Forensic Senior Manager - Investigations and Compliance

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

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Forensic Senior Manager - Investigations and Compliance, London

Client:

KPMG

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

Job Description:

KPMG Overview:

KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients’ and communities’ biggest problems. We’ve been doing this for more than 150 years.

As a Senior Manager within Investigations & Compliance (“I&C), you will take a lead role on a portfolio of engagements of varying size and complexity.

You will take a lead role in a wide range of challenging engagements ranging from financial, fraud or misconduct investigations, through to proactive risk management and regulatory driven compliance work, and ‘Forensic in the Audit’ (FITA).

Description of the role:

• Leading a portfolio of Forensic Investigation engagements, ranging from financial, fraud or misconduct investigations, through to proactive risk management and regulatory driven compliance work, and ‘Forensic in the Audit’ (FITA)
• Building relationships with relevant internal and external contacts through quality delivery on engagements and proactive involvement in other networking activity
• Taking a lead role on proposals/ bids for future work
• Acting independently in delivering engagements, under overall engagement leader supervision
• Preparation of reports and sections thereof for Partner/ Director review
• Managing the risks and financials associated with client engagements
• Engaging credibly with senior stakeholders at clients (e.g. board level individuals at corporate clients and/or law firm partners) on behalf of KPMG
• Developing and overseeing more junior members of the team on project assignments
• Recognising the importance of continuous self and team development and actively striving to achieve this

The Person:

• Chartered Professional Accountant or Chartered Accountant or equivalent and/or relevant experience as set out below.
• Substantial PQE experience which includes a forensic consulting focus, or substantial as a forensic specialist during which accounting qualification obtained.
• A broad range of experience in managing Forensic engagements, covering at least two of the following: investigations, fraud risk management, dispute advisory or regulatory compliance
• Adept at deploying or overseeing forensic accountancy, data analytics, interviews, corporate intelligence and electronic media reviews as part of investigations
• Experience in statutory audit, financial accounting, financial misstatements and/or forensic support to audits beneficial
• Demonstrable experience of managing projects, including financial and risk management
• Experience in scoping and defining Forensic projects
• Commercial awareness and proven track record of managing the risks and financials associated with client engagements
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams
• Ability to articulate complex and technical findings in both written and oral presentations for a variety of audiences
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, self-motivation and an enquiring mind
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately under pressure
• Confidence and ability to quickly establish credibility with clients and senior colleagues
• Confidence in challenging existing ways of working and ways of thinking
• Strong people skills, including an ability to inspire and develop junior colleagues
• A developed network of relevant internal and external contacts
• Experience in business development activities and an enthusiasm to get involved in marketing activity and in developing the I&C practice

The Job Description:

Our Investigations & Compliance team helps clients to establish the facts in relation to an incident, loss or misconduct and then to remediate and recover value. We are experienced in managing diverse issues including fraud and misconduct, regulatory compliance, risk frameworks and modelling and much more.

As a Senior Manager, we expect you to take a lead role on challenging and complex engagements. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage stakeholders and deliver quality solutions to our clients. You will be expected to originate opportunities through both internal and external relationships and take the lead on business development activities, including marketing, knowledge sharing and practice development.

Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about helping to grow our Forensic practice and helping our clients with their most complex challenges. In return, we are committed to helping you to enjoy the role and develop your skills and career within the KPMG.