Associate Director - Dispute Advisory

Description

Hunter Savage is delighted to be partnering with a leading professional services organisation to appoint an Associate Director – Dispute Advisory. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced financial professional to join a highly specialised disputes team working on complex litigation, arbitration and investigation assignments across Ireland and the UK.

The successful Associate Director will play a key role leading high-profile engagements including damages quantification, valuation disputes, forensic accounting and economic analysis. You will work closely with legal counsel, expert witnesses and senior stakeholders while supporting the continued growth of this specialist advisory practice.

This Associate Director role is based in Dublin within a hybrid working model, with travel across Ireland and the UK and occasional international travel for arbitration matters.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job

1. Senior leadership role within a highly specialised disputes advisory practice

2. Hybrid working model based in Dublin with international exposure

3. Clear progression pathway to Director level

The Role

The Associate Director will:

• Lead engagements involving damages quantification, valuation analysis, forensic accounting and economic modelling

• Draft and review expert witness reports suitable for court and arbitration proceedings

• Support preparation of partner-led experts for hearings, expert meetings and cross-examination

• Direct complex financial modelling, scenario analysis and valuation approaches

• Act as a senior day-to-day contact for solicitors, barristers and in-house counsel

• Present findings clearly to legal teams and senior stakeholders

• Support business development initiatives, proposals and thought leadership

• Contribute to industry events and publications

• Coach and mentor junior team members

• Ensure strong quality control, independence and evidence management standards

Typical engagements include:

• Commercial and contract disputes

• Shareholder and valuation disputes

• Competition and antitrust damages assessments

• Professional negligence matters

• Contentious insolvency cases

The Person

The ideal Associate Director will have:

• ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification

• 7+ years’ experience in dispute advisory, forensic accounting, corporate finance, valuation or litigation support

• Strong analytical, financial modelling and report-writing skills

• Experience working with legal teams on expert assignments

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to lead complex engagements and mentor junior professionals

The Reward

• Highly competitive salary and benefits package

• Hybrid working model in Dublin

• Exposure to complex litigation and international arbitration work

• Clear progression pathway to Director level

• Strong learning and development support

• Flexible benefits including health insurance, enhanced leave options and family supports

• Collaborative and high-performing professional environment

Next Steps – Why Hunter Savage

For further information and to apply for this Associate Director role, please contact Connor Donaghy at Hunter Savage.

Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy operating across the UK & Ireland with offices in Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh and Manchester. We specialise in connecting professionals with opportunities across Accountancy & Finance, Legal, Engineering & Operations, Sales & Marketing, HR, Financial Services, Built Environment, Science & Pharma and Business Support.

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