business interruption
  • Property losses
  • Commercial claims
  • Subrogation
  • Coverage disputes
  • Catastrophe or loss consulting
• Familiarity with financial statement analysis, tax returns, and damages methodologies.

What Success Looks Like:

The ideal candidate is an experienced, Director-level professional who is intellectually curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable leading complex financial analyses from start to finish. They can manage multiple engagements, guide and mentor team members, communicate effectively with attorneys and clients, and translate complex financial information into clear, defensible conclusions. They thrive in an environment where no two matters are the same and where their leadership directly impacts litigation strategy, client service, and practice growth.

Representative Matter Types:

• Commercial contract disputes
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Personal injury wrongful termination and wrongful death matters
• Wage and hour claims
• Insurance coverage disputes
• Business interruption losses
• Fraud and forensic investigations
• Lost profits and economic damages analyses

Benefits, Perks, Culture, and Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievements as well.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.

Benefits/Compensation:

Determining actual compensation relies on many factors including individual candidate experience, qualifications, and comparable benchmarks. Base compensation for this role typically ranges between $195,000 and $280,000. Additionally, we offer discretionary year-end bonuses to supplement your compensation package.

In addition to compensation and bonus opportunities, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees professionally and personally. Our offerings include:

Benefits & Offerings:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Generous PTO and paid holidays

• 401(k) matching and profit sharing

• Professional development support

• Professional certification support and reimbursement

• Employee referral and new business bonus opportunities

• Wellness and employee assistance resources

• Long-term career growth and advancement opportunities

• Parental bonding time and compensation continuance

• Flexible and hybrid work opportunities, where applicable

Culture & Perks:

• Team outings, firm events, and holiday celebrations

• Busy season appreciation and stress-relief programs

• Wellness initiatives and incentives

• Technology, retailer, and event discounts

• Employee Resource Groups

• Strong commitment to community involvement, volunteerism, and charitable giving

Learn More About Life at Meaden & Moore:

• Why Us

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• Our Culture & Employee Experience