Senior Forensic Investigator

Responsibilities

• Identifying control breakdowns and producing high-quality reports which include findings and formulating recommendations.
• Investigating incidents of fraud, theft, corruption, and money laundering in line with best practice methodology to mitigate fraud risks.
• Establishing working relationships with business and discussing the outcome of forensic investigations and other fraud risk management initiatives with line managers to assist in mitigating their fraud risks.
• Ensuring continuous professional development within the fraud risk management function and industry.
• Managing and ensuring that staff are adequately guided, mentored, supported, and trained to function at their best level of ability through evaluating actions, measuring outputs, and taking corrective action where the standards are not adhered to.
• Managing, implementing, and conducting full fraud awareness campaigns for the group.
• Maintaining and updating the risk register, including the claims statistics.
• Submission of monthly reports to Exco.

Methodology

Preliminary Investigation:

• First phase of investigation, fact-finding mission.
• Facts are verified.
• Nature of the crime is determined.
• Possible suspects are identified.

Preliminary Report:

• Initial findings are reported to relevant individuals.
• Recommendations are made as to how to proceed with the investigation.

Execution of Investigation Phase:

• All outstanding information is gathered.
• Witness statements are obtained.
• All findings are evidenced and recorded. Once this phase is complete, an SAPS case is registered (if applicable).
• Copies of the investigation are handed to relevant departments for their professional input (integrated reports) e.g., employee relations, legal, and compliance.
• Relevant departments identify potential risks to the group based on the facts established during the investigation.

Reporting:

• Compilation of a comprehensive investigation report, which details all the relevant findings.
• Highlighting the potential identified risks to the group.
• Supplying recommendations on how to remedy these risks.
• Compilation of monthly reports and statistics for submission to Exco.

General:

• Managing and ensuring that staff are adequately guided, mentored, supported, and trained to function at their best level of ability through evaluating actions.
• Review of reports and outputs from staff.
• Compilation and managing of the department’s budget.
• Any other duties required from senior management, internal audit, risk, legal, and compliance.