Senior Associate, Forensic at KPMG

Job Summary

• In line with KPMG’s desire to ensure that key roles are filled by best in-class talent with the requisite skills and experience, we seek to hire a Senior Associate in our Forensic unit.
• The successful candidate will offer advisory services in fraud investigations, fraud risk management, regulatory compliance, dispute advisory, corporate intelligence, anti-bribery & corruption (AB&C) and anti-money laundering (AML).

Job Details

• The Senior Associate, Forensic will work closely with managers in the unit to lead wide variety of projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead engagement teams that will:

• Perform forensic investigations.
• Conduct fraud risk management reviews
• Provide anti-bribery and corruption services.
• Perform background searches on entities and individuals.
• Conduct contract compliance reviews 
•  Keep abreast of relevant regulatory requirements and leading practices 
•  Frequent and timely communication of engagement status to the engagement manager. 
•  Build relationships.

Relationships:

•  Reporting to Managers in the unit
•  Works closely with the engagement team members and other colleagues in the unit

Requirements

Qualifications, Skills & Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a minimum of Second Class (Upper) Division
• Minimum of three (3) years relevant experience in conducting investigations.
• Good understanding of fraud red flags and fraud prevention, detection and response mechanisms
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with an investigative mindset
• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and data analytic tools
• Ability to motivate team members to achieve engagement objectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good business acumen
• Willingness to travel to meet client needs and project requirements
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Added Advantage: 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Law, Computer Science or a related field
• Relevant professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA and CFE