Counter Fraud Manager

TRI Consulting Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in Greater London is seeking a Counter Fraud Manager. This role includes leading the counter fraud team, developing anti-fraud strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have a housing qualification, relevant certifications, and over 5 years of experience in fraud management. You will work with internal teams and external agencies, promoting good practices in combating fraud and financial crime.

Qualifications

• Housing qualification or equivalent practical knowledge and experience of housing management.
• ACFS or PinS qualifications are essential.
• ICA AML Officer Certified or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of 5 years in fraud and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the counter fraud team to detect and deal with fraud perpetrators.
• Develop strategies for preventing and detecting fraud.
• Manage investigations and fraud risk assessments.
• Establish partnerships with law enforcement to encourage prosecution.

Skills

Housing qualification or equivalent

ACFS or PinS qualification

ICA AML Officer Certified

5+ years in Fraud and Risk management

Leading investigative or enforcement team

Job description

Large Housing Association seeks a Counter Fraud Manager to lead and be responsible for all fraud, anti-money laundering and whistleblowing activities including agents’ activities and provide assurance to the Executive, Board and external parties or Regulators on these arrangements as required.

Responsibilities

Lead the counter fraud team to detect and deal effectively with perpetrators of fraud, working in partnership with internal teams and external agencies to secure recovery of assets and unlawful profits and, as appropriate prosecution.

Develop strategy for preventing and detecting all types of fraud, train colleagues across the business, and establish policies, procedures and controls to mitigate the risk of the organisation or its partners being the victim of financial crime.

Working with the Compliance Lead, under the oversight of the Chief Governance and Risk Officer, you will develop new strategic Fraud Prevention and Detection Strategies to identify and mitigate against online fraud, contractor fraud, money laundering activities and all types of fraud.

You will develop, lead and manage the Counter Fraud Team to further develop good practice, policies and procedures for dealing with all types of fraud, carrying out investigations and fraud risk assessments across the business as required and establishing partnership arrangements with the police force and CPS to encourage criminal charging and law amendment.

You will work with in-house and external solicitors and partner agencies as appropriate, you will identify and share good practice internally and with external partners, prepare witness statements in relation to cases requiring legal action or other activities to support the counter fraud and financial crime arrangements.

Skills and experience

• A Housing qualification or equivalent practical knowledge and experience of housing management
• Be ACFS or PinS qualified
• ICA AML Officer Certified or equivalent
• 5 years or more of Fraud and Risk management experience and a proven track record of working in, leading, and managing an investigative or enforcement team