Technical Skills Requirements:
You’ll have knowledge and experience in a number of the following areas:
- Investigation concepts evidence preservation and collection, data privacy, legal privilege, investigative interviewing technique, business intelligence
- Preparation of forensic reports including review, analysis and verification of evidence
- Liaising with clients, in-house counsel, external legal teams, witnesses, police, criminal prosecutors and regulatory enforcers
- Fraud and forensic investigations eg occupational fraud, bankruptcy and insolvency, insurance fraud, mortgage fraud, procurement fraud
- Regulatory investigations and knowledge of regulatory environment
- Financial statement irregularity investigations
- Fraud prevention including fraud risk assessments and compliance program development
- Forensic due diligence and forensic audit support
- Review of policies and procedures, internal processes and controls
- Anti-money laundering
- Multi-National / jurisdictional / cross-border investigations
- Working in multidisciplinary teams
- Leading sectors / firm business development / marketing initiatives
- Delivering on sales targets and a network of contacts
Skills and Attributes for success:
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Leadership experience and proven track record in a challenging environment
- Simultaneously handling multiple diverse and pressing assignments and sensitive and adversarial situations
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong drive to excel professionally, and to guide and motivate others
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Dedicated, innovative and resourceful and able to work under pressure
- Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- Bachelor’s degree required in either Accounting, Forensics Studies, or LLB with postgraduate in Forensic studies
- 4-6 years’ experience in the Forensics field of which at least 2 years at a manager level
- Membership to either Associate of Certified Fraud Examiners ACFE
- Added advantage if a Certified Public Accountant, Advocate, Certified Fraud Examiner and/or Forensic Practitioner
- Be willing to travel locally and internationally
