Investigations & Forensics - Senior Manager

PwC UK; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical

Virtual GP access

Volunteering days

Job summary

PwC UK in Belfast seeks an Investigations & Forensics Senior Manager to lead complex engagements addressing suspected fraud, bribery and other financial irregularities. You will steer scoping, evidence-led analysis and reporting, working with senior stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.

You will bring ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent, a track record in investigations or financial crime advisory, and strong leadership across multidisciplinary teams, with a focus on risk and commercial value.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or international equivalent.
• Proven track record leading investigations, forensic accounting, audit or risk.
• Experience delivering fraud or financial-crime advisory work.
• Strong ability to challenge assumptions and form balanced conclusions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership of multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex investigations from scoping and strategy through evidence assessment, reporting, remediation and close-out.
• Oversee financial and data analysis, including tracing funds, identifying anomalies and assessing control failures or financial impact.
• Direct fraud and bribery risk advisory engagements, including maturity reviews, gap analyses and prevention-control improvements.
• Own engagement economics, risks and quality while advising senior stakeholders, leading multidisciplinary teams and supporting business development.

Skills

Investigations leadership

Forensic accounting

Engagement management

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or international equivalent

Job description

About The Role

Join PwC as an Investigations & Forensics Senior Manager within our collaborative Enterprise Risk & Forensics business unit. You will help clients prepare for, respond to and emerge stronger from suspected fraud, bribery and corruption, misconduct, financial irregularities and other serious issues.

Location and travel expectations will be confirmed during the recruitment process.

What your days will look like

You will set the direction for complex, sensitive engagements and ensure the work remains evidence-led, commercially sound and high quality.

• Lead complex investigations from scoping and strategy through evidence assessment, reporting, remediation and close-out.
• Oversee financial and data analysis, including tracing funds, identifying anomalies and assessing control failures or financial impact.
• Direct fraud and bribery risk advisory engagements, including maturity reviews, gap analyses and prevention‑control improvements.
• Own engagement economics, risks and quality while advising senior stakeholders, leading multidisciplinary teams and supporting business development.

This role is for you if

• You are a qualified accountant, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or or International Equivalent.
• You have a strong track record in investigations, forensic accounting, audit, disputes or risk.
• You have led complex engagements or major workstreams, including quality, delivery, teams and engagement economics.
• You have delivered fraud, bribery or broader financial‑crime advisory work, including maturity reviews or control design and testing.
• You can evaluate incomplete evidence, challenge assumptions and form balanced, defensible conclusions.
• You can advise and constructively challenge executives and legal advisers.
• You bring strong commercial, project and people leadership experience.

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

• empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site
• private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
• six volunteering days a year
• and much more