SENIOR SPECIALIST: FORENSICS
LOCATION: CENTURION
SALARY: R780 245.00 Per Annum
POSITION: Permanent Position
CLOSING DATE: 30 November 2020
Essential Qualifying questions: Attach your Responses to your Application:
EXPERIENCE
- HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING FRAUD AND CORRUPTION PREVENTION STRATEGIES?
- HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE IN ANALYSING INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS TO PREVENT FRAUD?
- HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE IN CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS?
- HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE IN ASSESSING LEGAL ELEMENTS RELATING TO FRAUD INVESTIGATION?
PURPOSE OF THE POST
To safeguard the assets of the company through the performance of procedures to detect fraud; to conduct forensic investigations to facilitate asset recovery.
REQUIREMENTS
- BACHELOR’S DEGREE or equivalent
- 7 years of experience as Forensic Investigator
DESCRIPTION OF TASKS
FRAUD PREVENTION STRATEGY & FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENTS:
- Development and the implementation of the Fraud and Corruption Prevention Strategy
- Develop the Fraud and Corruption Prevention Strategy by sourcing information from forensic industry, financial services and the Company
- Structure the relevant information in the prescribed format for further processing and application
- The integrity of the information is ensured in accordance with criteria
- The information is made available to the line manager for further processing; or
- Provide input in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Provide input within allocated time frames
- Develop implementation plan to implement the fraud prevention strategies
- Execution of the Fraud and Corruption Strategy as per Implementation plan
- Conduct Fraud Risk Assessments across the Company annually
- Liaise with Internal Audit and Risk to ensure that fraud risks identified are being addressed.
POLICIES:
Compile and Review policies:
- All forensic and fraud related policies must be compiled and reviewed at least annually to ensure compliance
- Determine the objectives and requirements of the policy
- Review the policy and identify any irregularities which could result in mistaken interpretations
- Make the necessary recommendations
- Submit the reviewed policy for approval and authorisation in accordance with policies and procedures; or
- Finalise the policy and provide to the user for execution purposes
- Submit the policy to document management for numbering and archiving
- Review policy in accordance with policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Review policy within the allocated time frame
FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS
- Conduct investigations:
- Receive a request for an investigation and analyse to determine the extent and the nature of the investigation
- Identify the indicators of the fraud
- Conduct the fraud investigation to determine the nature of the fraud:
- identify perpetrators and the modus operandi
- conduct interviews
- take statements
- obtain information from public records
- evaluate deception
- write the report
- COMPILE REPORTS:
- Collect the required data from all relevant sources
- Verify the data to ensure that only applicable data is utilised
- Collate the data into the required format for producing the report
- Generate the report utilising the information in accordance with policies and procedures e.g. standards for ethical conduct and standards for best practice
- Make recommendations in accordance with the information at hand
- PROVIDE ADVICE AND ACT AS EXPERT WITNESS
- Receive a request for consultation as an expert witness:
- fraud prosecutions
- asset recoveries
- contractual disputes
- professional negligence
- Agree to the time frames for execution of consultation actions
- Outcomes of investigations
- Tracking of recommendations and risks identified; and
- Fraud awareness on findings of the investigations and risk areas identified.:
FRAUD AWARENESS & FRAUD RISK INDICATORS:
- Develop and implement an annual Fraud Awareness Campaign
- Ensure that knowledge and awareness in terms of Fraud issues is imparted company-wide.
- Remind the staff of their responsibilities in relation to fraud and corruption matters
- Involved in the Induction program of the Company
- Ad-hoc fraud awareness emanating from investigations
- Development & Monitoring of Fraud Risk Indicators
CRITICAL COMPETENCY
- Advanced Microsoft Office
- Knowledge / Experience in SAP system
- Investigation Principles
- Financial services and Corporate Governance
TO APPLY:
Please EMAIL the following documents and information to [Email Address Removed]
- Your updated CV – UPDATED IN LINE WITH THE SPEC
- Your Reasons for leaving in each job description in your CV
- Your responses to the qualifying questions above
- Copies of your completed qualifications
- Copy of your South African Identity Card
- Your latest salary payslip / Your current Cost to Company package
- Your Availability / Notice period
SALARY: R780 245.00 Per Annum
POSITION: Permanent Position
CLOSING DATE: 30 November 2020
Desired Skills:
- fraud detection
- conduct forensic investigations
- eceive a request for consultation as an expert witness: fraud prosecutions asset recoveries contractual disputes professional negligence Agree to the time frames for execution of consultation actions Outcomes of investigations
- compile and review policies and reports
- asset recovery
- Conduct Fraud Risk Assessments
Desired Work Experience:
- More than 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree