Fraud Investigator

What’s the role

The Business Integrity Department (BID) is a specialist unit within Shell Internal Audit & Investigations that is responsible for managing the Shell Global Helpline and Code of Conduct Compliance Incident Reporting. BID investigates allegations of fraud, bribery & corruption and other alleged Code of Conduct violations. It also provides expertise in fraud prevention and detection. The Fraud Investigator will play a key role driving forward BID’s fraud prevention, detection and proactive investigation activities.

What you’ll be doing

As the Fraud Investigator, you will primarily work on proactive fraud prevention/detection activities but also undertake investigations into alleged breaches of the Shell Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities include:

Fraud Prevention & Detection:

• Perform ongoing assessment of investigation outcomes and other relevant data feeds, such as audit and assurance outcomes, to identify opportunities for proactive investigation where fraud mechanisms may be replicated elsewhere in the Group.

• Support fraud prevention activities to map and assess the effectiveness of current controls and mitigation measures in place to address key fraud risks, with a view to addressing gaps to potential and strengthening the fraud control framework.

• Support activities to further embed fraud risk awareness and risk assessment within the Group, including delivery of training, development of training material and fraud risk matrix.

• Collaborate with Data Analytics/Operations resource to develop fraud monitoring/hunting capabilities utilising multiple data sources.

• Develop and maintain close relationships with departments responsible for key fraud controls (such as Finance Operations, Contracting and Procurement & IT) in order to build and develop fraud prevention and detection capacity.

Investigations:

• Conduct, i.e. plan and execute, investigations into possible violations of the Shell Code of Conduct, Shell General Business Principles, Ethics and Compliance manual, company policies, and relevant laws. The role requires the collection and analysis of evidence, conducting subject and witness interviews and writing of investigation reports.

• Must be experienced in conducting (confrontational) subject and witness interviews and applying different interview techniques.

• Must be experienced in individually writing high quality, fact-based, concise investigation reports, which should also meet the required BID format and standards.

• Identify accounting and internal control weaknesses and determine the quantum of potential and actual loss.

What you bring

• Extensive experience in conducting corporate or criminal investigations into fraud or financial crime, or substantial experience as a qualified forensic accountant.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with the ability to understand complex situations, handle large amounts of data and cut through to the key elements.

• Familiarity with electronic data systems and data collection, working knowledge of digital forensic investigation techniques.

• Legal, Contracting & Procurement, Finance, IT or project management skills would be an advantage.

• Significant personal credibility and integrity. Handling of highly sensitive information.

• Highly collaborative; an open individual with the highest level of integrity and loyalty who can work successfully with multi-disciplinary, multi-teams/stakeholders.

• Mature, self-assured, energetic and self-motivated with a strong business-focused mindset. Solution driven with a pragmatic approach.

• Must be able to build and maintain credibility when operating at the most senior levels of the organization.

What we offer

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, and life experiences to apply.

• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in international teams.

• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

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