Forensic & Corporate Investigation Leader

Our Client is Hiring Corporate Investigations Financial Forensics in Pan India Location

Job Summary: Corporate Investigations Financial Forensics

- This role will report to the Director of Corporate Investigations and supports Accenture's Legal Litigation and Corporate Investigations teams.

- Responsible for supporting the Corporate Investigations teams with internal investigations and reviews arising from reports via company Business Ethics Line and other reporting channel including the end-to-end investigative process focusing on:

- assessing allegations and/or other information reported to define investigation scope

- developing investigative work plan and timeline - including type of matter, data and information sources, relevant parties, key stakeholders, etc.

- gathering and organizing data and information from various internal systems and sources

- executing analytical reviews on large sets of data and assessing information collected

- developing investigation findings and summary of facts

- escalating significant issues/findings critical to investigation

- participating in investigation interview process

- identifying process and control gaps and/or enhancement opportunities, where applicable

- participating in remediation activities and action items resulting from investigation

Key Responsibilities:

- Deep knowledge of company internal systems (i.e., SAP, ARIBA, myTE, MMS, etc.) and other data repository tools

- Develop strong understanding of company operating structure and functions - including roles and responsibilities and process ownership.

- Obtain, organize,and interpret significant amounts of data and quickly identify information relevant to investigation and investigative conclusions.

- Summarize review results and articulate, in clear and concise way, findings to leadership and/or senior stakeholder(s)

- Identify trends and enhancement opportunities related to processes and controls, where applicable

- Follow up on issues and proactively provide recommendations for improvements.

- Develop relationship and collaborate with various functions across Accenture - i.e., Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Global Controllership, CFM, CDTS, HR / ER, Contract Management, etc.

- Participate in investigation discussions with subject and/or witness interviews.

- Establish strong working relationships team members in Litigation and Corporate Investigations teams and other Legal functions.

- Manage a team to support the Financial Forensics function

Professional Skills Requirements:

- Experience with company internal systems - i.e., SAP, ARIBA, MMS, etc.

- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Exceptional attention to detail

- Ability to stay focused when faced with ambiguity.

- Strong process-related skills

- Organized and detail oriented.

- Outstanding organizational and project management skills to work within time constraints.

- Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and presentation skills to effectively interact throughout the company.

- Strong Microsoft excel skills.

- Strong reporting skills (PowerPoint and Dashboard products)

- Willingness to work flexible hours, as necessary, on critical investigations or litigation matters.

Qualifications:

Required:

- Education: Undergraduate Degree in Accounting or Finance

- Certifications, Licenses, etc.: Certified Public Accountant, Charted Fraud Auditor or comparable certification required.

- Background: background in analytics and significant experience in audit, analytics, risk, compliance, accounting and/or finance functions.

- Work Experience: 6+ years' experience in an Audit function, Enterprise Risk Management and/or Forensics (including, but not limited to, External Audit, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Enterprise Risk Management and/or Legal Compliance)

- Fluent in English (written and oral).

Preferred:

- Travel: 20% or less

- Experience in forensics or audit, and one or more of the following compliance sectors required (experience in multiple sectors preferred):

- Anticorruption

- Anti-money Laundering

- Competition Law

- Data Privacy

- Government Compliance

- Trade Compliance

- Expertise in US GAAP requirements, as well as other relevant accounting principles