Job Description

• Conducting forensic investigations into potential misconduct or breaches of relevant requirements on the part of individual accountants, actuaries or accountancy firms.
• Managing investigations on behalf of Executive Counsel.
• Working without supervision as the most senior financial investigator on individual investigations into misconduct/ breaches of relevant requirements by fellow professional accountants, audit firms or actuaries.
• Supporting Senior Forensic Accountants on the largest and most complex investigations.
• Determining the avenues of enquiry; using expertise to identify sources of evidence and requesting provision of documentation and information.
• Allocation of case team resources; and the quality of work product from more junior members of the case team.
• Undertaking personally significant or complex areas of an investigation.
• Identifying and working with internal experts to clarify relevant accounting, audit, actuarial or professional standards, and ensuring the case team has a thorough understanding of technical issues.
• Using expert forensic skills to determine the approach to the review and analysis of all material obtained including experience in the use of electronic search platforms.
• Preparing and conducting disciplinary interviews with subject partners and external lawyers.
• Preparation of an objective report of investigation findings to form the basis of instructions to the expert and external counsel and of further action on the case.
• Agreeing and meeting deadlines for investigation work and working with the case lawyer to meet deadlines for the case.
• Working with Head of Forensic Investigations in the coaching and development of more junior forensic accountants.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities