Forensic Accounting Manager

ACCA Careers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Flexible working arrangements

Excellent pension and benefits package

Exposure to complex investigations

Clear route to senior leadership

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking a senior professional to lead and manage investigations into fraud, misconduct, financial crime and regulatory breaches for a growing forensic practice. You will plan engagements from scoping to reporting and present findings to clients and legal advisers.

You will work with senior stakeholders, mentor juniors and help develop the team while handling complex, high-profile assignments across a diverse client base in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in forensic investigations, fraud risk, financial crime or related advisory work.
• Experience managing engagements and dealing directly with senior stakeholders.
• Strong investigative, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to conduct interviews and assess complex evidence objectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage investigations relating to fraud, employee misconduct, financial crime, corruption and regulatory breaches.
• Plan and execute engagements from initial scoping through to reporting and presentation of findings.
• Conduct witness, subject and fact-finding interviews.
• Review and analyse financial, operational and electronic evidence to identify key issues and irregularities.
• Prepare detailed investigation reports for clients and legal advisers.
• Manage client relationships throughout engagements, acting as a trusted advisor.

Skills

Forensic investigations

Fraud risk

Financial crime

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA or ACCA or equivalent

Job description

Join a growing forensic practice leading complex investigations into fraud, misconduct, financial crime and regulatory matters. Manage engagements from planning through to reporting, work directly with senior stakeholders and help develop junior team members while gaining exposure to high-profile and challenging assignments across a diverse client base.

Client Details

Our client is a nationally recognised advisory firm with a strong reputation for providing forensic, risk and governance services to a diverse portfolio of corporate, public sector and private clients. The forensic team is experiencing continued growth and advises organisations facing complex financial, regulatory and reputational challenges.

Description

Lead and manage investigations relating to fraud, employee misconduct, financial crime, corruption and regulatory breaches.

Plan and execute engagements from initial scoping through to reporting and presentation of findings.

Conduct witness, subject and fact-finding interviews.

Review and analyse financial, operational and electronic evidence to identify key issues and irregularities.

Prepare detailed investigation reports for clients and legal advisers.

Manage client relationships throughout engagements, acting as a trusted advisor.

Profile

Proven experience in forensic investigations, fraud risk, financial crime or related advisory work.

Experience managing engagements and dealing directly with senior stakeholders.

Strong investigative, analytical and report-writing skills.

Ability to conduct interviews and assess complex evidence objectively.

Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA or equivalent.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
• Hybrid working model
• Flexible working arrangements
• Excellent pension and benefits package
• Exposure to complex, high-profile investigations across a broad client base
• Clear route to senior management and leadership opportunities