Forensic Accounting Consultant

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact

REQ 129622- Tshego Semenya

Location: Johannesburg

Cluster

Group Risk

Career Stream

Forensics

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical

Position

Forensic Accounting Consultant

Job Purpose

To provide financial fraud investigation, detection and prevention support for the organisation to ensure financial fraud and reputational risks, that could compromise the bank's operations and stakeholder trust, are identified, and mitigated. Play a specialist role in minimising criminal liabilities while ensuring strict adherence to regulatory mandates.

Job Responsibilities

• Meet with various stakeholders across the Group to obtain an understanding of their forensic accounting needs.
• Conduct forensic accounting investigations and analysis on financial data; and compile evidence and reports used in
• financial fraud inquiries and/or ad hoc requests to quantify fraud exposure.
• Provide input to financial fraud metrics, and key risk indicators (KRIs) to measure the effectiveness of financial fraud
• prevention efforts and monitor progress over time.
• Identify and report control weaknesses, recommend actions and solutions to business on process and product
• inadequacies related to accounting processes.
• Obtain buy-in for developing enhanced forensic accounting processes to improve the functioning of stakeholders'
• businesses.
• Prevent and/or reduce potential losses by ensuring that forensic issues are reported to the relevant Enterprise Risk
• Committee (ERCO) for the implementation of preventative strategies across the Group.
• Deliver the required output containing evidence to support legal proceedings by preparing working papers and files
• according to rules of evidence for future reference in court cases and disciplinary hearings.
• Improve client service and results by improving business performance and preventing further potential losses and
• reputation risk.
• Provide support and assistance to stakeholders when conducting high profile and complex fraud investigations to
• assess fraudulent activities including their scope, impact, and potential financial losses.
• Assist stakeholders by providing forensic evidence and secondary evidence in support of internal disciplinary
• processes to ensure transparency and adherence to legal standards.
• Provide independent expert opinion and evidence to either support or refute claims and/or allegations by assisting to,
• consult with, internal and external stakeholders.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including those that aid in internal
• forensic accounting investigations and external criminal investigations.
• Ensure costs are recovered per time allocation and transfer pricing agreements with stakeholders.
• Ensure stakeholders needs and expectations are managed and met.
• Understand and embrace the Group's vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and
• stakeholders.
• Contribute to the intellectual capital of the team by sharing knowledge and ideas.
• Lead workshops and training sessions to educate employees and stakeholders on fraud prevention techniques and
• the importance of adhering to established controls.
• Improve personal capability by seeking feedback on performance, upskilling and staying abreast of developments in
• the field of expertise including forensic accounting, emerging techniques, tools, and trends.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Post Graduate Diploma: Risk Management , Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Certifications

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioner membership (ICFP), CA(SA)/ CFA- not essential

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 - 6 years' experience in banking /investigation/accounting environment; and forensic accounting experience is essential.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business Acumen
• Cluster specific operations
• Compliance reporting
• Industry trends
• Interviewing techniques
• Legal Risk and practice management
• Principles of project management
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Forensic accounting methodology

Disclaimer

Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566