Senior Manager: Forensic Services

Description

• A career in our Forensic Consulting Generalist practice, within Fraud, Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients understand where they might have vulnerabilities and develop solutions to manage the risks involved. We prevent, respond to and remediate a wide range of business threats, risks and complex issues
• Our forensic specialists provide solutions and support for clients dealing with regulatory and crisis situations. As part of the team, you’ll help provide support to our clients who wish to investigate potential financial crime, support clients responding to regulatory enquiries, deal with cybersecurity breaches and provide expert advice and opinions in legal proceedings. You’ll also help clients review and remediate systems and controls to prevent further issues
• To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future
• As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

Duties

• Departmental team leader and responsible for the management of the forensic practice
• Main point of contact and overall responsible project lead, under supervision of Director
• Act as technical lead to Forensic teams on internal and external projects
• Critical review and assessment of work performed and results thereof
• Assessment of forensic findings and identification of additional work required/appropriate recommendations
• Compiling and reviewing forensic deliverables with appendices, in accordance with the expectations of stakeholders
• Manage the work performance of forensic staff members
• Continuous training and development of forensic staff members
• Financial portfolio management - including management of budgeting/forecasting, actual production, billing and cash collections
• Managing internal and external stakeholders
• Responsible for the development and execution of a department strategy, in line with the firm’s strategic direction
• Support Director in the business development strategies on a departmental level
• Compliance to internal firm risk management policies and procedures

Requisites

• B. Com, B. Acc or Forensic qualification
• Appropriate professional memberships will be advantageous (ACFE/ICFP/CAMS/CA)
• At least 5 to 10 years managerial experience in the Forensic field
• Deep experience in the delivery of forensic services (such as investigations, litigation support and fraud risk consulting)
• Be prepared to travel within Namibia and other African countries
• Must be able to work independently
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Ability to lead a dynamic forensic department in a pressurized but exciting environment
• Competent in the use of Microsoft office product suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and power BI), and Alteryx

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted