Corporate Fraud Lead Officer

Fife Council; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job description

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Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy, focusing on the following key areas:

• Experience of providing a high quality, professional corporate fraud service;
• Organisational skills, including managing conflicting demands and meeting tight timescales;
• Promoting a positive culture.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement in the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

Are you a motivated and detail-oriented individual looking to advance your career in corporate fraud? Fife Council is pleased to announce that an exciting opportunity has arisen to lead its Corporate Fraud Team (CFT) as Corporate Fraud Lead Officer.

The Corporate Fraud Lead Officer will be responsible for the efficient and effective operational management and delivery of the CFT. The primary purpose of the CFT is to provide a high quality, professional corporate fraud service to the Council and, where appropriate, its partners. More specifically, the role of the CFT is to actively help prevent and detect fraud, bribery and corruption within the organisation, investigate allegations/referrals received, deal with civil and criminal cases, and, where appropriate, initiate the recovery of funds.

As a progressive employer, Fife Council offers the opportunity to work in this role under a “blended working” arrangement. Candidates should also be able to travel to/attend office locations in Fife as required.

The Person

• You will be educated to SCQF level 9, which includes a degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area e.g. finance, accounting, business admin, criminology, law with a minimum of 5 years’ experience within fraud investigation.
• You will hold a recognised Corporate Fraud Qualification (or equivalent).
• You will have at least 2 years' experience of leading a corporate fraud team within a multi-disciplinary organisation, preferably within the public sector, and the ability to display positive leadership behaviours, provide clear direction and support change.
• You will have leadership, team management and coaching skills, supervisory experience, the ability to develop the technical expertise and specialist knowledge of team members as well as the ability to display empathy and sensitivity towards them and others.
• You will have the ability to engender a positive performance culture and motivate, empower and coach others to give their best.
• You will have an understanding of the Council’s structure and governance arrangements.
• You will have experience of liaising with all levels of staff and providing clear and focused advice and guidance to management and other stakeholders.
• You will have communication and assertiveness skills, with the capability and resilience to constructively challenge, persuade and influence senior management.
• You will have the ability to anticipate and take collaborative steps to ensure fraud risk mitigation.
• You will have interviewing skills and the ability to cope with potentially difficult/aggressive individuals and/or deal with conflict.
• You will have the ability to formulate effective and proportionate fraud investigation strategies and have experience in identifying potential sources of data.
• You will have experience of analysing and interpreting information/data, including financial information/data and the ability to check the accuracy/journey of transactions/activities undertaken by others.
• You will have planning, co-ordination, organisational, presentation, report writing and time management skills, as well as the ability to manage conflicting demands.
• You will possess a high standard of personal and professional integrity and evidence of exemplary behaviour in relation to ethics and professional standards.
• You will also have the ability to demonstrate discretion, tact and diplomacy and maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• You will have experience of information security and ensuring accurate record keeping and be proficient in case management.
• You will hold ICT Skills (Office 365 Apps e.g. Word, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams).
• You will have experience of attending local/national groups/meetings and actively contributing.
• You will be committed to fulfilling continuing professional development (CPD) requirements as appropriate.

We are currently shaping our future workstyles; however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.