Financial Investigator - ACT Law Society

JJR Advisory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour week

Generous leave

Flexible hours

4-day week option

Job summary

The ACT Law Society in Canberra is seeking an experienced Financial Investigator to join the Investigations and Litigations team. You will focus on trust account non-compliance, identify deficiencies and drive remediation.

Candidates with forensic accounting, financial investigations, or regulatory experience, and CA ANZ or CPA or equivalent, will thrive. Flexible hours and generous leave are on offer, with a 35-hour week and potential for part-time or 4-day week.

Qualifications

• Experience in forensic accounting or financial investigations.
• Knowledge of trust accounting or financial client money regulation is preferred.
• Experience with professional regulation or law enforcement is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and remediate trust account non-compliances.
• Identify deficiencies and convert regulatory information into actionable oversights.
• Collaborate with regulatory bodies to support investigations.

Skills

Forensic accounting

Financial investigations

Regulatory knowledge

Education

CA ANZ CPA

Job description

Financial Investigator - ACT Law Society

The ACT Law Society is the peak professional body for solicitors in the ACT, representing the local legal profession while also performing a regulatory and public protection role within the close-knit Canberra market.

As part of the Investigations and Litigations' team regulation of trust money activities, the ACT Law Society is seeking to hire an experienced financial compliance candidate.

Your core focus will be trust account non-compliance, identifying, investigating and remediating deficiencies and conversion of regulatory information into actionable oversights.

We're seeking a candidate with working compliance knowledge of legal, real estate or regulatory trust accounting or at the very least, a depth of experience with financial client money regulation.

You’ll be close to or CA ANZ or CPA (or equivalent) qualified with demonstrable experience in forensic accounting, financial investigations, professional regulation or law enforcement. You may even be an auditor exposed to technical financial matters.

On offer is a chance to learn from a highly motivated leadership group with generous leave benefits operating a 35 hour week. A highly capable candidate looking for part-time or flexible hours or a 4-day week could also be considered.