Associate – Forensic Consulting – Digital and Forensic Investigation

A career within Forensics Technology services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients protect their business in today’s evolving landscape by applying advanced and strategic approaches to information management. We focus on assisting organisations manage vast amounts of electronic data and navigate the legal and business processes demanded by critical events which includes litigation, regulatory requests and internal investigations. 

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 an Associate in Digital and Forensic Investigation, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting, finance and industry experience, helping our clients strategically and tactically prepare for, respond to, and emerge stronger from unplanned events triggered by complex and fast-moving crises, fraud, economic crime and other contentious issues.
The Associate will have extensive opportunity to interact with expatriates, senior management and market leading lawyers on top business priorities and industrial trends.

What you’ll get up to
Assist the team in conducting forensic investigations, as well as providing litigation support in employment, commercial and other disputes.
Involve in preparing and coordinating field assignments to obtain relevant evidence and information.
Assist in conducting investigative interviews.
Create and apply investigative and analytical techniques to conduct financial data analysis on accounting and financial matters.
Carry out detailed analysis of the facts and circumstances of financial and commercial irregularities at companies from various industries including cases of suspected bribery and corruption, asset misappropriation, accounting fraud, crises and other wrongdoings.
Reviewing and researching evidence/documents/data to analyse the overall fact pattern of the irregular and/or non-compliant transactions and synthesize data into a professional report with recommendations.
Draft client deliverable reports and presentations to explain the forensic analysis and findings.
Consult clients on measures to address and remediate business and commercial threats. 

What we’re looking for
Essential
Bachelor or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Law, Computer Science, Information Technology or Business Management.
Practical experience of providing advisory and/or consulting services or previous experience of delivering commercial finance analysis or finance business partnership work within a large organization.
Strong written and verbal English, including the ability to contribute to the writing of reports and other forensic documentation.
A self-learner, self-starter, pro-active approach to work.
Works effectively under pressure.
Strong attention-to-detail, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Strong IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, G-suite). 

Desirable but not essential
Working towards a professional qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CFA, CFE, CPA, CIMA, CISI, FRM, PRM, ICA or PMP.
A natural curiosity to identify, investigate and explain irregularities/discrepancies and trends/patterns, and to solve complex problems.
Strong financial and business analytical skills.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Understanding and appreciation of evidence and evidential/forensic procedures, with a base level of commercial, business, operational and financial acumen.
Familiarity and experience with data analytics and visualization capabilities, including but not limited to Alteryx, Power BI and/or Tableau.
Flexibility/ability and desire to travel, as it can be a required element of the position. Many forensic engagements may occur with little advance notice and are of indeterminate duration, requiring significant flexibility on behalf of our clients.